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Create a proper paved pathway connecting Power St to Sackville St and St Paul St

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Create a clean safe well lit paved pathway connecting Power Street to Sackville Street/St. Paul Street. Currently there is a well travelled unsafe dirt pathway that travels along the St. Paul School fence witch is being maintained mostly by St. Paul St residence cleaning up needles and garbage as it is currently a haven for drug use and prostitution because of currently being dark and secluded.

Many years ago a plan was submitted to the city to put a walking/biking path through there and along the "greenspace" between St Paul and Sackville to connect up the pathway that takes you through to the laneway behind Bright St and onto Bright St. Recently the city finally took a look at the designed plans and came back with the plan would disrupt too much of the tree canopy.

The residents of Corktown would greatly benefit from even a revised version of this to at least get the most dangerous portion improved however the city see's fit to make it safer and well lit so that residents feel they can use it even at night safely.

This would improve both the functionality, safety, look and feel of historic neighbourhood.

Note: This is one idea which can be scoped in a range of cost brackets, with associated investments ranging from large to very significant. It is hoped that there will be ongoing dialogue with the Councillor’s office to qualify and shape this idea further as design and cost input is received from staff experts at the City, and prior to it being submitted for voting.

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Last update: September 28, 2023

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Improving this path from Sackville st. to Power st. just north of Richmond would make it into an excellent neighbourhood asset. It could be a fast connection between Corktown and Regent Park and the neighbourhoods to the south and west (and the the future Ontario Line station!). Currently using this path is a health hazard for anyone who is not wearing closed shoes as there is regularly needles or human waste along this path. Because of its current condition it is not much used or loved by the neighbourhood but could be restored with better lighting, maintenance, waste collection, and walking surface. It would be great to improve this path along its entire length, but the section along the south side of the St. Paul school needs particular attention.
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3 years ago
This could be an interesting Laneway Project that meanders south to the proposed King-Sumach Plaza Belt idea proposed here: https://torontocentreprojects.ca/ideas/reclaim-and-rethink-the-king-sumach-plaza-belt
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I agree with all the comments. The pathway next to the school should be paved and lit for the safety of the residents living in the area.
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I am resident of the immediate area and see many residents with pets and children using this pathway. The pathway is often littered with disused materials, evidence of unhoused residents, as well as instruments of drug use and un-safe sex activity. If the pathway was properly lit and maintained with some trash removal then this would dissuade individuals from using it and make it a safer pathway to be utilized to access the short cut areas to St Paul School or the Ray Lane pathway to King Street. As the density of the neighbourhood increases the need for these safe alternative pathways will become more important.
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Yes! 100%!!! I am one of the private individuals who consistently cleans up needles and copious amounts of garbage there, as it seems largely forgotten by the City. As an unlit and hidden-from-view path, it is often covered in human waste, as well. Please pave and light the path to help make this space clean and safe, and accessible for all!
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