David Crawford

Member since May 31, 2023

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David Crawford2 years ago The intersection of Front/Wellington/Church is quite confusing and busy. Though the City have (finally) activated all the traffic lights, this is an intersection that might work better if it were all a Pedestrian Scramble Crossing - like Dundas & Yonge. See https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/traffic-management/traffic-signals-street-signs/types-of-traffic-signals/all-way-signal-crossing/Transportation should be asked to examine the feasibility as this is a major tourist area with lots of pedestrians.

David Crawford2 years ago

David Crawford1 year ago Over the past decade, almost all of the licenced "Boulevard Parking" (parking on City property between the building and the sidewalk) in the St Lawrence area has been removed - some are now Bike Share stations, some are landscaped and some are now wider sidewalks with trees. Most of those that remain are adjacent to active development sites (e.g. Princess Street) so they will soon go.There are two both adjacent to LISTED HERITAGE BUILDINGS, that will remain so they need to be 'improved'. Both are on Frederick Street just south of Front Street East. The licencees are the owners of 145 Front St E (former J & J Taylor Safe Works) and 165 Front St E (the Young Peoples Theatre).The proposal is to improve both these (fairly small) areas, possibly with landscaping and benches or a Bike Share Station or ??? Almost anything would be better than boulevard parking!

David Crawford3 years ago

David Crawford2 years ago When i moved to Toronto ca 25 years ago the street in front of our building was swept about once a week and the Lane adjacent every 2 or 3 months. Now the street is, maybe, swept annually and the Lane only if one nags 311. In the past leaves were swept up in the fall, now this seldom happens, catch basins get blocked and there are huge pools of water after rain. Montreal used to have specific street-sweeping days/times when parking was forbidden and on those days the sweeper truck was preceded by a traffic warden and tow truck. Most cars soon learned to move! Something we might try to emulate if the excuse for non-sweeping is parked cars.

David Crawford2 years ago Clearly it is a good idea to beautify City laneways but the first thing needed is for the City to SWEEP THEM OCCASIONALLY. Regular streets used to be swept about once a month and lanes twice a year - streets now seem to be swept once a year and lanes never. Most lanes are a mess and no amount of mural art will help if they are not kept clean.It is also worth remembering that there are plans (unfunded) for several lanes made by the community in association with the Laneway project team. In St Lawrence, Nicholson Lane and Farquhars Lane. See: https://www.thelanewayproject.ca/

David Crawford1 year ago Over the past decade, almost all of the licenced "Boulevard Parking" (parking on City property between the building and the sidewalk) in the St Lawrence area has been removed - some are now Bike Share stations, some are landscaped and some are now wider sidewalks with trees. Most of those that remain are adjacent to active development sites (e.g. Princess Street) so they will soon go.There are two both adjacent to LISTED HERITAGE BUILDINGS, that will remain so they need to be 'improved'. Both are on Frederick Street just south of Front Street East. The licencees are the owners of 145 Front St E (former J & J Taylor Safe Works) and 165 Front St E (the Young Peoples Theatre).The proposal is to improve both these (fairly small) areas, possibly with landscaping and benches or a Bike Share Station or ??? Almost anything would be better than boulevard parking!

David Crawford3 years ago Goal: I write to support the current plan to install a TRAFFIC LIGHT at Front & Frederick. This is a dangerous intersection and the lack of a light makes turning westbound onto Front from Frederick very dangerous. It also means many vehicles go the wrong way (westbound) on Taylor's Wharf Lane so that they can cross Front using the traffic light at George & Front. However, a traffic light is not enough and I strongly suggest that the sidewalks on Front Street East between George and Sherbourne on the south side and George and Frederick on the north side be widened. They are VERY narrow and there are now FAR too many pedestrians and theatre goers. For pedestrian safety and comfort and to support Vision Zero, we cannot keep adding more residents without making streetscape improvements. These projects would be best carried out (or at least planned) as a 'package' to realise 'economies of scale' and avoid having to re-do things! The City is short of money, let's not waste any of it.

David Crawford3 years ago Goal: I write to support the current plan to install a TRAFFIC LIGHT at Front & Frederick. This is a dangerous intersection and the lack of a light makes turning westbound onto Front from Frederick very dangerous. It also means many vehicles go the wrong way (westbound) on Taylor's Wharf Lane so that they can cross Front using the traffic light at George & Front. However, a traffic light is not enough and I strongly suggest that the sidewalks on Front Street East between George and Sherbourne on the south side and George and Frederick on the north side be widened. They are VERY narrow and there are now FAR too many pedestrians and theatre goers. For pedestrian safety and comfort and to support Vision Zero, we cannot keep adding more residents without making streetscape improvements. These projects would be best carried out (or at least planned) as a 'package' to realise 'economies of scale' and avoid having to re-do things! The City is short of money, let's not waste any of it.