On June 12, 30 volunteers counted wrong-way traffic and incomplete stops at Harbord Village intersections to better understand the risks to pedestrian safety. We spent from 7am to 10am and from 3pm to 7pm at eight residential street corners and the Harbord-Robert crosswalk.
… Read more Counting the Risks: Pedestrian Safety in Harbord Village
ACTION: Tuesday June 12 is car-counting day in Harbord Village. Residents will watch at problem intersections from 7 to 10 am, and from 3 to 7 pm, recording counts of vehicles, wrong-way vehicles, and failures to stop at stop signs.
… Read more Deterring Wrong-Way Drivers? Engineering Students Share Ideas
UrbanToronto.ca tells us that Knox Presbyterian Church has filed an Official Plan Amendment application with the City of Toronto to redevelop its property on the southwest corner of Spadina and Harbord. The application presents two options, both calling for more residential density (including affordable units) along with an expansion of the existing church.
It’s Yard Sale Season! Harbord Village streets will be lined with dozens of Yard Sales on Sunday, May 27. Porches, front yards, and sidewalks will be filled with neglected treasures. Plan on walking around, browsing the goods, and meeting your neighbours.
Celebrate the season at Harbord Village Plant Fair on Sun. June 3, 1-3 pm, on the south patio of Kensington Gardens (25 Brunswick, between Brunswick and Major). Bring extra plants to share if you have them, pick up a free plant or piece of gardening equipment,
… Read more Plant Fair, Sun. June 3, 1-3pm, south patio Kensington Gardens
As predictable as daffodils, the Annual HVRA Spring Meeting is happening on Wednesday, May 16, from 6:30-9 pm at Kensington Gardens, North Building, 45 Brunswick. Come to catch up with neighbours and to find out what HVRA has been doing and is planning.
The Fort York Food Bank has moved to 380 College at Borden. Opening times are 9am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Around 60 clients a day now visit the site, and trucks from Daily Bread and Second Harvest deliver supplies twice a week each.
As a downtown residential area, we don’t get the same snow-removal service as other areas of the city. On Jan. 24, HVRA Board member Bob Stambula wrote to the Mayor and our Councillor depicting the problem vividly. He also pointed towards potential solutions.
