- Featured: Riverside Walks – Thanks & Photos from Culinary Walk + Upcoming Coffee Culture Walk; Riverside Pride on Display!; ‘Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside Block Party’ – Riverside Eats & Shops + Sidewalk Sale Happenings
- BIA Notices/Reminders: UPDATE Major TTC Streetcar Track Work Starts This Sunday on Broadview at Dundas;FREE Seminars for Small Businesses – Coming Up;Spaces for Lease in Riverside
- Upcoming Riverside BIA Member Happenings
- Neighbourhood News: Public Meeting For New Facade & Property Improvement Program; Toronto Parkland Strategy Survey
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As part of the Riverside Walks 2018 series, the Riverside BIA partnered with Toronto Food Tours & local eateries to host a complimentary Riverside Culinary Walk on June 16th! BIG THANKS to Riverside locations that took part to make the amazing 2018 Culinary Walk possible, shout outs to: The Peasant Table, Eastbound Brewing, St. John’s Bakery, Wine Rack, Sweet Jesus, and Pulp Kitchen!Coming up next:
The Riverside Coffee Culture Walk is coming up on July 7th! Thanks to participating businesses – Dark Horse Espresso, Boxcar Social, Tokyo Smoke and Merchants of Green Coffee – this walk will include interactive demos, talk and plenty of tastes as we visit Riverside coffee connoisseurs!‘Riverside Walks’ is our series of complimentary local guided walking tours throughout the spring, summer, and fall (May-Oct). Free to the public, thanks to support from the Riverside BIA and our 2018 Walks Sponsor Team Sheppard RE/MAX Hallmark. Check out upcoming 2018 Riverside Walks here |
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| Riverside Pride on Display!
Sweet Pride Treats at Sugar Loaf!
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Riverside Pride is on display -from the Riverside Bridge to Bonjour Brioche – read our blog to check out what’s happeningf/t Sugar Loaf Bakery, LCBO, Bonjour Brioche, Common Sort, Ralph Thornton Community Centre, Waxon, Oma Chiropractic, Quince, Artsits Network Gallery, and the Riverside Bridge! |
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| Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside – Riverside Eats & Shops + Sidewalk Sale Happenings
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| Join in the fun with a new festival on the block – it’s the Block Party at Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside!! We’re so excited to partner with the Beaches Jazz Festival to further extend the celebrations into Riverside this year and are planning a great Riverside Sidewalk Sale + BBQs, thanks to participating locations!
Over the next couple weeks we’ll be sharing exciting blog posts in our Riverside EATS & SHOPS Series for the Sounds of Leslieville & Riverside! These blogs feature great spots to eat, shop and enjoy in Riverside during the festivities (and everyday!). Check out the full series here:
Plus check out more about Live Music at the festival with:
Plus, in the Riverside Blog we’re highlighting the amazing Sidewalk Sales and Outdoors BBQs and Food Specials happening in Riverside during the festivities.
It’s not too late if you would like to take part in the Sidewalk Sale with either product or food specials in your sidewalk space , please contact Jennifer at marketing@riverside-to.com or 416-466-8167 ASAP! |
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Our 2018 calendar shows an overview of what’s happening this year! Email marketing@riverside-to.com anytime with you questions/ to get involved. p.s. Check out our detailed Riverside Online Events Calendar which showcases BIA member and community events – to get your event posted, submit anytime to marketing@riverside-to.com |
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| UPDATE: Major TTC Streetcar Track Work Starts This Sunday on Broadview at Dundas & Gerrard
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Notice from City of Toronto:
The City and TTC will re renewing aging TTC streetcar track infrastructure on Broadview at the intersections of Dundas and Gerrard, and tracks on Broadview between Dundas and Gerrard. For Phase 1 work, the City of Toronto and Toronto Transit Commission will be renewing aging TTC
streetcar track on Broadview Avenue at the intersection of Dundas Street East and replacing track on Broadview between Dundas Street East and First Street:
- 4:00 AM Monday, June 25 – 6:00 PM Monday, July 9: The Intersection of Broadview and Dundas will be fully closed and there will be two-way traffic on Broadview between Gerrard Street East and Allen.Avenue.
- 6 PM Monday, July 9 – 11:59 PM Monday, July 23: Dundas Street East will open to two-way traffic. Broadview north of Dundas Street East will be limited to one lane northbound for Local Traffic Access and deliveries only. There will be NO southbound travel on Broadview between Gerrard Street East and Dundas Street East.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- LOCAL ACCESS ONLY ON STREETS BOUNDED BY (see map): Gerrard St (to the north) and Queen St (to the south), West Ave / Wardell St (to the east) and Blackburn St / Munro St / Carroll St / Davies Ave (to the west)
- THROUGH TRAFFIC TO USE: East-West traffic: Eastern Ave, Gerrard St, Danforth Ave, North-South traffic: Parliament St, Logan Ave, Carlaw Ave, TTC vehicles will be using streets closer to Broadview.
- BROADVIEW AVENUE North of Gerrard Street East to Danforth Avenue: The centre streetcar track lanes will be closed at various sections for minor streetcar track and concrete repairs. Traffic will be restricted to the curb lanes in both directions.
- PEDESTRIANS: Sidewalks along Broadview Ave will remain accessible and
pedestrians will be safely detoured around the work area to access local businesses
- CYCLISTS: Cyclists are expected to dismount and walk around the intersection
closures or choose an alternate route.
Questions? contact: TTC Liaison: Niki Angelis, 416-981-1532, niki.angelis@ttc.ca; Public consultation: Kate Kusiak, 416-392-2995, kate.kusiak@toronto.ca |
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| FREE Seminars For Small Businesses – Coming Up
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| Commercial Spaces for Lease in Riverside
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Prime Spaces for Lease along Riverside’s Queen St East:
Available Aug 1, 2018:
733 Queen Street East, 550 sq feet with Basement and Loft
Contact 416-466-0313 x 2 or email athena@theoperahousetoronto.com |
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Public Meeting for New Facade & Property Improvement Program
The City proposes to adopt a city-wide improvement plan (CIP) for the Commercial/Industrial Facade and Property Improvement Program that enhances the current program making grants available to commercial and industrial property owners, and business tenants of such properties, to improve and enhance building facades and properties within Business Improvement Areas. The proposed changes would provide base grants of up to $12,500 and additional $2,500 grant funding for exterior accessibility devices.
A public meeting will be held July 5, 2018 at 11:15am at City Hall, Committee Rm 1, 2nd Fl (100 Queen St W)
For detailed info about the proposed changes: contact David Fitzpatrick 416-392-9419, david.fitzpatrick@toronto.ca
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Toronto Parkland Strategy Survey
The Parkland Strategy is a 20-year plan that will guide long-term planning for new parks and expansion and improved access to existing parks. It will aid in the decision-making and prioritization of investment in parkland across the city.
Take the Parkland Strategy survey to help guide the City’s long term plan for parks.
toronto.ca/parklandstrategy
Survey deadline: July 3, 2018 |
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