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North York Community Council unanimously approved a massive social housing redevelopment project near Fairview Mall to a round of audience applause during its meeting Tuesday. The project encompasses 3, 5, 11, 17 and 21 Allenbury Gardens and 3 and 5 Kingslake Rd. northeast of Sheppard Avenue and Don Mills Road, just north of the mall. Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) and developer Fram Building Group are replacing the existing 127 social housing townhouses built in 1969 with 1,034 residential units made up of 127 social housing units, seven rental housing units and 900 condominium units. The development will include townhouses, threestory stacked townhouses

and five apartment buildings ranging in height from nine to 20 storeys. A new park will be built in the centre of the site, along with open space for courtyards and a two-level parking garage. Existing residents would be accommodated in other To r o n t o C o m m u n i t y Housing communities while their new homes are being built, Access to the site will only be from Fairview Mall Drive and Godstone Road will be widened to improve pedestrian crossing safety. “We are ready and eager to move ahead with TCHC to revitalize Allenbury,” Frank Giannone, president of Fram Building Group, told councillors during the meeting, which drew dozens of supportive residents. Greg Spearn, chief development officer for TCHC, said the organization is anxious to move forward. >>>ALLENBURY, page 7

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TRADItional tasks: Top, students from St. Edward Catholic School learn the ropes at the eighth annual Northern Spirit Games Tuesday at Brebeuf College School. Above, St. Antoine Daniel Catholic school student Justin Nadela takes a leap. At right, St. Henry Catholic School students take part in the snowshoe relay. Staff photos/Dan Pearce

Arts community taps into $22 million from billboard tax HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com Funding and affordable art spaces are two of the biggest obstacles artists face in this city, but all that is about to change. In an announcement at the Bathurst-Finch Hub Tuesday, Ward 10 Councillor James Pasternak for York Centre, told a room full of artists and cultural workers that $22 million in arts funding is coming to Toronto. “Where this funding decision is concerned, it’s revolutionary for the City of Toronto,” said Pasternak. “We want to make sure they

‘We’ve been waiting for this moment for 10 years.’ – Claire Hopkinson (artists) have that funding and go about making the city vibrant with theatre, in music, on canvas and in writing. That’s what it’s all about.” The first installment will consist of $6 million drawn from the revenues received from Billboard taxes generated from 2009 to 2012. This is money collected from owners of third party signs, commonly known as billboards.

The remaining $16 million will be distributed to the arts community across Toronto over the next four years. According to Scarborough Southwest Councilor Gary Crawford, who was also in attendance and helped Pasternak access the funding, this is an unprecedented amount of money being given to the arts community. Out of the $6 million, $4 million is earmarked for Toronto Arts Council grants, funding that is much needed; the arts council often has to turn away 75 per cent of its applicants. “We’ve been covering up the

cracks as best we could,” said Claire Hopkinson, executive director of the Toronto Arts Council. “We’ve been waiting for this moment for 10 years.” As for the issue of art space, North York alone has more than 3,000 artists living in the area and only 118 art facilities, according to North York Arts. A portion of the night was spent discussing the latest cultural space up for grabs – the John Bales house in Earl Bales Park. The house is available for a lease of $2 per month thanks to the city footing most of the bill, but it will cost an additional $2,000 a month for property taxes and utilities.

“If you can get three to five groups in there it’s not that much. It’s a beautiful house, in a great park and we can create a cultural hub right there.” Local artist Joseph Muscat, who specializes in mixed media arts, isn’t interested in the building as much as he is in the funding. “It’s very refreshing news in these days of constant cutbacks and it’s rather unexpected,” said Muscat. “I think if people were made more aware that money spent on the arts isn’t money thrown out...I think we’d see even more funding. It’s a darn good investment for the city.”

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To the editor: It is true that Rob Ford promised to eliminate the land transfer tax when he campaigned to be mayor. I am wondering whether he is having second thoughts about losing the “gravy” of around $350 million per year. In all probability, the 10 per cent will pass the vote of councillors, but not the full amount. In which case, if he again runs for the office of mayor, Ford can say: “I tried to wipe it out, but all that council would support me on was the 10 per cent reduction.” Joy Taylor

Smart commute: ideas needed

s commuting woes continue across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), it’s time for everyone who has a stake in moving people around to come together and start talking about solutions beyond spending billions of dollars to build new rapid transit lines in the coming decades. our view We need to start thinking of alternatives, ones that can be Cost-effective quickly implemented and will see an immediate impact on not solutions for only the ways in which we move quick impact people around the GTHA, but also the cost of doing it. In the case of the TTC, it can be as simple as altering the times we use the system for our daily commute. Former TTC chair Adam Giambrone said a huge amount of costs the TTC incurs for rush-hour service could be saved if riders could spread out the times they commute. The TTC is in “a perpetual budget crisis” in which it is essentially penalized by higher costs linked to its increases in ridership during rush hours. Shifting commute times by as little as 30 minutes could alleviate some of those costs, and it’s a solution many businesses seem willing to offer their employees. Also, some foresight into future planning can lessen demands on the public transit system and also help lower operating costs. Toronto’s Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat is championing plans for greater intensification of the city’s major streets, with more multi-use buildings of six to seven storeys, which would feature residential, retail and office units all within the same structures. It seems like such a simple concept, get people living closer to where they work so they can avoid longer commutes. But right now that’s the opposite of the way land development and planning works in the GTHA. Our roads and transit are full of people riding packed buses or driving long distances to industrial and manufacturing areas located far from residential communities. The same goes for downtown congestion as thousands rush in and out of the core each weekday, jamming an already congested subway system and major roads. We need to come up with some new and better ideas. Our feature in today’s paper, Intelligent Transit, looks at some of these proposals, and we hope it encourages readers to come up with some of their own ideas. What are your smart commute ideas? Email your ideas to letters@insidetoronto.com newsroom

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What’s all the racket about, anyway?

’ve got some bad news. Mel’s hemorrhoids are acting up again. So he won’t be coming over to watch the hockey game on Saturday night. Sorry to have to pass it along. But Bertha thought you might like to know. Who’s Mel, you might ask? Beats me. I’ve never met the guy. What’s more, Mel’s not even his real name. And he doesn’t actually have hemorrhoids acting up. He has something else acting up. On top of that, it’s not my place that he’s not coming over to either, for that matter. It’s Bertha’s. Which is not her real name, either. I bumped into the lady in question the other day when the subway was shut down for awhile on my route and we all had to be diverted to shuttle buses. I’m not a big fan of these shuttles. They always pack

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you in like sardines and on this one we were crammed in even tighter than usual. Anyhow, as the back door was about to close the aforementioned not-really Bertha managed to squeeze her way in last. She was sneezing up a storm as she entered, much to the chagrin of everyone inside. It must have been about a dozen sneezes in a row before she finally stopped. Every passenger’s nightmare is having somebody with a cold in the vicinity. We all breathed a collective sigh of relief when she reached into her pocket for what we assumed would be

a handful of tissues. Alas, said collective sigh was short-lived. It wasn’t tissues she was grabbing after all, it was her cell phone. She had to talk to her husband, Harvey. Everybody together: “Not his real name, either.” Oh excuse me, did I say “talk”? My apologies for the inaccuracy. I meant to say “scream” – as many on cellphones are wont to do these days in public places for some reason. And when I say scream, I mean loud enough so everybody in this shuttle, everyone in the seven shuttles behind us and everyone in any of the shuttles currently in orbit anywhere in the universe could hear. Anyhow, she was phoning to say the fictitiously named Mel, who was her brother, and best friend to her hubby, the fictitiously named Harvey, had left a message that wouldn’t be

coming over to watch the game because he didn’t feel up to it given his condition. But she was hoping to convince him to change his mind and was going to call him back right now. Unfortunately, at that moment she got off at the next stop. I couldn’t believe it. Just when things were getting interesting, too. The suspense is still killing me. Personally, I’m hoping she succeeded. If he comes over and her cellphone happens to go off while he’s there it could be just what the doctor ordered. Compared to having to listen to that racket, hemorrhoids acting up might not feel so bad after all. Or whatever it is he actually has acting up, I mean. n Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears weekly. Contact him at jamie. wayne@sympatico.ca

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‘A Day In Hollywood: The MGM Revue’ WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: York Woods Library Theatre, 1785 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-755-1717, webmaster@ musictheatretoronto.com COST: $28 A hilarious Broadway musical featuring favourite songs and stars from Hollywood’s Golden Era. On stage until March 2.

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Power Up Workshops WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: York University, 4700 Keele St. CONTACT: Karen Burke, 905-794-1139, www.tmc.ca, info@tmc.ca COST: Adult $60, student $50 A weekend workshop event for lovers of gospel music, singing, song writing, dance and instruments. World Day of Prayer WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Advent Lutheran Church, 2800 Don Mills Rd. CONTACT: Brit, 416-4476895 COST: Free Camp George Shabbat WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.

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MPP Michael Coteau’s March Break Skating Party WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Oriole Park Community Tennis Bubble, 2975 Don Mills Rd. W. CONTACT: Sara Alimardani, 416494-6856, www.michaelcoteau.onmpp.ca, mcoteau.mpp.co@ liberal.ola.org COST: Free Bring your own skating gear as there is no rental service available. Adults must accompany children under 15 years of age.

Charlie Chaplin Silent Film Night WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. CONTACT: 416-225-6611, outreach@ sjym.ca COST: Free Featuring ‘The Gold Rush’ (82 min, 1925). Live organ music. Donations appreciated for charity.

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Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.northyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your North York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: Free

n Saturday, March 2

Community Volunteer Income Tax Clinics WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana, 416-395-5720, doprograms@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Community Volunteer Income Tax Program provided by the Canada Revenue Agency, every Saturday until May 4. Registration is required. Almost Spring Bling Sale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, Studios 2 and 3, 777

Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: stephanie brown, 416-920-4984, brown@idirect.com COST: $2 Pop-up jewelry sale. Haru Matsuri WHEN: Noon to 5 p.m. WHERE: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. CONTACT: 416-441-2345 COST: Adult $6, children and seniors $4 Spring festival with dance performances, arts and crafts, martial arts demos, music, food and much more. Book signing and talk with Author Bruno LoGreco WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Chapters, 2901 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Ivana Pejakovic, 289242-6219, www.brunologreco.

n Sunday, March 3

Talks at Temple: The Whipping Man WHEN: 10:15 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www. templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: Free Director Philip Aiken, from the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, will speak about the creative process of directing this play. Registration is required. Journey Towards Wholeness WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www. templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: Free A special service and program on the key themes and messages of Passover. Please register.

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31 Division’s Community Police Liaison Committee’s Meeting WHEN: 7 p.m WHERE: 31 Division Community Room, 40 Norfinch Dr. CONTACT: Vivian Broersma, 416-743-4814, vivian. broersma@yahoo.ca COST: Free Guest speaker is from HOPE (Helping Other Parents Everywhere).

n Saturday, March 9

The Mystery of Sherlock Holmes and the Clock Maker WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. CONTACT: 416 736-1733, www.blackcreek. ca/v2/events/march-break.dot, bcpvinfo@trca.on.ca COST: Free Black Creek opens its doors for March Break.

Family and Friends MS SelfHelp Group WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Bathurst/Lawrence area CONTACT: Lynn Laccohee, 416-967-3032, lynn.laccohee@ mssociety.ca COST: Free Registration is required.

Religious and Ethnic Conflict among Jews in Israel WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416487-3281, www.templesinai. net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free

n Wednesday, March 6

Feminist Book Discussion Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 2, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@yahoo. com COST: Free ‘Secret Daughter’ by Shilpi Somaya Gowda will be discussed.

get listed! The North York Mirror wants your community listings. Whether it’s a church knitting group or a music night or a non-profit group’s program for kids, The Mirror wants to know about it so others can attend. Sign up online at insidetoronto.com to submit your events (click the Sign Up link in the top right corner of the page).

n Friday, March 8

Israel’s Changing Collective Identity WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-

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n case anyone had any doubt – now that all the evidence is in – Mayor Rob Ford is as good as invulnerable. On Monday, the mayor, his brother and his lawyer went to the city’s compliance audit committee and asked that they not be made to face prosecution, over a compliance audit report that showed he’d overspent his campaign allowance by $40,000. When the committee agreed, the mayor escaped the second of two legal problems that could have seen him barred from office. Add to that his victory in the libel lawsuit levelled against him by the owner of the Boardwalk Cafe, and the mayor is three for three. It’s a remarkable feat – although it’s one that has been entirely consistent with Ford’s ability to deal with issues that would wipe out most politicians. Then again, most politicians, having escaped such formidable problems as these, would find themselves automatically rejuvenated – their mandate and influence effectively renewed. I wouldn’t bet on that in the case of Ford and the council that has long ago ceased to recognize his leadership. Council in particular seems to

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token sensible decision, and voted to shut down a plan by EtobicokeLakeshore Councillor Mark Grimes to offer developers incentives to build condos on the waterfront. That, added to a quick motion by Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher to formalize grace periods for parking-permit holders in the downtown neighbourhoods, represented the bulk of the collective wisdom of council this month. But generally, the leaderless crew ran the meeting with all the grace of a sugared-up daycare full of three-year-olds trying to drive a minivan. There is no obvious mechanism for this to change. The mayor returns a formidable survivor, but no more a bridge-builder than he ever was. Council remains an unorganized agglomeration of ambition, ideology and parochialism. The city government continues to be unworthy of the fine city that it’s charged with. To put it another way: Ford may be strong as he’s ever been. But the real frailties of Toronto’s municipal government have never been more apparent. n David Nickle is The Mirror’s City Hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him at dnickle@insidetoronto.com

>>>from page 1 “We’ve been at this a couple years now,” he said. “We have come together with a plan everyone likes and wants to move forward with.” Allenbury Gardens resident Mohamed Galan called it a great plan. “It’s close to the subway, the library is right there,” he said. “It’s a great place to live.” Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll, who represents the area, said the community has been waiting a long time for change, noting the design will make them feel integrated with market value tenants, a concern that was raised at open house meetings. Don Valley West Councillor John Parker praised the plan. “I urge us all to be excited about this,” he said. “It puts density where we want it to be. This is good urban planning.” Phase 1 centres on the west part of the site and calls for demolition of 57 social housing units and maintaining the remaining 70 social housing units at the east part of

‘It puts density where we want it to be. This is good urban planning.’ – John Parker, Don Valley West Councillor the site; construction of 30 social housing replacement townhouses; and construction of eight condominium townhouse units and two residential condominium buildings with 403 units. Phase 2 focuses on the centre and east part of the site and includes demolition of the remaining 70 social housing units; dedication of a new park; construction of a new social housing replacement apartment building comprising of at least 69 social housing units; construction of 28 social housing replacement townhouse units; and construction of two condominium residential buildings with 481 units and eight condominium townhouse units. – with files from Lisa Queen

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Roundtable on city building told to keep it simple DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com

oronto’s new chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat will be sitting down for a serious talk about how to design a city that works for all Torontonians over the winter and spring. On Tuesday morning, Keesmaat got the Chief Planner’s Roundtable going with a talk about how best to design and build public spaces – from parkland and public squares to streetscapes. The roundtable discussion at City Hall included presentations from civil servants, architects and urban designers. For Adam Nicklin of PUBLIC WORK for Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, the key to making public realms vibrant was simplicity. “We often try to stuff everything into the public space that we can find,” he

said. “You want the skating rink, the biogarden – you want to cram everything into this space because another one might not come up.” Nicklin told the group that the key was to interconnect sometimes smaller parcels of public space, and use the streetscape as well. “The simplest of public spaces are usually the best,” he said. “We usually overcomplicate them.” Nicklin was just one of the presenters and participants in the first session. Future sessions will deal with the transformation of the subways, and making the city more resilient. Keesmaat said the roundtables will ultimately lead to an “action document” that will draw together input from various city departments as well as the private sector. “I feel we’re bringing some of the best minds in

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Community North York Community Council names roadway after the late Morton Shulman North York Community Council has named a Hwy. 401 and Keele Street roadway after a late politician and

coroner. Councillors approved the name Morton Shulman Avenue for the

street west of Keele Street, extending southerly from Wilson Avenue, at its Tuesday meeting.

Shulman, who died in 2000, also had careers as a businessman, broadcaster and columnist.

Olympian to host judo clinic at JCCC Canadian judo Olympic team member Kelita Zupancic is hosting a clinic March 2 and 3 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC). Clinics are held Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m. for women older than 12 and for men and women 13 and older Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m. Kelita competed at the 2012 Olympics in London and is ranked in the top 15 in the world. The clinic is held with support from Judo Ontario and the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership Committee of Judo Canada. The JCCC is at 6 Garamond Ct. For details, contact Pedro Guedes at pedrog@judoontario.ca or 416447-5835.

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Above, Toronto police investigate Sunday’s fatal shooting of, at left, 25-year-old Thuan Nguyen, also known as Tony.

Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead outside a Steeles Avenue and Weston Road club Sunday. Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the rear parking lot of club VY VY Restaurant and Lounge at 425 Signet Dr. just after 5 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has been identified as Thuan Nguyen, also known as Tony, 25, of Toronto. Police believe the victim was at the club prior to his death. Police are asking any witnesses who were at the club or anyone with information to call police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

n York U recruiting co-ordinator, running back coach charged in child luring investigation A York University recruiting co-ordinator and running back coach for the university’s football team has been charged in a child luring investigation. Police said between December 2012 and February, a man engaged a 16-year-old boy through cellphone and Internet chats. The victim sent images of himself using his cellphone. Daniel Younis, 24, of Toronto, was charged last Thursday with luring a child under 18 and attempt to make child pornography. Last Friday, York University issued a

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Realizing not everyone plays sports, the 33 Division Youth Community Police Liaison Committee ( YCPLC) was brainstorming ways to better connect young people and officers when someone suggested an Amazing Race-style event to help bridge the gap. The first annual 33YCPLC Amazing Race was held earlier this month at Toronto Police College and was made up of 10 teams of four students and an officer. The hour and a half event brought students aged 10 to 17 from across the city to 70 Birmingham St. on the Professional Activity (PA) day, which saw them compete in trivia rounds and an obstacle course. Challenges included identifying Chief Bill Blair in his graduating class picture, which hangs on the wall of the college’s ground floor, and locating the badge number of Const. Todd Baylis, which is part of the memorial in the courtyard. Baylis was killed in the line of duty in 1994. Each member of the winning team won a tablet, a chance to meet Deputy Chief Peter Sloly and a tour of the service’s facilities, including the Mounted Unit and Emergency Task Force. “One kid was upset and

The Toronto police 33 Division Youth Police Community Liaison Committee’s Amazing Race group is all smiles during the friendly competition earlier this month.

didn’t want to participate because his friend had made his own team and he had to partner with guys he just met, and his team won,” said Sgt. Rod Chung, who has organized past youthoriented programs. “At first we didn’t think many kids would show up because it was a PA day. I was shocked. This is something we are going to do annually.” The goal, Chung said, was to improve relationships between youth and officers and to encourage young people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. “They shouldn’t be afraid to try something new,” he said. “It gave youth the opportunity to interact with and to get to know some of the officers. When we do

sports activities (with officers and youths), the kids aren’t really interacting with police, they are competing against them.” The 33YCPLC Amazing Race has left at least one participant contemplating a policing career. “I definitely want to be a police officer and I will aim to make it all the way to the (Emergency Task Force),” said Latesha Williams, an A.Y. Jackson Secondary School student in a release. “This was such a fun event and I really enjoyed working as a team with other students, going to some of the places here at the college where the officers do their training and just interacting with the police who made this day a great experience for us.”

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Offering flexible commutes could also reduce riders’ stress, improve employees’ productivity RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com

proving more attractive to professional women with families, who must juggle As traffic gridlock worsens, their children’s needs with the commuters are facing the demands of their profession, stark choice of paying more said Samatas. to realize the completion of “Women are looking for new transit systems or watch flexibility but they also want commute times in the GTHA to be challenged by their job,” (Greater Toronto Hamilton said Samatas. “It’s hard to drop Area) continue to balloon to off your kid at daycare or unimaginable levels. school when you have to be at Throughout February, resia meeting by nine o’clock.” dents have had the chance to She said the company has participate in roundtables, achieved higher rate of retenconsultations and discussions, tion for its employees who to evaluate transit plans that are keen to stay in a position promise to reverse the tide of which affords them the flexcongestion and usher in a new ibility in how they work. The Staff photo/Dan Pearce future for transportachallenge, she said, is tion options – one that for more businesses to Former TTC board chair Adam Giambrone estimated that if one to two per cent of peak-time riders could alter their won’t come cheap. offer flexible work times commute times by just 30 minutes, it would save the TTC approximately $10 million in new service costs. Even if they are without sacrificing proa funded, such massive ductivity. closer look infrastructure under“I think we have crisis,” said Giambrone, who ing could be offering “incentakings will cost tens of is now a media commentator. tives” for travelling outside come a long way, but Inside billions of dollars and Toronto it’s one thing to have a “And one thing in the mix of of peak periods so that riders will take decades to policy and another to things to consider is shifting who choose to do so could complete. Meanwhile live and breathe it every the burden from the peak receive some form of fare RAHUL GUPTA and region’s transit systems, residents, no matter their day,” Samatas said. hours.” discount. which, presently, is dealing Offering a flexible commute He estimates it costs the “Your goal here is to encourrgupta@insidetoronto.com choice of transportation, with overcrowding and trafremain stuck in traffic patterns would not only improve an TTC around $6 million for age very specific travel,” said A senior Toronto architect fic congestion. promised only to worsen. employee’s productivity but it every one per cent growth in Giambrone. applauds Chief Planner Keesmaat has frequently With new transit for Toronto would also benefit the cashridership. Chris Upfold, TTC chief of stated her support of a lowand area far off into the future strapped TTC, said the former In 2012 the TTC reported customer service, acknowlJennifer Keesmaat’s call for mid-level development rise future for Toronto that and existing transportation chair of the transit agency 514 million annual rides and edged some benefits in a camprojects with strong links to could handle the growing networks straining to deal with recently. is anticipating around 528 milpaign to encourage shifting public transit. city’s needs without raising record ridership, new ideas on The TTC’s continuing lion by the end of 2013. commute times to off-peak But David Butterworth the ire of local communities how to deal with situation are dilemma, according to Adam Giambrone estimated that periods. said he wants to see concerned about condoemerging. Giambrone, is it is attracting if one to two per cent of those But he balked at the prosKeesmaat and the city planminium towers changing Businesses, especially, are record ridership numbers, but peak-time riders could alter pect of getting the TTC to ning department settle varithe landscape of the neighlooking to find ways for a much of that travel is coming their commute times by just 30 approach employers. ous planning “ambiguities” bourhood. during the peak hours. “I think we can do somesmarter commute for their minutes, it would save the TTC regarding the building of At a recent speech at employees. Or in some cases, thing to help our customers six-to eight-storey buildthey are eliminating the comunderstand what their options the at the Toronto Board ings along major avenues of Trade, Keesmaat encourmute completely by granting are, and where it might be What we find is people are more productive when in the city. aged shifting focus from employees more flexibility in busier. But aiming a camthey don’t have a long commute and are not deciding when - and where paign at employers is not a “If Jennifer is really sugsingle-family residences exhausted. We don’t want our employees getting gesting this then she’s got TTC issue,” said Upfold. they work. to higher density mixedup at 5 a.m. so they can spend three hours on a to allow some flexibility growth housing, particularly Local staffing and recruiting Instead, he said the TTC outside of the downtown would likely focus on benefits and freedom within the firm Poly Placements allows its nail-biting commute. mid-rise guidelines,” said core. workforce of around 50 people to customers, who could then – Sarah Samatas, Poly Placements Butterworth, a senior flexible start and leave times, inform their employers about “We have a tremendous head of human resources as well as the ability to telethe benefits of altering their designer for firm Kirkor amount of capacity within Architects and Planners. the City of Toronto to commute for one or two days commute times. Speaking this month, redevelop our avenues as per work week, said the place“Peak times are the most approximately $10 million in “We could show that if you Butterworth said the type very livable urban places,” ment agency’s head of human difficult time to add service,” new service costs. get on a bus or subway at a of European-style developresources. Sarah Samatas He suggested the TTC certain time you’re going to Keesmaat said. he said. ment Keesmaat envisions Butterworth said devel“You have to potentially buy get a seat, for example.” said said the company realized should consider a “twofor Toronto could create opers might be interested in giving employees options on new vehicles and hire more Upfold. “Customers can then pronged” awareness camnew creative opportunities building mid-level buildings when they come into work people just for those times. paign to educate riders and go back to their employers for designers. in areas near major tranat its location near the busy If you could get those people employers and called on the and say: ‘Gosh wouldn’t it He said such planning sit connections but only intersection of Yonge Street to adjust their commutes, you city and province to review be great if I can make these would facilitate the transand Eglinton Avenue made would have capacity to handle their current policies on comchanges.’ But we don’t have if they can make it work formation of certain subfinancially. for a more productive and less service load without adding mutes. plans in respect to influencing urban neighbourhoods “Why is anyone going distracted workforce. any service.” Giambrone said when employers.” into local “satellite cores,” “What we find is people are Giambrone believes the While an advertising camto knock down a two- or he headed the TTC board walkable urban areas with three-storey building just more productive when they TTC could save on the need between 2006 and 2010, the paign is possible in the future, opportunities for office and to build six?” he said. “You don’t have a long commute for providing more peak or TTC had planned to run an Upfold said the TTC has no retail space and connected really need to have make and are not exhausted,” said rush hour service if riders were advertising campaign encourcurrent plans for one. via public transit to the it affordable to purchase able to shift their commute aging flexible commute times. Samatas, however, encourSamatas. “We don’t want our downtown core. Building the land and ensure there a employees getting up a 5 a.m. times by as small an amount The campaign, however, never aged both the TTC and GO with transit in mind would, reasonable return on it.” so they can spend three hours as either 30 minutes earlier ended up launching. Transit to educate ridership according to Butterworth, on a nail-biting commute.” or later. He said another way to about the benefits of shifting -with files from ease pressure on the Toronto Flexible commutes are “We’re in a perpetual budget encourage smarter commuttransit commutes. David Nickle

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