Kingston Road Archives - Page 2 of 4

08 Apr 2014

New sidewalks crumbling

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, sidewalks, Thomas Yeung

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff residents waited years for the revitalization of Kingston Road and now that winter’s over and the snow has melted, many are upset to see that our brand new sidewalks are...

01 Apr 2014

City Services, News

Kingston Rd rebuild – part 2

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, Marielle Torrefranca, Ward 36

By Marielle Torrefranca Bright, orange construction barrels are lighting up Kingston Road once again, as the main road’s reconstruction continues between Warden Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue. The reconstruction is the second phase of Kingston Road’s...

11 Jul 2013

City Services, History, News

Digging up old ties

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, radial cars, reconstruction, streetcar

Construction workers on Kingston Road have started digging up fascinating pieces of Birch Cliff’s past - the old streetcar tracks that were laid in 1928. Large excavators have been rumbling down the centre of the...

05 Jul 2013

City Services, News

Kingston / Warden closed

Just a heads up that the intersection of Kingston Road and Warden Avenue will be closed this weekend due to road resurfacing. In other construction news that almost sounds too good to be true --...

05 Jul 2013

Condos, News, Real Estate

Goodbye Alpine, Hello Condo

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Alpine Hotel, development, Kingston Road, Mazyar Martazavi, TAS DesignBuild, Teeple Architects

By Hedy Korbee The eyesore that is the old Alpine Hotel will be replaced by a modern mid-rise condominium, according to plans unveiled by a developer last night at a community meeting at Neil McNeil...

12 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Even MORE construction

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Blantyre Avenue, construction, Kingston Road, streetcar track, ttc

The TTC has weighed in with its summer construction plans and many Birch Cliff residents are in for a shock. In addition to the road and watermain construction now underway on Kingston Road between Birchmount...

09 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Mayor Ford tours construction

Mayor Rob Ford used Birch Cliff as a backdrop today to announce a $155 million dollar program to repair Toronto roads and bridges in 2013 and another $60 million for projects such as Kingston...

02 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Let the chaos begin

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, reconstruction, traffic, Ward 36

Morning rush hour Well the cones are up and the chaos has started. Get used to it from now until October. Crews were out marking Kingston Road for utility lines on a chilly Tuesday morning as traffic...

01 Apr 2013

City Services, History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day April 1 2013

April 10, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount, construction 1928, Kingston Road

Given that the big dig starts tomorrow on Kingston Road, it seems appropriate to republish this 1928 photo of Kingston Road and Birchmount under construction. It’s a photo of streetcar tracks being laid when the...

28 Mar 2013

City Services, News

Major Kingston Rd construction

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
City of Toronto, construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, revitalization

By Hedy Korbee The long-awaited reconstruction of Kingston Road is scheduled to begin next week and will turn the neighbourhood into a construction zone for the next 18 months. The City of Toronto is tearing up...