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Morning Brew: Pape Jog up next, Build Toronto to make first sale, Toronto shut out of G20 slush fund

Posted by Brianne Hogan / November 19, 2010

Sugar BeachNow that the Dufferin Jog has finally been resolved, some say it's time for the east-end to get their fix. Anyone who has tried to take Pape from Danforth to Queen knows what I'm talking about. Forcing pedestrians to take a convoluted pedestrian bridge needs to end - soon. And car access wouldn't be bad either. Maybe we can pull a Rocco Rossi and build a tunnel?

Build Toronto is in final negotiations over 154 Front St. E., the former Greyhound parcel office that went up for sale this spring. It's the first property to sell after Build Toronto was set up 19 months ago to deal with lucrative sites the city can no longer use. The TTC has also signed an offer to lease a site at Yonge and York Mills. So what will replace the properties? Condos.

Federal officials confirmed Thursday that the Muskoka region was given $50 million to compensate residents for the "inconveniences" of hosting leaders for the G8 summit, while Toronto--which turned into a mini-war zone--was shut out of any cash. As Toronto cleaned up shattered glass from downtown streets and tallied up its lost business, residents across Muskoka were enjoying new sidewalks, bandshells, public washrooms, bridges and a resurfaced airport runway, all courtesy of a summit "slush" fund. I think now I understand the whole concept behind Glee's "slushie facials". Anyone up for a trip to Ottawa?

IN BRIEF:

Photo by Ashton Pal in the blogTO Flickr pool

Discussion

6 Comments

Slippery Mark Wang / November 19, 2010 at 09:06 am
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YeaH! If the Pape bridge is demolished and I get a road I will be able to DRIVE to the Maple Leaf to get hammered yo.

I can't wait.
The Switch / November 19, 2010 at 09:32 am
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FINALLY they can correct that travesty know has the Pape Jog!
But I think it'll cost a lot more than how much was allotted to the Dufferin jog.

How do they expect to go thru a mall parking lot?
Harry Quinn / November 19, 2010 at 09:40 am
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This is a ridiculous idea. Pape isn't a car sewer south of Riverdale - like it is to the north. Grade separations are crazy expensive too. Carlaw-Dundas-Jones essentially gets you right in the front door of the Maple Leaf. They're all car sewers.
Jeremy / November 19, 2010 at 09:44 am
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Thanks for the Pape jog link, Brianne. Here's a version with a handy map http://natpo.st/d2GrQp
Slippery Mark Wang replying to a comment from The Switch / November 19, 2010 at 11:24 am
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The bridge actually starts on the Pape Stub, not in the parking lot of Welfare Square.
Scribblegirl / November 19, 2010 at 01:34 pm
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Is it just me, or is anyone else puzzled by the fact that the images for Morning Brew in the past two days have nothing to do with the content of the section? Why is that? Yesterday Balfour Books and today Sugar Beach, both great shots, but I am left craving some information about the shots. Is this an anomaly of this week or is it common practice for this section?

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