Click the poster for a larger view. Print and pass on to your neighbours. The date for the next meeting will be announced shortly.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Pickering residents unite to oppose San Francisco by the Bay tower
Click the poster for a larger view. Print and pass on to your neighbours. The date for the next meeting will be announced shortly.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Battle of Bay Ridges heats up regarding third high-rise at San Francisco by the Bay
Click on the images to enlarge them for easier viewing.
You can read the same News Advertiser report on the Web.
You can read the same News Advertiser report on the Web.
Monday, March 9, 2009
San Francisco by the Bay means more cars in an already congested South Pickering
Won't plans announced by GO to expand parking at the Pickering station alleviate much of the traffic problems in South Pickering?
No, no, no! Expanding GO parking or enlarging the GO station will have exactly the opposite effect on an already congested Bayly and Liverpool intersection.
That will mean that most of the 1,100 cars resident at San Francisco by the Bay, the SR&R monster development, will be tempted to drive to the GO. At least the current parking situation is so bad that it may actually act as a deterrent.
Can you imagine what adding 1,100 cars to the mix will be? Bayly and Liverpool will become a zoo!
Already, commuters who walk to the GO have to take their lives in the hands when they cross the intersection.
Of course, the promoters of the SR&R development, will tell you that a traffic study has absolved SR&R, that there will no significant increase in traffic along Bayly. Sounds to us like SR&R funded the study because it describes another planet, not Bayly Street as we who live there know it.
Anyone in the area of the Bayly/Liverpool intersection knows the mess that ensues every time a train pulls in and disgorges its passengers at the Pickering station. The Liverpool stoplights back up cars as far east as the industrial mall to the east of the GO station. Cars are backed up across the 401 overpass and back down Liverpool. Add to that hundreds of cars attempting to get in and out of Tim Horton’s. Now add another thousand cars.
What is being proposed with the third high-rise tower at San Francisco by the Bay beggars belief.
—Georgs K, chair, Bayshore Neighbours
No, no, no! Expanding GO parking or enlarging the GO station will have exactly the opposite effect on an already congested Bayly and Liverpool intersection.
That will mean that most of the 1,100 cars resident at San Francisco by the Bay, the SR&R monster development, will be tempted to drive to the GO. At least the current parking situation is so bad that it may actually act as a deterrent.
Can you imagine what adding 1,100 cars to the mix will be? Bayly and Liverpool will become a zoo!
Already, commuters who walk to the GO have to take their lives in the hands when they cross the intersection.
Of course, the promoters of the SR&R development, will tell you that a traffic study has absolved SR&R, that there will no significant increase in traffic along Bayly. Sounds to us like SR&R funded the study because it describes another planet, not Bayly Street as we who live there know it.
Anyone in the area of the Bayly/Liverpool intersection knows the mess that ensues every time a train pulls in and disgorges its passengers at the Pickering station. The Liverpool stoplights back up cars as far east as the industrial mall to the east of the GO station. Cars are backed up across the 401 overpass and back down Liverpool. Add to that hundreds of cars attempting to get in and out of Tim Horton’s. Now add another thousand cars.
What is being proposed with the third high-rise tower at San Francisco by the Bay beggars belief.
—Georgs K, chair, Bayshore Neighbours
No white elephants in Pickering!
My family has had the pleasure of living in Bay Ridges since 1964 and has seen many changes. The San Francisco By the Bay development has me most concerned.
I would like to request the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Pickering to take a logical approach to the latest proposal from the developer, SR&R Bay Ridges.
Why is this re-zoning and 25-storey building even under consideration?
The two condominium buildings already approved by this Council are not even started! City of Toronto has several high-rise condominium buildings that have the foundations almost completed, but the developers are walking away. According to both Tony Wong and Will Dunning of the Toronto Star, “Toronto’s Condo Boom is heading for a Bust”.
Major projects have been put on hold. Due to poor ales and dropping prices, developers are walking away from projects that have already been started. Minto Urban and Trump are amongst these.
Toronto has 33,919 units sitting empty! This should suggest to Pickering Council that it is time to re-think San Francisco by the Bay and not allow the 25-storey and re-zoning. Properties are just NOT selling. And YES, we residents would rather see a nice park there that would complement the area to preserve and enhance the Douglas Ravine and Frenchman's Bay.
Of course, Bay Ridges residents are disturbed! We still have NO grocery store South of the 401. Geographically, this does not make sense. There is no choice but to cross the 401 bridge to get even the basics of life. Safety hazard to walkers and making it essential to use cars creating more problems with volume of cars and pollution from unwanted emissions.
We are also VERY concerned about getting a fair hearing. We have had the embarrassment of adverse publicity for Pickering regarding corporate donations. Surely this is the time to allow cooler heads to prevail and deny the SR&R application until the economy recovers.
Please, no more, Mr. Mayor and Councillors. We voted for you to act for us, not for developers.
—Hazel D of Bayshore Towers, resident of Bay Ridges since 1964
I would like to request the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Pickering to take a logical approach to the latest proposal from the developer, SR&R Bay Ridges.
Why is this re-zoning and 25-storey building even under consideration?
The two condominium buildings already approved by this Council are not even started! City of Toronto has several high-rise condominium buildings that have the foundations almost completed, but the developers are walking away. According to both Tony Wong and Will Dunning of the Toronto Star, “Toronto’s Condo Boom is heading for a Bust”.
Major projects have been put on hold. Due to poor ales and dropping prices, developers are walking away from projects that have already been started. Minto Urban and Trump are amongst these.
Toronto has 33,919 units sitting empty! This should suggest to Pickering Council that it is time to re-think San Francisco by the Bay and not allow the 25-storey and re-zoning. Properties are just NOT selling. And YES, we residents would rather see a nice park there that would complement the area to preserve and enhance the Douglas Ravine and Frenchman's Bay.
Of course, Bay Ridges residents are disturbed! We still have NO grocery store South of the 401. Geographically, this does not make sense. There is no choice but to cross the 401 bridge to get even the basics of life. Safety hazard to walkers and making it essential to use cars creating more problems with volume of cars and pollution from unwanted emissions.
We are also VERY concerned about getting a fair hearing. We have had the embarrassment of adverse publicity for Pickering regarding corporate donations. Surely this is the time to allow cooler heads to prevail and deny the SR&R application until the economy recovers.
Please, no more, Mr. Mayor and Councillors. We voted for you to act for us, not for developers.
—Hazel D of Bayshore Towers, resident of Bay Ridges since 1964
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)