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Northern Light said:
TY for keeping us all up to date on the goings-on in your neck of the woods (as always). :)

Any update on the latest bad streetlighting move by hydro (wrong polls, not consistent w/master plan) ?

Wellington Streetscape?

Any notion of when the next pedestrian priority streetscape road (a la Market Street) will be done? (I hear Scott and Colborne were in the plans) ?

Thanks for any further updates!
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On street-light poles etc, the SLNA, the BIA and the City continue to work with (or on!) Toronto Hydro Street Lighting. They are EXTREMELY hard to deal with!
On Wellington the streetscape work (including the intersection of Front/Wellington/Church) is on hold until Toronto Hydro completes all their underground work. The transformer pit on Front & Scott seems to be about done but, I think that they have more to do on Wellington itself and then pull new cables. I think they do not expect to complete all of this until fall 2018 so the new TTC track and the streetscape on Wellington etc is now on the books for 2019.
There is a plan to 'pedestrianise' Farquhers Lane. There is a group (formed by BIA) working on this.
The City are going to lay a new watermain (and sewer?) on Colborne in 2019; the BIA and City are looking at upgrading the street after this is finished.
There were plans to better link the Sony Centre with the St Lawrence Centre by making that block of Scott more 'friendly" - I have not heard much about this for a while and it may have been connected to the (now dead??) plan for some sort of major development on top of St Lawrence Centre.
 
Talking of Farquhars!

Farquhars Lane Master Plan - Open House
Dear Community Members,

The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area (SLMN BIA) would like to cordially invite you to our upcoming public open house on implementing the Farquhars Lane Master Plan. The primary reason for this public open house will be to receive your feedback on potential options to calm traffic, increase safety and beautify Farquhars laneway for all. Please see the details below for more information.

Who: The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area (BIA) will be facilitating the presentations and Q&A sessions. Residents, business owners, and community and City partners are welcome.

What: A community consultation session on studies pertaining to the potential of traffic calming, public art installations and safety audits in Farquhars Lane, including presentations from The Laneway Project, WSP Consulting and others.

When: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Where: “The Great Hall” St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King St. E, Toronto ON M5C 1G9

Why: In 2015, the SLMN BIA retained the Laneway Project to undertake a Master Plan study for Farquhars Lane, involving a series of consultation sessions with community members and City partners.

The Master Plan presents the overall vision for Farquhars Lane, including: a pedestrian-eye view showing the look and feel of the transformed laneway, an annotated plan showing the different spatial changes required for the transformation, a set of project principles, and a synopsis of each of the concrete actions required to implement the Master Plan, including an inspiring precedent example.

Among other potential projects, there were three identified in this Master Plan, which will also be the subject of our upcoming public open house. These potential projects include: a traffic study; a public art installation; and a safety audit. Please see the attached document for more information.

How: A series of presentations and interactive workshops followed by Q&A sessions.

Please RSVP by the end of the month (ericforhan@stlawrencemarketbia.ca). A detailed schedule and the corresponding presentation materials will be sent to confirmed guests a week in advance of the consultation meeting.

We are looking forward to meeting you and learning more about what you would like to see happen in Farquhars Lane.

Sincerely,

Eric Forhan MScPl
Urban Planner
St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA

T: 416 410 9242
M: 416 527 3393
E: ericforhan@stlawrencemarketbia.ca
 
DSC said:
There is a plan to 'pedestrianise' Farquhers Lane. There is a group (formed by BIA) working on this.
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This is good news. Crazed rush-hour drivers roar up that lane regularly nearly plowing down crowds of pedestrians on Front St.

Drivers don't see them coming because of the long traffic light at Church, and they can't be bothered to slow down approaching the sidewalk.
 
Who is responsible for the mostly missing banners on the poles outside the Market? The BIA? They began to disappear/fall apart quite some time ago, but it doesn't appear that anything is being done to replace them, adding to the 'shabby public realm' narrative.
 
deerparker said:
Who is responsible for the mostly missing banners on the poles outside the Market? The BIA? They began to disappear/fall apart quite some time ago, but it doesn't appear that anything is being done to replace them, adding to the 'shabby public realm' narrative.
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Its either BIA or Market - I passed along your (justifiable!) complaint!
 
I believe this goes here, but the defunct Burger King is becoming a Popeyes, and right beside it a fitness center.

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Public consultation meeting on St. Lawrence Market lower level revitalization


The City of Toronto is undertaking a public consultation to seek feedback on a design for the revitalization and enhancement of the lower level of the South Market of the St. Lawrence Market Complex.

The City has awarded a contract to DIALOG – an integrated design firm with expertise in public markets, food and retail planning – to prepare a design for the revitalization. The City and DIALOG are gathering public feedback for the early stages of the project.

Residents are invited to attend the St. Lawrence Market Lower Level Revitalization Open House on Wednesday, June 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Temporary Market, located at 125 The Esplanade. The public consultation meeting will include information from City staff, a presentation from DIALOG, and opportunities to ask questions and share feedback on the Lower Level Revitalization.

Interested parties are invited to submit their feedback to stlawrencemarket@toronto.ca by Friday July 6.

The goal of the Lower Level Revitalization is to improve the success of the lower level of the South Market in a way that complements the upper level, and create a destination that will attract people to visit, shop, dine and return in the future. The design will engage both the exterior and interior spaces, upgrade vendor services and operations, and improve storage areas, loading facilities and the circulation of people and goods. The lower level of the South Market, which was previously wholesale storage areas, was opened for retail use in 1978 and has approximately 30 food and specialty goods merchants.

The South Market building dates back to 1845, when the central portion of the building was Toronto's first City Hall, and 1904, when the current building was completed. The Market is a valuable historic asset of the City of Toronto and one of the city's top destinations.

St. Lawrence Market is a renowned international food market featuring 120 merchants, vendors and farmers, offering the freshest produce, meats and specialty items. Serving residents of Toronto and international visitors since 1803, the market is regularly recognized as one of Toronto's most popular destinations, and was ranked the number one food market in the world by National Geographic. The St. Lawrence Market Complex is comprised of St. Lawrence Hall, the South Market and the North Market – now in its temporary home at 125 The Esplanade. For information on the St. Lawrence Market Complex visit http://www.stlawrencemarket.com, or follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StLawrenceMarket, on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/StLawrenceMkt or on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/StLawrenceMarket.

This news release is also available on the City's website: https://bit.ly/2JRv7xG
 
Bespoke Butchers has taken over the Sausage King stall in the St. Lawrence Market from Olliffe.

I'm going to miss having a local Olliffe outpost, but these guys seem legit as well.
 
Museum of Illusions. Apparently opening in St Lawrence. See: https://www.blogto.com/arts/2018/06/toronto-museum-of-illusions/
Though the article says they are opening on King Street East there is actually a sign up on one of the store-fronts on Front Street East just west of Frederick Street.

CORRECTION. The BlogTO address is wrong (surprise!). The future Museum is at 132 Front Street East.
 
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