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Youranthony1 said:
I don't believe this is a fact. Last I read, Wellington Street trees are planned to be replaced when roadwork is completed.
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There will certainly be more trees on Wellington with the Wellington Street Project (coming in 2019) but not, I think, between Scott and Yonge. I am actually more upset by the removal - and non replacement - of a fair number (6?) of mature ones on Scott.
 
DSC said:
There will certainly be more trees on Wellington with the Wellington Street Project (coming in 2019) but not, I think, between Scott and Yonge. I am actually more upset by the removal - and non replacement - of a fair number (6?) of mature ones on Scott.
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Date: November 1, 2016
To: Toronto and East York Community Council
From: Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services

Wellington Street East Boulevard Modifications Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Church Street is a four-lane, one-way westbound collector road with two through travel lanes, TTC tracks and metered parking on both curb lanes with am peak parking prohibitions. The abutting land uses are primarily commercial, including a number of heritage buildings with Berczy Park on the south side between Scott Street and Church Street. Toronto Water will be upgrading the watermain along this corridor and the TTC will remove the abandoned track in the south through lane and reconstruct the second track in the north through lane. The streetscape transformation is bundled with this project to capitalize on reconstruction efficiencies and to limit the amount of disruption to residents, businesses and road users. The boulevard on the north side of Wellington Street from Church Street to Leader Lane will be widened into the existing north curb lane. The section to the west, between Leader Lane and Scott Street, has also been designed to incorporate a wider sidewalk and a dedicated lay by for parking and loading purposes. The lay by will be available for parking and loading on a 24-hour basis, providing a space for vehicles to pull over, out of the way of streetcars. Between Scott Street and Yonge Street, the north boulevard will similarly be widened by removing a travel lane and incorporating a streetcar stop at the corner of Yonge Street. The enlarged boulevard will provide widened sidewalks to meet the clearway guidelines currently under development by Transportation Services. The remaining boulevard space will accommodate a double row of trees, opportunities for seating, bike parking street furniture and patio animation. The boulevard area along Wellington Street East, north of Berczy Park is a protected park for sun exposure and provides a unique opportunity to maximize the street tree canopy in the downtown core. The widened boulevard will allow the street trees to be set back from the building face, and the enhanced soil capacity proposed will allow these trees to grow to their full potential. The tree canopy along with cafes and pedestrian clearway will help to animate the streetscape.
 
Christopher Brown said:
Date: November 1, 2016
To: Toronto and East York Community Council
From: Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services

Wellington Street East Boulevard Modifications Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Church Street is a four-lane, one-way westbound collector road with two through travel lanes, TTC tracks and metered parking on both curb lanes with am peak parking prohibitions. The abutting land uses are primarily commercial, including a number of heritage buildings with Berczy Park on the south side between Scott Street and Church Street. Toronto Water will be upgrading the watermain along this corridor and the TTC will remove the abandoned track in the south through lane and reconstruct the second track in the north through lane. The streetscape transformation is bundled with this project to capitalize on reconstruction efficiencies and to limit the amount of disruption to residents, businesses and road users. The boulevard on the north side of Wellington Street from Church Street to Leader Lane will be widened into the existing north curb lane. The section to the west, between Leader Lane and Scott Street, has also been designed to incorporate a wider sidewalk and a dedicated lay by for parking and loading purposes. The lay by will be available for parking and loading on a 24-hour basis, providing a space for vehicles to pull over, out of the way of streetcars. Between Scott Street and Yonge Street, the north boulevard will similarly be widened by removing a travel lane and incorporating a streetcar stop at the corner of Yonge Street. The enlarged boulevard will provide widened sidewalks to meet the clearway guidelines currently under development by Transportation Services. The remaining boulevard space will accommodate a double row of trees, opportunities for seating, bike parking street furniture and patio animation. The boulevard area along Wellington Street East, north of Berczy Park is a protected park for sun exposure and provides a unique opportunity to maximize the street tree canopy in the downtown core. The widened boulevard will allow the street trees to be set back from the building face, and the enhanced soil capacity proposed will allow these trees to grow to their full potential. The tree canopy along with cafes and pedestrian clearway will help to animate the streetscape.
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Thanks for the reminder about Wellington (and that is good news) but the trees on Scott are NOT returning as the City allowed 88 Scott and/or Enbridge to build (or enlarge?) a gas pipe and this is now in the way.
 
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