The Cedarvale & Upper Village Community Group sees the potential of our neighbourhood as so much more than a commuter thoroughfare. By focusing our advocacy efforts on these four crucial pillars:
we can affect positive change and make our neighbourhood safe, accessible and vibrant!
we can affect positive change and make our neighbourhood safe, accessible and vibrant!
Read moreWe will observe traffic and safety conditions in our neighbourhood and work with local enforcement and city staff to proactively address community issues and concerns.
The cancellation of the Spadina Expressway in the 1970s terminated the Allen Road Expressway at Eglinton Avenue West. This created an access point to major highway systems at the very centre of our robust residential community and business district. This means that our area will always attract extraordinary traffic volumes and therefore, merits careful analysis and consideration.
In order to protect the liveability of our area, all public and private construction projects, such as eglintonTOday, must be designed and implemented in a manner that respects the unique qualities of our area, as well as the needs of the community.
The role of the Cedarvale & Upper Village Community Group is to keep governmental agencies and private developers accountable and to advocate for the collective interests of our members.
Stay atop our correspondence with Councillors’ Offices, City Staff and other agencies here. If you would like to help us with our efforts, please visit the Take Action section of the site (below) and/or email us at cedarvaleuppervillage@gmail.com. We are in this together.
We will monitor both private and public development/construction projects in our neighbourhood.
By establishing open communication between local developers, city staff and councillors, our group will be able to inform the community about public capital projects, municipal improvement work and residential or commercial development proposals affecting the area.
Our group will lobby and advocate on behalf of our community for a safe and secure neighbourhood.
In conjunction with local enforcement and city staff, we will work towards:
· developing and sustaining strong partnerships between the Toronto Police and the community;
· collaborating with the Police on initiatives that enhance public safety in our neighbourhood;
· advocating with the Police for effective enforcement.
While working to maintain existing parks, we strive for the greening and revitalization of our neighbourhood’s public spaces.
To the south, our neighbourhood is home to beautiful and biodiverse Cedarvale park and ravine. To the north, The Beltline trail connects us to the City’s network of nature trails, ravines, and parks. The Cedarvale and Upper Village Community Group seeks to preserve our parks and to enhance the greening of all public spaces, making them a focal point of community life, education, and play.
We seek to work with the community, developers, the BIA, and the City of Toronto and other agencies to direct funds and grant benefits to improve the aesthetic feel and vibrancy of our neighbourhood.
Hi Everyone,
As we await the promised improvements to the Allen intersection and the eventual implementation of the City's Complete Street infrastructure, we have an opportunity to help shape the way our stretch of Eglinton will look and feel in the medium and long term.
With the Complete Street, the City has committed to investing in the revitalization of our neighbourhood via a coherent streetscape master plan, which will help create an exciting destination for our businesses, visitors and local residents.
Change is coming so let's make it work for us!
Help us create an identity for Cedarvale and the Upper Village that embodies our area's cultural capital, history, and future. Please take a couple minutes to complete this survey and share your thoughts and ideas on what will make our community vibrant, beautiful, safe and welcoming.
We are trying to identify the priorities and preferred design concepts of our residents that will promote revitalization and placemaking in our neighbourhood. All responses are due Thursday, June 6, 2024. Results will be submitted to the Upper Village BIA and the City to help guide the design and implementation process. Click Eglinton Streetscape Design Survey to begin the survey.
