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North York Community Council · 2019-09-16 · 2019.NY8.48

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Improvements to Woburn Park

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2019-09-16 · North York Community Council · referred

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North York Community Council: 1. Referred the item to the appropriate staff for a report back to North York Community Council.

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The area in the vicinity of Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West is very parkland deficient. Woburn Park is a linear park but disconnected by local streets. The improvements would connect sections of Woburn Park and support City Council's Vision Zero program.

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Councillor Mike Colle Recommends that North York Community Council request: A. That Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff be directed to complete the following by the end of 2020: 1. Create a park on the public right of way at the rear of properties on Khedive Avenue (between Ranee Avenue and Bathurst Street) and Ridgevale Drive (between Rajah Street and Prince Charles Drive); 2. Pave a minimum 3 metre wide walkway on the public right of way at the rear of properties on Khedive Avenue (between Ranee Avenue and Bathurst Street) and Ridgevale Drive (between Rajah Street and Prince Charles Drive); 3.

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Remove the existing fence on the public right of way (east of 86 Prince Charles Drive), to allow public access; 4. The feasibility of creating an access to the existing public right of way at the rear of properties on Khedive Avenue (between Ranee Avenue and Bathurst Street) and Ridgevale Drive (between Rajah Street and Prince Charles Drive), through public easement agreement with owner of 45 Ranee Avenue; 5. Work with the owners of 3257, 3255, and 3253 Bathurst Street and 595 Brookdale Avenue to secure a public easement to create a Woburn Park extension with a paved path and install path lighting; 6. Install a paved path and path lighting in Woburn Park between Bedford Park Avenue and Douglas Avenue; 7. Improve the existing path and install path lighting at Bedford Park Avenue to Douglas Avenue section of Woburn Park (at the rear of 585, 583, 581 Bedford Park Avenue and 504, 502, 500 Douglas Avenue); 8. Install a paved path and path lighting in Woburn Park between Douglas Avenue and Glengarry Avenue; 9. Install a paved path and path lighting in Woburn Park between Glengarry Avenue and Lawrence Avenue West; and 10. Give parkland acquisition priority to growing the area of Woburn Park. B. That Transportation Services be directed to complete the following by the end 2020: 1. Install curb cuts and a mid-block crosswalk on Brookdale Avenue at the 3311 Bathurst Street north south mid-block connection and future Woburn Park north extension; 2. Install a mid-block crosswalk on Woburn Avenue between Bathurst Street and Ledbury Street at Woburn Park; 3. Install a mid-block crosswalk and improve curb cuts on Bedford Park Avenue between Bathurst Street and Ledbury Street at Woburn Park; 4. Install a mid-block crosswalk and curb cuts on Douglas Avenue between Welland Street and Ledbury Street at Woburn Park; and 5. Install a mid-block crosswalk and curb cuts on Glengarry Avenue between Welland Street and Ledbury Street at Woburn Park. C. That City Planning be directed to complete the following by the end 2020: 1. Require the owner of 3311 Bathurst Street to provide, through development application approvals, a public easement to create a north south mid-block connection with a 4.5 metre paved path and install path lighting.

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