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City accepts cash contribution instead of Dufferin Station tunnel connection, redirecting funds to affordable housing and station improvements
Council approved accepting a cash payment from a development at Bloor and Dufferin in place of building a below-grade pedestrian tunnel to Dufferin Station. The redirected funds will support affordable housing, community amenities, and public realm work at the station. The decision closes a long-standing community debate over the tunnel's necessity.
Who did what
- Councillor Alejandra Bravo (Ward 9, Davenport) movedMoved the motion to accept cash contribution and redirect funds to affordable housing and community amenities
- Mayor Olivia Chow secondedSeconded Bravo's motion
From the floor
“The advancing alternate section 37 agreement contribution at Bloor and Dufferin is urgent because it's lost counsel.”Councillor Jamaal Myers (Ward 23, Scarborough North)
Also in this item
• A below-grade pedestrian connection to Dufferin Station will not be built; the development contribution is redirected to affordable housing instead.
The journey
Decision
City Council adopted the motion to accept the cash contribution in lieu of the below-grade tunnel connection and direct the value toward affordable housing initiatives, community and cultural amenities, and public realm improvements for Dufferin Subway Station, as identified through community consultation.
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