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turn things around and activate the dormant land with new residential and retail opportunities that could guide other local intensification.  Satellite view of the site and surrounding area with Walsh Avenue on the north (Walsh Avenue connects the west end of Wilson Avenue to Albion Road) the site is oriented towards automobile transportation several surface level transit routes that service the site and eventually provide connection to rapid transit stations The adjacent area to the north is primarily characterized by low-rise single detached housing with very few proposed development projects in a 1km radius with fewer still qualified as high-rise; in other words delivering over 2,000 units would mark a dramatic shift in density higher residential densities are found in Weston with several high-rises and dozens of mid-rises along Weston Road Working with an irregularly shaped parcel of land the Westdale site plan summarizes how the proposal intends to accommodate six towers and a park The lettering system begins with Building A It steps down to 10 storeys along Walsh Avenue Building D climbs to 25 storeys above its own 12-storey bordered on the north by the park that extends all the way to the corner of the site to the north and west Buildings E and F rise from a shared L-shaped podium at the southwesternmost corner of the site reaching 40 and 30 storeys respectively .  Site plan with lettering system for buildings Only one rendering exists to date to provide a lifelike view of the completed development the six towers all share a common exterior glass finish that acts as a base for varying accents of white framing to articulate the volumes The framing appears to project from the facades enough to mark balcony edges a multi-building development at 33 Walsh Avenue Residents of the complex would be induced to descend from the upper reaches of the towers to enjoy the ground level where the majority of the non-residential infrastructure is found A strip of retail units are offered on the site’s western border with entrances fronting Weston Road to welcome foot traffic from non-residents as well The grade level of each building is also where residents can find the indoor amenity spaces which add up to a total area of 4,932m² across the development The indoor amenities also have direct access to one of three outdoor amenity areas on the ground level while the rooftops of the various podiums provide the additional outdoor amenity area that also totals at 5,062m².  Landscape plans for the grade level of the development meeting the City's request for percentage of family-sized units three levels would offer a total of 1,316 vehicle parking spaces with another 1,840 spaces for bicycles.  UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development you can learn more about it from our Database file you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page UrbanToronto's new 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In addition, our subscription newsletter, New Development Insider drops in your mailbox daily to help you track projects through the planning process chair of the Weston Village Residents’ Association looks west over Highway 401 from the Weston Road overpass Mauricio Echeverria at his home in the Pelmo Park area Echeverria’s family lives about 40 metres from a highway 401 exit and 150 metres from where the 400 highway crosses the 401 Mauricio Echeverria’s family lives about 40 metres from a highway 401 exit and 150 metres from where the 400 crosses the 401 Mauricio Echeverria is not surprised the City of Toronto has detected high rates of harmful traffic-related air pollutants like benzene nitrogen dioxide and small particulate matter in his neighbourhood and the information within may be out of date Highway TRAP is a two-part series exploring why Weston and North York have some of the highest rates of air pollution in the city we hear from residents and research experts Mauricio Echeverria is not surprised the City of Toronto detected high rates of harmful air pollutants like benzene Echeverria has watched municipal workers plant saplings in Pelmo Park and has seen those trees fail to thrive and eventually die He and his family live in a house situated approximately 150 metres from where Highway 400 meets Highway 401 The 401 carries about 411,000 cars past the family’s home each day and the Pelmo Park-Humberlea neighbourhood is in an area that appears in dark shades on heat maps of air pollution in Toronto “The mature trees around the neighbourhood thrive but the city planted something like 200 trees around the park and they didn’t make it.” According to city staff’s review of existing research regarding air quality in Toronto neighbourhoods along Highway 401 have some of the highest rates of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) outside the downtown core — with the heaviest concentrations of key pollutants found near where the 401 intersects with other highways Urban air pollution comes from diverse sources but the city identifies traffic as the primary one Heat maps provided by the City of Toronto show concentrations of benzene nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter throughout the city Staff presented their findings in a small open-house in December 2019 along with heat maps showing elevated levels of four key traffic-related pollutants in the York South-Weston and Humber River-Black Creek wards particularly in neighbourhoods that border Highway 401 like Weston The data comes from the city’s 2017 report Avoiding the TRAP: Traffic Related Air Pollution in Toronto nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter along the highway — especially in portions of York South—Weston and Humber River—Black Creek — exceed health benchmarks set by the Ontario Ministry of Environment Such benchmarks define how much pollution people can tolerate without suffering from adverse health effects “We looked at 25 substances and out of that 25 there were four that were exceeding air quality standards,” said Stephanie Gower a health research specialist with Toronto Public Health “The list of pollutants was selected based on the potential for harm to human health and whether they’ve been detected in the city in the past.” Benzene is a component of gasoline emitted in vehicle exhaust Long-term exposure to low levels of benzene increases the risk of developing cancers like acute myeloid leukemia The city does not know of any industrial sources of benzene in York South—Weston Diesel trucks are the main emitters of nitrogen dioxide which is linked to cardiovascular and respiratory illness and death at high levels Nitrogen dioxide decreases the ability of lungs to fight infection older adults and adults with heart and respiratory disorders are especially sensitive to its effects some homes are as little as 40 metres from a highway 401 exit and 150 metres from where the 400 highway crosses the 401 causes similar effects to nitrogen dioxide Toronto Public Health reported air pollution from all sources — on and off roadways — gives rise to 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations in Toronto each year with traffic-related air pollution accounting for 42 per cent of those deaths and 44 per cent of hospitalizations The city’s research found the health implications of TRAP are worse for people living working or commuting close to major highways and roads Although the data was originally published in 2017 Frances Nunziata confessed to being surprised by the findings during the Dec “In June of 2019 I put a member’s motion through asking city staff and public health to do an air quality test in Ward 5 assessing the impact of industrial uses,” she said Residents in the south end of the ward had asked the city to assess emissions coming from nearby industrial buildings but the review found air quality was worst in the north portion of the ward who leads the Weston Village Residents’ Association was also surprised to learn about the concentration of TRAP in his neighbourhood “How does a person who’s been living here for 25 years not know about this?” he questioned No one in Echeverria’s family suffers from any apparent TRAP-related illnesses and he has no intention of leaving Pelmo Park—Humberlea Echeverria once asked the Ministry of Transportation to install a barrier along the highway in front of his home to dampen the noise but was told “it wasn’t within their budget.” If there are health implications for his family Echeverria said he’d like to see the government and motorists work harder to mitigate those effects He limits his own emissions by taking the TTC to get to work and wishes intercity commuters had better access to public transit “This is one of the aspects of living in Toronto,” he said “There’s things I can control and there’s things the government has to do.” we look at what it will take to reduce the amount of traffic-related air pollutants Megan DeLaire is a former reporter with toronto.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were 15 residential break and enters reported in the district from Oct Toronto Police Service received 47 reports of a break-in at a home between Oct including 15 in the district of North York In total 1,801 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 41.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Chipstead Road and Tahoe Court on Saturday a house near Farmcote Road and Swiftdale Place on Saturday There have been 35 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Kennard Avenue and Shaftesbury Street on Sunday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Bathurst Manor in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Lewes Crescent and St There have been 36 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Blairville Road and Sheppard Avenue West on Sunday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Clanton Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Kingslake Road and Tepee Court on Friday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Bradenton Drive and Brahms Avenue on Friday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2024 a house near Hathor Crescent and Rowntree Mill Road on Friday a house near Aviemore Drive and Franel Crescent on Monday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Humber Summit in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Coronado Court and St There have been four residential break and enters reported in Humbermede in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Montford Drive and Pamcrest Drive on Sunday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024 Three break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Cornerbrook Drive and Underhill Drive on Saturday a house near Beveridge Drive and Hatherton Crescent on Sunday a house near Brookbanks Drive and Don Valley Parkway on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Strathburn Boulevard and Sunset Trail on Tuesday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Pelmo Park-Humberlea in 2024 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police 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