There is planning work being done to look at increasing the transportation capacity of the Don Valley Corridor. This could have a direct impact on the Don Trail and the surrounding Don Valley. If you want to have input on that plan there will be a public meeting on April 3rd. Details are in an e-mail quoted below from Councillor Pam McConnel.

Hello everyone,

In a response to Council's request for staff to examine traffic on the Don Valley Parkway and assess opportunities to improve transportation operations and capacity in the Don Valley Corridor, the City Planning Division of Urban Development Services is preparing a study in accordance with the Master Planning process.

The purpose of the study is to identify possible transportation improvements for implementation over the short, medium, and long-term. The study area is very large and extends from Steeles Avenue in the north to Lake Shore Boulevard in the south, and from Bayview / Leslie in the east to Victoria Park in the west.

An important part of this process is public consultation with affected communities. A meeting for the west side of the Don Valley Corridor has been set up for:

Thursday April 3 - 7:30pm
Rosedale United Church - Gymnasium
159 Roxborough Drive (Glen Road and Roxborough Drive)

Attached is a newsletter explaining the process and providing additional information such as contacts for questions and concerns. The newsletter is readable in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Alternately, you can find this information on the City's website at www.toronto.ca/planning/dvp.htm .

It is important for neighbouring residents to provide input into these studies as any changes to the Don Valley Parkway would necessarily affect our neighbourhoods.

I understand that there will be additional public meetings in other locations as the review progresses and I will let you know about these as information becomes available.

Please feel free to forward this email to others in your neighbourhood.

Pam McConnell
Councillor, Ward 28

As it says in the letter there will be more meetings and discussion on this issue. I will try and post more when it becomes available.