Articles by Carol Burtin Fripp

Section 37 has been in the news quite a lot recently, including here in Leaside, where $500,000 in Section 37 funds from the SmartCentre North’s developer is scheduled to go to the Leaside Arena’s new …more

In my September column, I promised to say more this month about the LPOA’s upcoming Leaside traffic study. As readers will recall, $50,000 of our settlement from SmartCentre North is earmarked for this, and the …more

As another summer comes to a close, LPOA anticipates a busy autumn and winter. The issues we were working on before the summer began continue: development proposals (939 Eglinton at Brentcliffe; the former Leaside post …more

How’s the traffic on your street? Do drivers stop at stop signs? What about speeding? Have you noticed other – and increased –  traffic-related problems in the neighbourhood? Other than development issues, traffic complaints top …more

Over the past year and a half, Leasiders have stated – very clearly – your concerns about the proposed SmartCentre North development. You were worried about increased traffic and congested roads, about the potential loss …more

A presentation was made to the 31 LPOA board on March 6 by Steve Diamond, of Diamond Corporation, regarding 939 Eglinton Ave. East. This is the plaza on the west side of Brentcliffe and south …more

Back in the 1970s, Leaside initiated its first comprehensive traffic study, led by the LPOA, to regulate and reduce cut-through traffic. Controversy raged. Many residents living on Leaside’s quieter streets feared that any traffic plan …more

Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of building the LRT, held a second open house on Jan.31 that didn’t make Leasiders in attendance much happier than at the previous open house. The plan to eliminate …more

For many years the LPOA has received complaints from Leasiders about the missing link in TTC service along Bayview Ave. between Sutherland Dr. and Davisville, particularly from people needing to get to Sunnybrook Hospital for …more