Dundas West: A Changing Cityscape

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The Dundas West corridor is undergoing significant revitalization and redevelopment. Condo and townhouse projects are under construction, and buildings are being renovated into new boutique restaurants, bars, shops and cafes. These changes are also visible in the neighbourhoods changing demographics.

Change in Demographics 2001 - 2006

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Despite the changing character of the neighbourhood Dundas Wests history as a home to both Portugese and Chinese immigrants remains a relevant part of the neighbourhood character.

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Users: Making Space for Everyone

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Dundas acts as the main thoroughfare for the neighbourhood with only minor traffic on the residential streets. Dundass narrow width and heavy use leads to overlapping uses and use conflicts. As Dunas continues to develop, where will additional capacity for new users come from? The answer may lay on College

St. and Queen St., nearby avenues which have seen more re-development. Between Bathurst and Ossington these streets do not have higher automobile use; instead transit ridership is significantly higher and pedestrian use is slightly higher. Colleges bike lane also leads to significantly more cycling.

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Current develoment on Dundas is primarily 1-3 storey buildings, but Dundass designation as an Avenue in Torontos Official Plan justifies increased intensification. Priorities on avenues include reurbanization and improving the pedestrian environment. The City has developed an Avenues & MidRise Buildings Study which outlines design guidelines for avenues in line with these goals. Soft sites (underdeveloped/underused sites) are most likely to be redeveloped first.