The Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) met this month to discuss the upcoming, and much anticipated, Bloor Street revitalization plan due in 2019.
Chatter (Nov. 2017): Bloor Annex BIA updates street revitalization plan
November 24th, 2017 · Comments Off on Chatter (Nov. 2017): Bloor Annex BIA updates street revitalization plan
FORUM (Oct. 2017): A magical new supply of parking spots
November 2nd, 2017 · 1 Comment
Merchants need to look to themselves
By Albert Koehl
What if Bloor Street merchants — especially those who believe the bike lane is bad for business — could magically create a new supply of parking spots for their motoring customers?
EDITORIAL (FALL 2017): Bike lanes, good for business
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (FALL 2017): Bike lanes, good for business
When confronted with the question of whether or not to support the city’s pilot bike lanes on Bloor Street, the Bloor Annex and Korea Town Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) commissioned a study on the economic impact of the bike lanes. The comprehensive evaluation yielded clear results and also found a discrepancy between the attitudes of merchants and the positive impact the lanes appeared to have on their bottom lines.
CHATTER (June 2017): Community through song
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (June 2017): Community through song
CHATTER (MAY 2017): Annex Family Festival returns on June 11
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MAY 2017): Annex Family Festival returns on June 11
Over 20,000 attendees and 120 craft and unique food vendors are expected to descend on Bloor Street between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street on June 11 for the 21st running of the Annex Family Festival.
EDITORIAL (APRIL 2017): Westbank’s positive precedent
April 10th, 2017 · 1 Comment
The Toronto and East York Community Council unanimously endorsed a planning staff recommendation to approve Westbank Projects Corp.’s application to redevelop the southwest corner of Bloor and Bathurst streets on April 4. It’s a significant milestone that comes after three years of community consultations and collaborative work between the Vancouver-based developer, planning staff, and community representatives.
CHATTER (MARCH 2017): Preliminary data on Bloor Street pilot bike lane released
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MARCH 2017): Preliminary data on Bloor Street pilot bike lane released
FOCUS (OCTOBER 2016): Marked with granite
October 28th, 2016 · Comments Off on FOCUS (OCTOBER 2016): Marked with granite
Tags: Annex
NEWS (AUGUST 2016): Tall tower before OMB, as city battles back with block study
August 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (AUGUST 2016): Tall tower before OMB, as city battles back with block study
CHATTER (AUGUST 2016): Ground-breaking bike lanes launch on Bloor Street
August 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on CHATTER (AUGUST 2016): Ground-breaking bike lanes launch on Bloor Street
The Annex’s cycling community celebrated the unveiling of the Bloor Street pilot bike lane project on Aug. 12.
NEWS (AUGUST 2016): City approves safe injection sites, as council embraces a public health approach
August 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (AUGUST 2016): City approves safe injection sites, as council embraces a public health approach
NEWS: Bloor Street goes green
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bloor Street goes green
Plan to transform underutilized space
“This is a major greening initiative for the neighbourhood”—Jonathan Da Silva, Bloor-Annex BIA
By Annemarie Brissenden
Bloor Street West is about to get a whole lot greener, and it’s all thanks to the trees.
Tags: General
Bloor-Borden farmers market returns with a little help
June 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments
MARKET RETURNS TO THE ANNEX THIS SUMMER
By Victoria Prouse
“You shop differently in a farmers market than a supermarket,” says Gus Sinclair, former chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) and co-founder of the Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market. “In a farmers’ market, people pause; they stop over tomatoes and talk about how the kids are doing at school.”