City of Toronto PLUS

Top, east side of Bathurst bridge over tracks covered with white graffiti

On a pole at fort York and capreol court

1. : Street cleaning has stopped! This is penny-wise (perhaps) and pound foolish. The build up of post winter dust and gravel is dangerous for cyclists and damaging to roads and air quality. The now rotted to mud leaves are a public safety, health and aesthetic hazard.

We can sweep all of this detritus to the drains and then create a further complication or we can continue to advise you and be ignored. Our street, High Park Avenue, takes a lot of traffic and the buses kick up the dust to our detriment. Humberside has piles that block the drainage. Pacific Avenue, outside No Frills, is a disgusting mess.

It is cheaper and easier to remove this mess while it is above ground rather than compromising our storm sewers and requiring a vacuum truck after the fact.

2. On behalf of Councillor Doucette, thank you for contacting our office. Councillor Doucette has also been concerned about the lack of street sweeping in our area. When she contacted Transportation about this, she was told that while there were three trucks in our area, there is currently only one person qualified to drive these trucks due to retirement. Due to a hiring freeze imposed as part of budget discussions, Transportation is unable to hire additional staff at this time.

The above being said, I will make another request to Transportation to have High Park Avenue and Pacific Avenue swept as soon as possible.

How many Millions of $$$ of equipment is sitting idle like this?? This is stupidity personified.

This lovely waterfall and mini park in the heart of downtown is rendered useless and totally uninviting by the masses of trash (of all kinds) in the water and on the walls. Why can't the city keep this clean so people can enjoy it, especially the waterfall now that the weather is warming up. What a waste of a resource!

More stupid light pole graffiti

Ring and post damaged and unusable in the Junction

Sidewalk needs to be fixed it is uneven 4 inch difference

Home owner not clearing the snow from sidewalk

Graffiti on a hydro pole across the street from 35 Palmer Street in front of the school