Metrolinx plans to close Leslie St. presumably near Eglinton for the months of July and August to permit construction of the LRT. There was a mailing or door to door delivery Tuesday in the area of Leaside telling of this plan. The Councillor Jaye Robinson, is aware and said that she will attend Metrolinx Community Meeting scheduled for April 4 at the Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. There is substantial indignation plan on Facebook
Among the angry posts are appeals about the overall difficulty of exiting Leaside to the north. One says “Please do not let Metrolinx do this! If they block the road for cars, they will block the ONLY route for cyclists to get to Sunnybrook Park to access downtown since Wilket Creek is never going to reopen. We have no alternate routes for any form of transportation with this crazy idea.” Another says: “At times getting out of Leaside to go north on Bayview can be next to impossible during the evening rush hour, backtracking to Leslie was the only option to get out of town, now that option is gone.”
While I understand that this is a huge project, they seem to do whatever that hell they want to do? Enough already. I think we have been through enough along with all the business owners along Eglinton. Metrolinx is not GOD, but they sure do act like it.