Are you a cycling enthusiast like I am?

I’m the first to admit it took me some time to embrace cycling in the city, but with so many new bike lanes open (and a significant push by the City of Toronto to make cycling more accessible), I’m officially a convert!

Have you cycled the West Toronto Railpath? It’s one of my favourites. I love that the multi-use trail runs through a lot of former industrial landscapes which I have a particular fascination with!

Over a decade ago, Toronto announced that it planned to extend the path beyond Dundas St West and into the downtown core, which would require careful planning and the construction of multiple bridges over busy streets like Queen. The city’s proposed extension will be a multi-use trail extending the existing West Toronto Rail path by approximately 2.1km south from Dundas Street West to Sudbury Street and Abell Street. The Globe and Mail said the resulting bike path, end-to-end would be a “veritable bike commuter’s superhighway, running all the way from the Junction neighbourhood directly into the downtown core.”

Construction begins next year in 2025!

Currently, the path makes its mark in a diagonal – running from just north of the Dupont and Dundas intersection in The Junction – and is situated beside the rail tracks that roughly parallel the Dundas Street West.

Check out the Friends of West Toronto Railpath! They have their own website, which says:

“The Friends of the West Toronto Railpath is a volunteer group committed to expanding, protecting and improving the WTR, a 2-kilometre trail that connects Toronto’s West End.”

The Railpath will be extended south and east towards downtown Toronto in Phase Two, and, when finished, will offer a sustainable transportation link with the downtown core for more than 250,000 Torontonians!

Here’s an imagining of one completed leg of the path:

The Railpath community group was initiated by a committee of West Toronto residents, cyclists, politicians, activists and environmentalists with the goal of assisting the City in the creation and stewardship of this multipurpose linear park.

By the way, are you a BMX biking enthusiast? I had no idea but check out the Wallace Emerson BMX Park located near our new listing on Hallam Street – featured below!

For residents in any neighbourhood in Toronto, cycling is an amazing way to commute,  exercise, and integrate a little fresh air into your routine!

Here’s a unique opportunity that we sold to a lucky buyer, just a short bike away from the rail path.

We call it: A Fantastic Flex House In Dovercourt Village – NOW SOLD!

We’re delighted to introduce you to this charming Flex House nestled on a 21 x 118 foot lot with laneway access to a quaint 2-car garage (plus it has approval for an as-of-right laneway dwelling!) Constructed in 1910 with a later 2-storey extension built on the rear of this dwelling, this residence possesses oodles of curb appeal. 

Offering an intelligent flexible space plan, this property can be used in its current iteration as two 2-bedroom suites, or easily converted into a 3+1 bed, 2 bath residence with main floor family room. Need more space? This property has the as-of-right approvals for a 2-storey laneway dwelling of about 1350 square feet! Well-situated, well-proportioned, and welcoming, this residence is an ideal opportunity!

Contact James Ormston (james@urbaneer.com) or Steven Fudge (steve@urbaneer.com), with any questions.

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Since 1989, I’ve steered my career through a real estate market crash and burn; survived a slow painful cross-country recession; completed an M.E.S. graduate degree from York University called ‘Planning Housing Environments’; executed the concept, sales & marketing of multiple new condo and vintage loft conversions; and guided hundreds of clients through the purchase and sale of hundreds of freehold and condominium dwellings across the original City of Toronto. From a gritty port industrial city into a glittering post-industrial global centre, I’ve navigated the ebbs and flows of a property market as a consistent Top Producer. And I remain as passionate about it today as when I started.

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Serving first and second-time Buyers, relocations, renovators, and those building their long-term property portfolios, our mandate is to help clients choose the property that will realize the highest future return on their investment while ensuring the property best serves their practical needs and their dream of “Home” during their ownership.

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Thanks for reading!

-The Urbaneer Team

Steven Fudge, Sales Representative
& The Innovative Urbaneer Team
Bosley Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage – (416) 322-800

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