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TABLE OF CONTENTS THE BIA STORY __________________________________________________________ 2 TORONTO/TABIA FACTSHEET _________________________________________________ 3 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF TABIA ___________________________________________ 4 TABIA WEBSITE __________________________________________________________ 5 TABIA ORGANIZATIONAL CHART _______________________________________________ 6-7 TABIA COMMITTEES Tax ________________________________________________________________ 8-11 Marketing & Communications ______________________________________________ 12 Task Force on Crime _____________________________________________________ 13 Transportation _________________________________________________________ 14-15 Tourism ____________________________________________________________ 16 GEOGRAPHIC BASED BIA SUPPORT SYSTEM ______________________________________ 17 TABIA MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS _________________________________________ 18-19 TABIA DISCOUNTS & SAVINGS PROGRAMS Savings for BIA Boards ___________________________________________________ 20-21 Savings for Member Businesses ____________________________________________ 22-24 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT ___________________________ 24 GREENTBIZ ____________________________________________________________ 25 ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ______________________________ 26 CITY OF TORONTO BIA OFFICE Commercial Area Advisors ________________________________________________ 27 Community Advisor Designers ______________________________________________ 27 Councillors __________________________________________________________ 27 BIA DESCRIPTIONS & CONTACTS ______________________________________________ 28-43 BIA KEY MAP ___________________________________________________________ 34-35 TEMPORARY SIGNS BY-LAW _________________________________________________ 44 POSTERING BY-LAW ______________________________________________________ 44 GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM ______________________________________________ 45 ADOPT-A-BIN ___________________________________________________________ 46 MAKING A DEPUTATION TO A COMMITTEE ________________________________________ 47 WHO DOES WHAT AT THE CITY ________________________________________________ 48-49 Permits, Right of Way Management, BIA Budgets, Five Year Capital Planning, Festival Planning, BIA Insurance, BIA Tax Rates, Levies and Appeal Provisions, BIA Levy Remittances, G.S.T Inquiries, Toronto Film & Television Office, Tree Pruning, Cast Iron Gas Pipe Replacement, EUCAN/OMG Containers, Commercial Garbage Collection, Yellow Bag Program USEFUL CONTACTS City Councillors _______________________________________________________ 50-51 Members of Provincial Parliament ____________________________________________ 52-53 Members of Parliament __________________________________________________ 54-55 Police Divisions ________________________________________________________ 56 CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP & INVESTMENT PROGRAMS _________________ 57-60 COMMERCIAL FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ___________________________________ 61 MEDIA CONTACTS Newspapers, Magazines, Radio, TV, On-line _____________________________________ 62-65 Tips for writing a press release _____________________________________________ 65 DATES TO REMEMBER _____________________________________________________ 66 TABIA CONTACT INFORMATION ________________________________________________ 67 NOTES ________________________________________________________________ 67-68 WHOSE JOB IS IT ________________________________________________________ Back cover 1
THE BIA STORY In 1970, when business was fading on a west Toronto main street, the business people in the community decided to take action. They formed an association, and used their own money to improve the street and promote the area. Their work helped the street become - and remain - a popular shopping destination. That was the start of the first Business Improvement Area, Bloor West Village. The story begins in 1967 when the Bloor-Danforth subway line was completed and many shoppers who formerly traveled along the surface on Bloor Street in streetcars disappeared underground. To add to the problems facing neighbourhood retailers, a proliferation of shopping malls had sprung up on the outskirts of the city around the same time. These merchandising meccas offered enticing shops with a wondrous array of products and services all under the same roof, year-round climate-control and acres of free parking. This led thousands of shoppers to forsake their traditional shopping habits, pile into their cars and motor out to the malls. As a result, some merchants were forced to close their shops and, in some instances, follow the crowds to the malls. Vacancies resulted and many local shopping areas began to look run down and seemed doomed to oblivion. Many business people who remained in their business strips reacted by attempting to form business associations - and spent a great deal of their time and effort going door-to-door soliciting voluntary donations for local improvements and area promotions. One problem they often encountered was that only a few businesses in each block were willing to contribute. These associations frequently found themselves with insufficient funds and support to make any difference. Out of sheer frustration, a group of businessmen in the west end of Toronto, along Bloor Street West, went to City Hall and the Province seeking legislation that would compel all businesses within a designated area to pay a levy for the purpose of revitalizing their business strip through physical improvements and promotional activities. The levy would be collected by the City and turned over to the elected Board of Management to be used as budgeted. After some persuasion, the idea was finally adopted and the Business Improvement Area (BIA) legislation was enacted. It became Section 217 of the Municipal Act and Bloor West Village became the pioneer of the BIA concept when it was designated as the first BIA in 1970! For the first year, the Bloor West Village BIA members voted themselves a budget of $47,500 and the money was spent mostly on physical improvements. The transformation was dramatic. The lighted trees sparkled, there were colourful flower boxes and the benches made shopping inviting. With the continuation of the beautification program and the added area promotions over the years, shoppers began to flock back to Bloor West Village. A used car lot and gasoline stations were redeveloped into retail stores with residential and office units above. A medical complex was built on the site of an abandoned streetcar turn-around at Bloor and Jane. A number of other building developments and restorations followed, making Bloor West Village a vibrant and safe environment to live, work, shop and raise a family. The success of Bloor West Village encouraged other communities. Now Toronto has 60 BIAs encompassing approximately 25,000 businesses & property owners. 2
Page 4 and 5: TORONTO FACT SHEET • Set on the n
Page 6 and 7: TABIA WEBSITE Visit www.toronto-bia
Page 8 and 9: TABIA ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Mr. LION
Page 10 and 11: TAX COMMITTEE The provincial budget
Page 12 and 13: TAX COMMITTEE - YOUR TAX BILL EXPLA
Page 14 and 15: TABIA TASK FORCE ON CRIME: PREVENTI
Page 16 and 17: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE The Transp
Page 18 and 19: GEOGRAPHIC BASED BIA SUPPORT SYSTEM
Page 20 and 21: TABIA MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Page 22 and 23: TABIA DISCOUNTS & SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Page 24 and 25: TABIA DISCOUNTS & SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Page 26 and 27: GREENTBIZ SAVE MONEY WHILE GREENING
Page 28 and 29: CITY OF TORONTO BIA OFFICE - CONTAC
Page 30 and 31: BIA DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS Bloor
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Page 36 and 37: Survey and Mapping Services 31 Litt
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Page 46 and 47: GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM The Prog
Page 48 and 49: MAKING A DEPUTATION TO A COMMITTEE
Page 50 and 51: WHO DOES WHAT AT THE CITY BIA TAX R
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CITY COUNCILLORS Peter Milczyn (War
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MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT Ho
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MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Tom Wappel Sc
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CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY PARTNERSH
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CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY PARTNERSH
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COMMERCIAL FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROG
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MEDIA CONTACTS Be sure to check eac
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MEDIA CONTACTS TELEVISION Bravo!New
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General Enquiries /Mailing Address
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