Untitled - Waterfront BIA

BIA DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS
Danforth Village
Mr. Bob Smith – Secretary/Treasurer – (416) 694-4489
Created in mid-2006, Danforth Village extends from Victoria Park Avenue to two blocks west of Main
Street. It includes the renovated Shoppers World - a 342,500 SF open mall , a brand new Canadian Tire
store - both with free parking - Main Square - with over 1000 units and expanding - and at its west end
- a renovated Sobey’s foodstore.
Danforth Village serves a market area of close to 100,000 households within a short drive. Of these
households 3000 - 4000 live within a 5 minute walk of Danforth Village. Initiatives to improve the
business environment for all stores and their customers have been planned. In 2007 a streetscape
program will be started. Banners have been designed and existing treepots and rolled rim pots will be
planted with flowers. Posts and arms with hanging baskets will be installed in time for 2007/8
winter decoration and summer planting in 2008. Ways to improve traffic service levels and parking on
and off - street for the more than 280 smaller streetfront stores and offices in Danforth Village, are
being developed.
Dovercourt Village
Ms. Margaret Raposo – Chair – (416) 878-0444
Small but energetic and community-conscious, Dovercourt Village began in 1985 and extends along
Dovercourt Road north and south from Hallam Street as well as east and west along Hallam. It boasts
a concentration of small shops offering a variety of items, from taste-tempting baked goods to
fashionable apparel.
Downtown Yonge
Mr. James Robinson – Executive Director – (416) 597-0255
At the heart of Toronto, Downtown Yonge is vibrant, exciting and easily accessible by car or public transit.
Home to a spectacular array of retail stores, restaurants, theatres, businesses, hotels and free events at
Yonge-Dundas Square, this ultra urban experience is a designated tourist area. This means that
Downtown Yonge is open seven days a week, including most statutory holidays.
The Downtown Yonge BIA is an association of 2000 businesses and property owners committed to improving
and promoting this energetic area as Toronto’s premier destination for shopping, business and entertainment.
www.downtownyonge.com
Dundas West
Ms. Sylvia Fernandez – Chair – (416) 534-7567
Newly formed in 2006 The Dundas West BIA is situated along Dundas Street West in the former Village of
Brockton. It covers the area from the CNR tracks just west of Lansdowne Avenue to Rusholme Road to
the east and consists primarily of small businesses. The BIA, formed in 2006, was driven by a very
dedicated and active steering committee consisting of retailers, artists, designers and a landscape
architect. This group quickly initiated area improvements, the most notable being a revitalization of the
Dundas-St. Clarens parkette. Plans are underway for streetscape improvements to develop the area into
a more competitive and vital business area in a way that acknowledges the historic Village of Brockton
and the more recent contribution of the Portuguese community.
www.dundaswestbia.ca
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