Morningside Avenue (Toronto)
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Morningside Avenue is a suburban arterial road in
It is not to be confused with Morningside Avenue, a minor residential road (short of Riverside Drive to Ellis Avenue) in the old Toronto neighbourhood of Swansea. This Morningside Avenue was originally the extension of College Street or Grenadier Road[1] from Parkside Drive but cancelled as High Park was developed.
Route description
The foot of Morningside is located at
Communities lining the northern reaches of the street, and those nearby across the
The low 3.7 m (12.1 ft), narrow, one-lane railroad underpass at Finch Avenue, dating back to when it was a rural road, was replaced in 2009, allowing 4 lanes of traffic to pass below uninterrupted.[6] McNicoll Avenue was later extended east terminating at a newly built extension of Morningside Avenue, while Oasis Blvd continues east of Morningside Avenue as a residential neighbourhood.
Public transit
Morningside Avenue is mainly served by the 116 Morningside bus route from Guildwood Parkway to Nightstar Road. The 133 Neilson and 53A Steeles East serve north of this to McNicoll Ave/Oasis Blvd. The 53B Steeles East and 102B/C Markham Road both serve the northern extension of Morningside from Passmore Avenue to Steeles Avenue East. The 12D Kingston Road, 39B Finch East, 131 Nugget, 902 Markham Road Express, 905 Eglinton East Express, 939C Finch Express, and 953 Steeles East Express all serve parts of Morningside, with the 902, 905, 939C, and 953 running express in the areas they serve.
A portion of Morningside Avenue between Kingston Road and Ellesmere Road contains dedicated RapidTO bus lanes.
Future
Morningside Avenue is planned to be extended to Steeles Avenue (initially from Passmore Avenue to McNicoll Avenue and then to Steeles[7]) in the future to connect to Donald Cousens Parkway via a widened Steeles Avenue.[8] As of December 2019, the Steeles widening project is expected to start construction in 2022, and although the detailed design of the Morningside extension is expected to be completed in 2020, no schedule has been announced for the extension yet.[7]
Attractions and points of interest
- West Hill Collegiate Institute
- Morningside Park
- Centennial HP Science and Technology Centre
- University of Toronto Scarborough on nearby Military Trail
References
- ^ Swansea map swanseahistoricalsociety.ca
- ^ "University of Toronto Scarborough · 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada". University of Toronto Scarborough · 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
- ^ "UTSC - About us". University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "End of road for Markham's east-end link" Tiffany Hsieh. Markham Economist & Sun. Sep 24, 2010. pg. 1
- ^ "Morningside Ave. project near Rouge River parks;" W.D. Lighthall. Toronto Star. Mar 22, 2003. pg. M.18
- ^ "Construction to begin at Finch and Morningside avenues shortly. " David Nickle. The Scarborough Mirror. May 15, 2007. pg. 1
- ^ a b "Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension". City of Toronto. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension Display Panels, July 19, 2016". Slideshare. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
External links
- Morningside Avenue at Google Maps
- Transportation Improvements in the Markham Bypass Corridor South of Highway 407 (York Region)
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