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| Maintained by | City of Toronto government | ||||||
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| Length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi)[1] | ||||||
| Location | Toronto | ||||||
| South end | Queens Quay | ||||||
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| North end | Mount Pleasant Road /Ted Rogers Way | ||||||
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Jarvis Street is a north-south thoroughfare in downtownToronto,Ontario, Canada, passing through some of the oldest developed areas in the city. Its alignment extends fromQueens Quay East in the south toBloor Street in the north. The segment south ofFront Street is known as "Lower Jarvis Street" while the segment from Bloor Street to Mount Pleasant Road is known as "Ted Rogers Way".
The street is a mix of older buildings dating back to the 1800s, includingSt. Lawrence Market, and has a large proportion of recent condominium apartment buildings. The street is considered by traffic engineers as an important artery to carry commuter traffic before and after work hours. To this end, areversible lane was built in the mid-20th century along much of its length to allocate lanes. As well, Mount Pleasant Road was extended south to Jarvis and an intersection to theGardiner Expressway was constructed. The City of Toronto initiated a redevelopment of the street in the early 2000s that widened sidewalks, added cycling lanes and removed the reversible lane. After less than two years, a subsequent City government removed the cycling lanes to nearby Sherbourne Street and the reversible lane was reinstated.
 Interactive map of Ted Rogers Way | |
| Maintained by | City of Toronto government |
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| Length | 0.16 km (0.099 mi)[2] |
| Location | Toronto |
| South end | Jarvis Street /Mount Pleasant Road |
| North end | Bloor Street |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | December 2, 2009 |
Ted Rogers Way is a north-south road in downtownToronto,Ontario, Canada. It is the northern portion of Jarvis Street.
On December 2, 2009 the north portion of Jarvis Street (from Charles Street toBloor Street) was renamed Ted Rogers Ways to commemorateTed Rogers.[3]
Jarvis Street begins atQueens Quay East as a four-lane two-way arterial road. At its foot is Jarvis Slip, used for freighters delivering sugar cane to theRedpath Sugar Refinery and home toCorus Quay. This section, north toFront Street is known as Lower Jarvis Street. Street numbering starts again at Front Street and increases northward. At the intersection of Front and Jarvis Street isSt. Lawrence Market on the west side. A market has been in this place since 1803. The street continues north as a four-lane two-way street toRichmond Street, where it becomes a five-lane street, with a center lane that carries traffic north or south depending on the time of day.
North of Front Street, on the west side isSt. Lawrence Market North andSt. Lawrence Hall atKing Street, while on the east side are some heritage three-storey buildings and a recent infill development. North of King Street on the west side isSt. James Park, which is next toSt. James Cathedral, while on the east side are more heritage three-storey brick buildings. North ofQueen Street on the east side isMoss Park Armoury. On the west side is the Salvation Army Toronto Harbor Light hostel and mission. Both buildings use up most of the block from Queen to Shuter.
North of Shuter toGerrard Street, the street has been mostly redeveloped, with several mid-rise and high-rise residential towers, and a recent condominium apartment building atDundas Street. Interspersed are heritage buildings, including row houses and three-storey commercial buildings. TheHilton Garden Inn and the Grand Hotel, which was formerly theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police Toronto headquarters, are located on this stretch, as well as the formerSears Canada office building at222 Jarvis Street. On the east side, a few mansions dating to Victorian times remain. Along the east side is theOntario Court of Justice building at 333 Jarvis, and several mid-rise apartment buildings on the west side.
North of Gerrard, theJarvis Street Baptist Church remains on the north-east corner, while most of the east side from Gerrard toCarlton Street is theAllan Gardens park. Along the west side, mostly 20th-century apartment buildings take up the block, along with an older mansion at 362 Jarvis which has been repurposed for offices. North of Carlton are more 20th-century apartment buildings. A stretch of Victorian-era townhomes still exist on the west side north of Carlton, while the east side is occupied by more residential apartment complexes.
On the west side at 354 Jarvis is the formerHavergal Ladies' College building dating from 1898,[4] which later became aCanadian Broadcasting Corporation studio building (from 1945 to 1996) and is now the Margaret McCain Academic Building at theNational Ballet School of Canada.[5] TheGeorgian Revival style house at 372 Jarvis was built in 1856 forOliver Mowat (1820–1903), who later served asPremier of Ontario (1872–1896) and thenLieutenant Governor of Ontario (1897–1903).[6] The building is now part of the National Ballet School site, where it is known as Lozinski House and used as administrative offices.[5]
At 404 Jarvis is theBetty Oliphant Theatre, which repurposes several old mansions on the west side of the street, while several old townhomes have been adapted for commercial uses on the east side. North of Maitland on the east side isJarvis Collegiate Institute, which occupies most of the block from Maitland toWellesley Street. North of Wellesley, several old mansions remain, which have been repurposed for restaurants or commercial use. Most of the area has been completely redeveloped with residential apartments.
North of Isabella Street, Jarvis is a six-lane arterial road. It intersects with the four-lane arterial roadMount Pleasant Road just south ofBloor Street. Mount Pleasant continues to the north, passing under Bloor Street. Along this stretch, Jarvis is mostly high-rise towers, including the headquarters ofRogers Communications. North of Mount Pleasant, Jarvis is again a four-lane arterial road and ends at Bloor Street, the last segment named "Ted Rogers Way" after the founder of Rogers Communications.
The original segment of the street went from Front Street in the south to Lot Street (Queen Street today). It was originally calledNew Street and it was the first new north-south street in the first expansion ofYork. It was later renamed 'Nelson' and it was known as this during the time of the1849 Great Fire of Toronto. The street was laid out in the first expansion of York, the east side being the original town site, and the west side being the site of the new public market (St. Lawrence Market). The commercial core of the town was at King and Nelson, centred around the public market on the south-west corner. The first City Hall was at King and Nelson, then moved south in 1845 to Front and Nelson. After the 1849 fire, the old city hall site was used forSt. Lawrence Hall, and the public market moved behind, between the hall and the city hall.
The segment north of Lot Street, originally extending only as far as Wellesley Street in the north, was created from the sale ofSamuel Jarvis's (the street's namesake) estate Hazel Burn and surrounding lands in 1845 and was later developed as a residential neighbourhood for the city's rich. Major landmarks on or near Jarvis includeJarvis Collegiate Institute,Toronto Metropolitan University,Rogers Building,Allan Gardens,222 Jarvis Street, the Consulate General ofIndonesia. Since the end of the nineteenth century, much of the wealthier population moved northward towardRosedale.
The segment south of Front Street was first laid out after the construction ofThe Esplanade and the railway right-of-way in the 1850s and 1860s, which extended the shoreline to the south. Before 1884, the street was named Jarvis along its whole length.[7]
In October 2009, Toronto City Council voted in favour of renaming the final block of Jarvis, from Charles to Bloor and running alongside the 777 Jarvis section of the Rogers Building,Ted Rogers Way.[8]Black Lives Matter in Toronto has called on Canadians to remember thatSamuel Jarvis and his fatherWilliam Jarvis were slave owners and prominent defenders of the practice.[9]
In 2010,Sugar Beach opened at the foot of Lower Jarvis andQueens Quay. This urban waterfront park features a landlocked man-made beach, the second one located inToronto.
On May 25, 2009,Toronto City Council voted 28–16 to remove thereversible centre commuter traffic lane and improve the streetscape by widening sidewalks, planting trees, installing heritage plaques, and implementingbicycle lanes.[10]
In 2011, after the election of new mayorRob Ford, a new Council voted to remove the bicycle lanes and reinstate the previous configuration. The Council opted for a new bicycle route along the parallelSherbourne Street.[11]
On November 17, 2012, following removal of the bicycle lanes, the reversible centre lane reopened.[12]
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