On May 27th, our MPP sent out the following note to the community:
Dear Neighbour,
As stated in my previous communication, I was planning to hold a press conference and ask Transportation Minister Bradley a question in the Legislature on the Strachan superbridge. Due to the recent announcement of a new proposal from Metrolinx I will no longer be doing so.
I met with Metrolinx today to find out more details about their new plan
The City of Toronto’s proposal would have seen the rail line lowered by 7m and Strachan raised by 3m.
Metrolinx’s new proposal would lower the rail line by 5m while Strachan would be raised by 4m.
Metrolinx will be announcing the new plans in further detail as early as tomorrow. They will be contacting everyone who asked to stay updated. You can join this list by contacting info@metrolinx.com or by phoning 1-866-658-9890.
Beautification of the Affected Area
Metrolinx has asked for community input on the beautification of the bridge area. To share your ideas, please email info@metrolinx.com or phone 1-866-658-9890.Metrolinx’s Open House – unveiling the new proposal for Strachan
Historic Fort York – 100 Garrison Road
Tuesday June 16th
3-8pmI encourage everyone to attend the Metrolinx Open House between 6-8pm so you can all be a part of the same discussion.
Thank you to everyone who RSVPed to the previous email and to those who spread the word and even created Facebook groups to support these initiatives.
Thank you to David Grant (http://ourcitytoronto.ca) and the Save Strachan team (http://strachanbridge.com) who worked very hard to organize the community and will continue to monitor the specifics of the new proposal.I am happy to see that by acting as an informed and engaged community you have made your voices heard by Metrolinx. You organized effectively to bring all three of your representatives into the campaign. By acting as a community you were able to make all parties involved accountable for their actions.
Sincerely,
Rosario Marchese, MPP
Trinity-Spadina