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Don Valley Parkway
Don Valley Parkway

Don Valley Parkway

Date12/3/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: Don Valley Parkway
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115119F
It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
11/12/1971
Snip go the scissors of Premier Robarts and the link between Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway is officially open. Hours later: parkway is jammed
Snip go the scissors of Premier Robarts and the link between Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway is officially open. Hours later: parkway is jammed
11/7/1964
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
2/14/1984
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
8/27/1986
Fantasy Farm, Pottery Road., north side, e. of Don Valley Parkway
Fantasy Farm, Pottery Road., north side, e. of Don Valley Parkway
1958-04
Taylor, John, house, Beechwood Drive, east side, around Don Valley Parkway
Taylor, John, house, Beechwood Drive, east side, around Don Valley Parkway
1954-12
Spare the air: Warnings about Toronto's air quality weren't enough to keep these cars off the Don Valley Parkway last week
Spare the air: Warnings about Toronto's air quality weren't enough to keep these cars off the Don Valley Parkway last week
6/25/1998
The campaign Chief Metro Coroner Dr. Morton Shulman launched last August to improve safety features of the Don Valley Parkway and other expressway is (...)
The campaign Chief Metro Coroner Dr. Morton Shulman launched last August to improve safety features of the Don Valley Parkway and other expressway is (...)
5/6/1966
Leaside Bridge from Don Valley Parkway
Leaside Bridge from Don Valley Parkway
8/2/1967
Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday, a police officer crouches behind his car, a telescopic sight on his(...)
Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday, a police officer crouches behind his car, a telescopic sight on his(...)
1/28/1975
Fantasy Farm, Pottery Road., north side, e. of Don Valley Parkway
Fantasy Farm, Pottery Road., north side, e. of Don Valley Parkway
1958-04
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Streets and Expressways - Don Valley Parkway - 1986 - 1993
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Streets and Expressways - Don Valley Parkway - 1986 - 1993
3/4/1992