Front Street Extension
A proposal to extend Front Street was made in 1999 as part of the Waterfront Regeneration plan. The plan would have extended the road west to Dufferin Street, adding connections to the Gardiner Expressway. The proposed extension is supported by local councillor Joe Pantalone but is opposed by local residents who fear an influx of traffic into the Parkdale area.
Two local entrepreneurs Fred Dominelli and Dale Martin purchased some land on the extension's route for $280,000 and stand to make a profit of nearly $7 million which is now the cost required to expropriate the land. The entire cost of the extension, once estimated at $120 million, has now grown to $245 million.
On May 30, 2008, Toronto Mayor David Miller announced that the Front Street extension project would be cancelled as part of a waterfront development plan.
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