Leslieville RA

Leslieville Residents Association

The Leslieville Residents’ Association is a volunteer organization formed in 2018 to support and guide the change that is happening in Leslieville and ensure that change is beneficial to the lives of us and our neighbours.

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About

Our goal is to consistently provide a forum for informed participation in municipal issues, affect positive change, and create a unified voice for Leslieville residents. Have questions or wish to participate? Take our annual survey, join us at one of our events, or contact us about an initiative you want to take charge of!

Core Values

Be broadly considerate.

Be generative and positive.

Seek beneficial solutions for the whole community.

Seek broad input and engagement.

Keep our community informed.

Be welcoming to all, transparent, collaborative, and engaging.

What we're doing

Short term goals

Long term goals

Make contact with community members by attending local events and engaging on social media.

Disseminate initial community survey and build a better baseline understanding of our community.

Disseminate information on newly approved initiatives relevant in our community, like Laneway Suites.

Shape the discussion about role of community councils in the era of diminished councillor representation.

Crosswalk across Dundas St. @ west end of Dagmar Ave.

Community chess board in Leslie Grove Park.

Provide annual community reports.

Dundas & Brooklyn Pedestrian Crossing

Dundas St. was connected through the Leslieville neighbourhood after WWII to create a vehicle thoroughfare between downtown and the suburbs. It has a very pedestrian-friendly 200m (a 2-minute walk) frequency of stoplights and signed crossings, except between Jones and Pape where there is a 400m gap. This is in the heart of a residential zone. Leslievillians regularly traverse this section of Dundas when traveling to Hideaway and Matty Eckler Parks, and to Gerrard Square, Gerrones, Queen St. Adding a signaled crossing will improve the pedestrian network of Leslieville between two of its most active social nodes.