Morningside Avenue is a suburban arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is entirely within Scarborough, running north by north-west from the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario to the eastern terminus of McNicoll Avenue near the Rouge River valley. A short extension from Steeles Avenue to Passmore Avenue has been completed but the connection to the southern section to McNicoll Avenue is still not completed.
It is not to be confused with Morningside Avenue, a minor residential road (short of Riverside Drive to Ellis Avenue) in the old Toronto neighbourhood of Swansea. This Morningside Avenue was originally the extension of College Street or Grenadier Road[1] from Parkside Drive but cancelled as High Park was developed.
The foot of Morningside is located at Guildwood Parkway on the shores of Lake Ontario, and traces the original Scarborough Township Lot 10 line north-east toward the commercial centre of the West Hill neighbourhood at Kingston Road. West Hill takes its name from its position above the broad valley of Highland Creek. The valley is the site of Morningside Park, one of Toronto's largest. Within the valley at the intersection of Ellesmere Road is the Morningside Campus of Centennial College and the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto in which Morningside Avenue forms the western boundary of.[2][3][failed verification] Beyond the valley, which was the former northern terminus, the present route was named "Littles Road" after an early family in the area. Between Sheppard and Finch Avenues, Morningside serves as the eastern boundary of the Malvern neighbourhood. The route veers to the north-west north of Sheppard Avenue, skirting the ravine of Morningside Creek and Rouge Park.
Communities lining the northern reaches of the street, and those nearby across the city boundary in Markham, are constrained by the topographic and legislative boundaries of Rouge Park. A northern extension to Morningside Avenue was proposed, traversing the Brookside and Morningside Heights neighbourhoods to connect with the exurban community of Box Grove. These plans have since been canceled due to concerns that the extension would necessitate construction in a sensitive section of Rouge Park.[4][5]
The low 3.7 m (12.1 ft), narrow, one-lane railroad underpass at Finch Avenue, dating back to when it was a rural road, was replaced in 2009, allowing 4 lanes of traffic to pass below uninterrupted.[6] McNicoll Avenue was later extended east terminating at a newly built extension of Morningside Avenue, while Oasis Blvd continues east of Morningside Avenue as a residential neighbourhood.
Public transitEdit
Morningside avenue is served by the 116 Morningside from Guildwood parkway to Nightstar road. The 133 Neilson and 53A Steeles East serves north of this to McNicoll Ave/Oasis Blvd. 53B Serves the northern part of Morningside From Passmore Ave to Steeles. The 12D, 39B, 131, 905, 939C and 953 all serve short sections, with the 905, 939C, and 953 serving express in the areas they serve.
The section between Kingston and Ellesmere has RapidTO bus lanes.
FutureEdit
Morningside Avenue is planned to be extended to Steeles Avenue (initially from Passmore Avenue to McNicoll Avenue and then to Steeles[7]) in the future to connect to Donald Cousens Parkway via a widened Steeles Avenue.[8] As of December 2019, the Steeles widening project is expected to start construction in 2022, and although the detailed design of the Morningside extension is expected to be completed in 2020, no schedule has been announced for the extension yet.[7]
^"University of Toronto Scarborough · 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada". University of Toronto Scarborough · 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
^"UTSC - About us". University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^"End of road for Markham's east-end link" Tiffany Hsieh. Markham Economist & Sun. Sep 24, 2010. pg. 1
^"Morningside Ave. project near Rouge River parks;" W.D. Lighthall. Toronto Star. Mar 22, 2003. pg. M.18
^"Construction to begin at Finch and Morningside avenues shortly. " David Nickle. The Scarborough Mirror. May 15, 2007. pg. 1
^ ab"Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension". City of Toronto. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^"Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension Display Panels, July 19, 2016". Slideshare. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
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Morningside Avenue is a suburban arterial road in Toronto Ontario Canada It is entirely within Scarborough running north by north west from the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario to the eastern terminus of McNicoll Avenue near the Rouge River valley A short extension from Steeles Avenue to Passmore Avenue has been completed but the connection to the southern section to McNicoll Avenue is still not completed Morningside AvenueRoute informationMaintained by City of TorontoMajor junctionsSouth endGuildwood ParkwayMajor intersectionsLawrence Avenue EastKingston RoadEllesmere Road Highway 401Sheppard Avenue EastToMcNicoll AvenueLocationCountryCanadaProvinceOntarioMajor citiesTorontoHighway systemRoads in TorontoNorth South East West DiagonalNearby arterial roads Markham Road Morningside Avenue Meadowvale Road It is not to be confused with Morningside Avenue a minor residential road short of Riverside Drive to Ellis Avenue in the old Toronto neighbourhood of Swansea This Morningside Avenue was originally the extension of College Street or Grenadier Road 1 from Parkside Drive but cancelled as High Park was developed Contents 1 Route description 2 Public transit 3 Future 4 Attractions and points of interest 5 References 6 External linksRoute description EditThe foot of Morningside is located at Guildwood Parkway on the shores of Lake Ontario and traces the original Scarborough Township Lot 10 line north east toward the commercial centre of the West Hill neighbourhood at Kingston Road West Hill takes its name from its position above the broad valley of Highland Creek The valley is the site of Morningside Park one of Toronto s largest Within the valley at the intersection of Ellesmere Road is the Morningside Campus of Centennial College and the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto in which Morningside Avenue forms the western boundary of 2 3 failed verification Beyond the valley which was the former northern terminus the present route was named Littles Road after an early family in the area Between Sheppard and Finch Avenues Morningside serves as the eastern boundary of the Malvern neighbourhood The route veers to the north west north of Sheppard Avenue skirting the ravine of Morningside Creek and Rouge Park Communities lining the northern reaches of the street and those nearby across the city boundary in Markham are constrained by the topographic and legislative boundaries of Rouge Park A northern extension to Morningside Avenue was proposed traversing the Brookside and Morningside Heights neighbourhoods to connect with the exurban community of Box Grove These plans have since been canceled due to concerns that the extension would necessitate construction in a sensitive section of Rouge Park 4 5 The low 3 7 m 12 1 ft narrow one lane railroad underpass at Finch Avenue dating back to when it was a rural road was replaced in 2009 allowing 4 lanes of traffic to pass below uninterrupted 6 McNicoll Avenue was later extended east terminating at a newly built extension of Morningside Avenue while Oasis Blvd continues east of Morningside Avenue as a residential neighbourhood Public transit EditMorningside avenue is served by the 116 Morningside from Guildwood parkway to Nightstar road The 133 Neilson and 53A Steeles East serves north of this to McNicoll Ave Oasis Blvd 53B Serves the northern part of Morningside From Passmore Ave to Steeles The 12D 39B 131 905 939C and 953 all serve short sections with the 905 939C and 953 serving express in the areas they serve The section between Kingston and Ellesmere has RapidTO bus lanes Future EditMorningside Avenue is planned to be extended to Steeles Avenue initially from Passmore Avenue to McNicoll Avenue and then to Steeles 7 in the future to connect to Donald Cousens Parkway via a widened Steeles Avenue 8 As of December 2019 the Steeles widening project is expected to start construction in 2022 and although the detailed design of the Morningside extension is expected to be completed in 2020 no schedule has been announced for the extension yet 7 Attractions and points of interest EditWest Hill Collegiate Institute Morningside Park Centennial HP Science and Technology Centre University of Toronto Scarborough on nearby Military TrailReferences Edit http swanseahistoricalsociety ca wp content uploads 2017 10 Swansea map from Toronto Library jpg bare URL image file University of Toronto Scarborough 1265 Military Trail Scarborough ON M1C 1A4 Canada University of Toronto Scarborough 1265 Military Trail Scarborough ON M1C 1A4 Canada UTSC About us University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Retrieved 10 February 2019 End of road for Markham s east end link Tiffany Hsieh Markham Economist amp Sun Sep 24 2010 pg 1 Morningside Ave project near Rouge River parks W D Lighthall Toronto Star Mar 22 2003 pg M 18 Construction to begin at Finch and Morningside avenues shortly David Nickle The Scarborough Mirror May 15 2007 pg 1 a b Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension City of Toronto 22 November 2017 Retrieved 24 December 2019 Steeles Avenue Widening and Morningside Avenue Extension Display Panels July 19 2016 Slideshare Retrieved 2019 01 26 External links EditMorningside Avenue at Google Maps Transportation Improvements in the Markham Bypass Corridor South of Highway 407 York Region Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morningside Avenue Toronto amp oldid 1156888686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
