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unlike you Montreal folks who judge everything by the 401 hahaha...
You mean theres actually another road in TO oh yeah the 407 which costs about a dollar a minute to use..
Good advice on staying near the subway if you dont actually need a car,unfortunately it seems our op has to drive around as part of the job.
You mean theres actually another road in TO oh yeah the 407 which costs about a dollar a minute to use..
Good advice on staying near the subway if you dont actually need a car,unfortunately it seems our op has to drive around as part of the job.
If he needs a car for work then it wont matter all that much, but he will be glad not to need the car once home in the evening. If I was single I would 100% love living on the Danforth or the Beaches. I would basically be doing to The Danforth Music Hall every night of the week. I love walking on the Danforth at night. People out on the patios having dinner. It is a cool place. Very walkable area. You are literally on the subway line. There is a gym there too ( you will need it lots of great food in the area ). I really have not had time to try all the restaurants I wanted to in that area ex Tapas Embrinjo, That Brazilian Steak House Place which are near Broadview look cool). Plus there is a pretty decent belly dance school in the area ! Not the best one though.... but good. I almost bought there... but the house are way too close together and that was a totally turn off for me. If renting as a single wick place to live!
I need the car because my job requires me to be on the road as well. I'm gonna look for something around Danforth but near a subway station.
Gotcha - if you are going to commute in rush hours I would say if you can do the subway/lrt do it. Otherwise car will be fine and you'll learn all the arterials/sideroads necessary to beat the 401/DVP etc. I could take the highway to my work but its pointless so I just learned the best combo of major arterials and sideroads to take!
You mean theres actually another road in TO oh yeah the 407 which costs about a dollar a minute to use..
Good advice on staying near the subway if you dont actually need a car,unfortunately it seems our op has to drive around as part of the job.
Jambo you're talking about going through the city as someone who is just crossing it to go from say Montreal to wherever as opposed to living in the city and knowing all the ins and outs. The OP is going to be living here so he'll learn all the requisite ins and outs. Thank god - your advice would be horrible lol - only fools would rely on the 401 all hours of the day living and commuting in the GTA
As for his job, depends on where in the city he needs to go. I would combine PT with car depending on time of day and where he is going a to b. Toronto isn't that much more of a disaster driving around than Montreal and you know it
Hi guys, I'm currently in Toronto. Lot's of friends suggesting Yonge and Eglinton so going to check out the area tonight. This is what they call midtown if I'm not mistaken. What do you think?
I'm also going to check klmrocks suggestions (Danforth and Yonge/Sheppard) tomorrow.
edit: It's currently 5.45 pm and I just checked google maps. From my work to Yonge/Eglinton is 45 min, to Danforth village is 30 min since it avoids the 401.
Yonge and Eglinton might be a great compromise location. Its actually been called Yonge and Eligible given the high number of young professionals in the area. It is midtown but has a pretty strong growing core its own. Its on the Subway line so you are definitely well connected by PT and it actually gives you a lot of opportunities to take major arterials right into Scarborough. Only negative for the time being is there is LOTS of construction going on - condo construction galore and they are building the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT and Yonge Eglinton will be one of the focal point stations. That all said, it is highly accessible to the DT core and only a few stops south and you are right there. There are also a decent array of shops/bars and resto's in the area. I'm feeling this recommendation actually - you'd be far happier living here than pretty much anywhere in Scarborough for sure! I say check it out 100 percent!
Sold! like you said, it seems a great compromise. Moving a bit up north to Yonge and Sheppard might be better for work but is possibly a bit too far from the DT core.
Sold! like you said, it seems a great compromise. Moving a bit up north to Yonge and Sheppard might be better for work but is possibly a bit too far from the DT core.
Nah!! Yonge and Eglinton.. It just feels so much more connected with the city and is more central and just a more interesting nabe. Once the Crosstown is completed in 2021 it'll give you even more transit options into Scarborough.
Sold! like you said, it seems a great compromise. Moving a bit up north to Yonge and Sheppard might be better for work but is possibly a bit too far from the DT core.
Do yourself a favor and avoid Yonge and Sheppard. There is nothing "bad" about that area per se - it has lots of condos, easy access to 401 highway, and has 2 subway stations on line 1.
That being said, it totally lacks any sort of neighborhood character, the type that you'd find around Yonge Eglinton, Yonge Davisville, or Yonge St. Clair. Yonge Sheppard is great if you like 8 lane streets next to a highway, lined by generic chains like Loblaws, Cineplex, Shoppers (Pharmaprix in Quebec), and RBC branches, and a local population that tend to get riled up about "not enough parking spaces" (there are over 17,500 parking spots around that intersection...). Facepalm.
Do yourself a favor and avoid Yonge and Sheppard. There is nothing "bad" about that area per se - it has lots of condos, easy access to 401 highway, and has 2 subway stations on line 1.
That being said, it totally lacks any sort of neighborhood character, the type that you'd find around Yonge Eglinton, Yonge Davisville, or Yonge St. Clair. Yonge Sheppard is great if you like 8 lane streets next to a highway, lined by generic chains like Loblaws, Cineplex, Shoppers (Pharmaprix in Quebec), and RBC branches, and a local population that tend to get riled up about "not enough parking spaces" (there are over 17,500 parking spots around that intersection...). Facepalm.
Already convinced
Looking for apartments on viewit.ca around Yonge/Eglinton, I then google them and most seem to have negative reviews about either bed bugs or ****ty management Guess I have to keep on looking then go see them live.
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oh yeah the 407 which costs about a dollar a minute to use..
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). I really have not had time to try all the restaurants I wanted to in that area ex Tapas Embrinjo, That Brazilian Steak House Place which are near Broadview look cool). Plus there is a pretty decent belly dance school in the area 
Guess I have to keep on looking then go see them live.
