mount pleasant road mount pleasant road major arterial canadian city toronto ontario travels street south street north echo drive road unique arterial roads toronto created development suburbs passes include wealthy moore park road passes centre takes established city toronto having recently annexed moore park purchased right way new road cemetery road opened traffic avenue south lawrence avenue streets absorbed length latest northward extension late 1940s originally began opened new right way avenue despite opposition bringing road current length extension considered toronto expressway route description street mount pleasant road major east toronto classified city major arterial speed limit mph places road length mount pleasant begins extension street downtown toronto late extended north section renamed october mount pleasant road northeast large buildings passes beneath street crosses passes residential entering trench passing beneath crescent drive road descends crossing route drive climbs pass beneath tracks continues climb eastern bank entering turning north avenue east road passes centre takes crosses old belt line railway trail winds northeast continuing north resuming straight northward course mount pleasant passes historic commercial strip meets avenue east passes primarily residential area auto service shops exist stretch road heads slightly west south crosses contains small climbing road meets intersection featuring multi stage traffic light directs driver east continuing north northern terminus classified collector road wide residential street stop signs road ends near edge intersection adjacent bus loop history outward growth toronto presented increasing need dedicated burial ground toronto general burying grounds trust formed owners potter field cemetery lay northwest corner cemetery blocked growth village pressured province interred new burial ground trust purchased toronto continued grow need new cemetery grew result trust purchased km2 acres farm north new grounds named opened public november outer suburbs grew annexed respectively constructed course years existing streets building new road places time road existed north south cemetery road south running street renamed heath street april moore avenue known street avenue road north running street known alberta avenue attempt improve flow traffic coming city operators approached beginning goal opening new right way property operators initially refused prompting city pass law march allowed cemetery property months city toronto general burying grounds trustees price land settling extraordinary sum adjusted inflation july construction began following spring route incorporated small street known avenue known street april north cemetery short alberta avenue street absorbed muddy road opened traffic featuring paved bridge tracks abandoned belt line railway end existed avenue ending rim despite road opposite rim renamed avenue following construction half 1920s newly formed extended line east road december north avenue november gaining approval developers bridge constructed mount pleasant extended north renamed extending north november recommendation planning board effort improve traffic flow outward downtown core city council initiated come known prior opening route road travelled southwest intersection drive crossed climbed opposite slope north corner avenue drive route exists recreational path today drive crossed route today route followed north tracks ascending steep hill decades old contract signed required closing avenue crossing road pass beneath tracks dangerous steep traffic leaving inner city recommendations involved creating beneath tracks vote held january overwhelming majority voters approving project months negotiation residents formally approved extension road street june residents moore park opposed notion widening small residential street approached city council september request new extension connect instead petition residents followed city council accepted recommendations passed february formally approved project despite loss houses plan carried construction included new bridge excavated intersection requiring divert tracks south closing avenue crossing resulted construction pedestrian traffic descending directed west new road mount pleasant january renamed opened traffic considered expressway toronto major intersections following table lists notable crossroads encountered entirety road lies city toronto
Mount Pleasant Road