Three buildings (12, 10 and 5 stories) are proposed to be built on Cocksfield Ave., a DEAD-END street. This would replace six single family homes. Not only will this add to the traffic problem on Tillplain and Wilson Heights, but it will overcrowd the schools, parking, and few amenities of the area.

Politically, local residents have little power to oppose such developments. I am not opposed to developments in the area, I am opposed to developments on residential streets that are not supported by the present infrastructure in the community. Such developments should be kept on major roads. 

To Consider:

• The number of stories exceeds anything across Sheppard that is between Bathurst and Allen Road along the east side. Everything around there is around 7-9 stories. The proposed 12 stories would well exceed.

• You would be moving in a minimum of 319 people (which leads into traffic, infrastructure, ect.)
  This is not gentle density, the city has approved gentle density. This is proposed in a single family home area. This is not a main street, it is a secondary street.

• Although we are near a major transit corridor, with the presence of Sheppard West Station. On review of documents online, there was no plan found of a subway being built that would connect the Yonge line to the University line. Therefore, we will be inundated here with a mass amount of people and traffic, without the infrastructure to move people. 

• According to the proposed plan, the exit for vehicles will exit at Cocksfield and Tillplain. Prior to this application coming about, they put a stop sign in 2025 at this "intersection" which had not been an issue for 65 years. In the last 10 years, there has been an influx of students from outside the district of William Lyon MacKenzie, meaning parents are picking up and dropping off children in cars. This has increased foot traffic of students, bus traffic, and an increase of vehicles.

•  This development is proposing 124 parking spots. This is a highly congested, highly dangerous area. Where will the rest of the residents park their cars? It is presumptuous to assume that two-thirds of the residents will take transit.

• The transit corridor has failed us because there are no plans to enhance the existing transit system. There is nothing going East and West, other than buses. There is no LRT to replace the bus. Yonge and University line is not connected.
• The area already saw the impacts of high density after the summer with the Rogers Stadium where many cars found parking on Cocksfield Ave and other community streets. Now you will be adding volume into a busy area.
• There is not enough services available in the neighbourhood. Every school is at capacity, no library nearby, there aren't many community amenities (parks, rec areas) , grocery stores and restaurants are not plentiful.
• There are  already plans that have been approved for development within Downsview Park that will bring in a huge population, which will further add to the above issues.