Jarvis Street

Jarvis Street is a north-south thoroughfare in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, passing through some of the oldest developed areas in the city.

Its alignment extends from Queens Quay East in the south to Bloor Street in the north.

As well, Mount Pleasant Road was extended south to Jarvis and an intersection to the Gardiner Expressway was constructed.

Ted Rogers Way is a north-south road in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[3] Jarvis Street begins at Queens Quay East as a four-lane two-way arterial road.

On the west side is the Salvation Army Toronto Harbor Light hostel and mission.

The Hilton Garden Inn and the Grand Hotel, which was formerly the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Toronto headquarters, are located on this stretch, as well as the former Sears Canada office building at 222 Jarvis Street.

Along the west side, mostly 20th-century apartment buildings take up the block, along with an older mansion at 362 Jarvis which has been repurposed for offices.

[6] The building is now part of the National Ballet School site, where it is known as Lozinski House and used as administrative offices.

The commercial core of the town was at King and Nelson, centred around the public market on the south-west corner.

This urban waterfront park features a landlocked man-made beach, the second one located in Toronto.

On May 25, 2009, Toronto City Council voted 28–16 to remove the reversible centre commuter traffic lane and improve the streetscape by widening sidewalks, planting trees, installing heritage plaques, and implementing bicycle lanes.

[10] In 2011, after the election of new mayor Rob Ford, a new Council voted to remove the bicycle lanes and reinstate the previous configuration.

Jarvis Street, 1909
New bike lanes were installed in 2010, and removed again in 2012