On The Street
Keeping
Downtown Yonge
Clean
Downtown Yonge is dedicated to maintaining a safe, clean and vibrant downtown core on behalf of our members that invites visitors to experience our great neighbourhood.
We continue to strive to raise the experience downtown by prioritizing cleanliness and safety.
CLean Streets Team
Downtown Yonge continues to pressure wash along Yonge Street, especially during the warmer months – we spot pressure wash public sidewalks and laneways regularly and carry out gum removal along Yonge Street annually. This maintenance schedule ensures that our sidewalks stay clean, safe, and walkable. Trinity Square Park is also regularly power washed in the summer.
Graffiti Removal
The BIA makes sure all businesses in the area have access to immediate and effective removal of graffiti tags that take away from the clean and safe dynamic of the Downtown Yonge neighbourhood. Both the Clean Streets Team and private graffiti removal contractors are engaged by the BIA to ensure no tag is a permanent fixture on our sidewalks, walls and doors.
Sidewalk Pressure Washing
Downtown Yonge continues to pressure wash along Yonge Street, especially during the warmer months – we spot pressure wash public sidewalks and laneways regularly and carry out gum removal along Yonge Street annually. This maintenance schedule ensures that our sidewalks stay clean, safe, and walkable. Trinity Square Park is also regularly power washed in the summer.
Report Card
We have adopted technology that assist in ensuring that infrastructure within the DYBIA neighbourhood are monitored and are in good condition. When an issue is identified (whether it be with assets ranging from decorative banners to pedestrian lights), a report is created and sent to appropriate agency or personnel for action. This allows us to track the number of issues and how quickly they got resolved.
Yonge Watch
Yonge Watch is a weekly e-newsletter providing all the latest information regarding street closures, construction notices, and anything related to safety and cleanliness in Downtown Yonge.