CafeTO rollout going smoothly so far as spaces for patios begin to be blocked off
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Officials vowed to rectify past mistakes, ensuring residents and restaurateurs that they will experience a more efficient curbside cafe program for the summer of 2024.
Following a disastrous 2023 CafeTO roll-out partly due to miscommunications between city transportation, economic development and licensing departments, the City of Toronto received just 501 permit applications.
That marked a near 40 per cent decline from the previous year. Since then, however, officials vowed to rectify past mistakes, ensuring residents and restaurateurs that they will experience a more efficient curbside cafe program for the summer of 2024.
On Tuesday, Apr. 30, Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher held a news conference at Eastbound Brewing Company to provide updates on these improvements.
They announced that the city has succeeded in keeping its promise, highlighting that 90 per cent of CafeTO curb lane patios will be ready and open by Victoria Day long weekend.
“Improvements to the CaféTO program have made it more seamless for the many local restaurants, bars and cafés that rely on these patios as a critical source of revenue,” said Fletcher in a city news release.
According to the news release, more than 1,000 patios will be opened as part of CaféTO this summer with more 500 sidewalk cafés permitted to remain active all year round.
Another 650 patios have been approved on private properties, “while more than 290 curb lane patio spaces will stay open until Oct. 15”.
Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford told Beach Metro Community News that his constituents welcome the news of the city’s plans to launch CaféTO in record time this year.
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