Condo first people last just ask the Mayor, What happened to new law asking builders to rent the for road space they take from in front of building. They soon get that area back to public Where are the police? Why no tickets are being issued?

It happens every single day, trucks parked on the sidewalks on Charles St E just off Jarvis. Plus they hose down their trucks on the same sidewalk. During rush hours the traffic is awful and no one is directing traffic when there is two trucks at a time. Walk by this road and see the broken concrete and high hills.

I keep being prompted for comments, so here's another one. A truck parks on the south side of Charles, just west of Church, its driver-side wheels on the sidewalk. People with pets have to move carefully, and people on mobility assisted devices have to take to the grass to get by, depending on the day.

At the same time, three dump trucks idle since before 630am on the north side of Charles, creating a very dangerous passageway for pedestrians, cyclists, and even other drivers.

Come by this street at any time between 6am and 730pm, and you will understand why we need to keep this thread open. As another commenter said, pedestrians and people who have to drive through this area lose during the never-ending condo construction rush.

Time for another update .... this time, the Chaz condo development is the biggest offender. They have trucks from Master Building Materials come two or three at a time, and they park on the south sidewalks of Charles, opposite the post office. Not only do they block the sidewalk - entirely - they also cut off the walkways from the buildings to the street and sidewalk.

With the assistance of a willing Toronto Parking Enforcement Officer, the drivers were told where it is not appropriate to park (sidewalks, on people's walkways, etc ... you know, common information taught to all beginning drivers, not to mention truck drivers), that they should park elsewhere or closer to the Church & Charles intersection.

It has only been a week or so, but those specific vehicles are not reoffending yet. Instead, it is other materials vehicles and service vehicles who either park on the sidewalks or crowd the intersection.

It is getting better, but only after much fighting to get the truck drivers to respect common courtesy and the general rules of the road the rest of us have to follow.

People like photos, so here are a couple of recent examples

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This happens on Charles before Church all the time. Nothing happens...if you take a look a the road you can see how often.

Two years in since I started this thread. I can confirm things have become better, with some of the trucks now shifting to Hayden for the Casa 2 project, but it is still a regular occurrence on Charles. Once the hoarding on the south side of Charles, in front of the Chaz project, goes, the street will open up a bit more and things won't be as cramped.

With most construction entering on Hayden, the problems I reported over the last 2-3 years have diminished with the opening of Chaz