Location

Innovation Toronto  -  Website
169 Eastern Avenue, Toronto
(near Queen and the Don Valley Parkway)
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Description

Innovation Toronto is housed in a large, solid brick building. The entrance to the building is on Eastern Avenue. You'll see two sets of stairs. Take the ones on the right. Once you enter the building, walk up 2 flights of stairs, and follow the posted arrows. It's not as crazy as the IADT maze, but it's close.


About Innovation Toronto

From their Website: "Fostering creative and innovative approaches to community and social issues while presenting interesting articles on a variety of innovative initiatives." We told them about our event, and they instantly offered to host it - FOR FREE. They have been unbelievably generous and supportive of our event. Without their support, TOJam #3 would not be possible. We are hoping Innovation Toronto becomes our permanent home.

Eastern Avenue is INSANE!

Important: There are TWO Eastern Avenues.
I repeat: There are TWO Eastern Avenues.
Check the map if you don't believe me. But wait, there's MORE!


Eastern Avenue Issues

• Adelaide eventually turns into the Eastern Avenue you don't want. By the time it changes, you'll have crossed the DVP.
• Watch out for overpasses. Thanks to them, Adelaide and Richmond both bypass the Eastern Avenue you want.
• Eastern Avenue (that starts at Front) splits into the Eastern Avenue you want.

Summary
Use King or Front to connect to Eastern Avenue BEFORE the DVP.
When Eastern Ave. splits into good and bad, take the good one.

Directions
Read "Eastern Avenue is INSANE!" on this page first

Driving & Parking

Google Maps and the Eastern Avenue clarifications have everything you need. The parking lot to the west of Innovation Toronto should be open and available. You can also park on Eastern - no meters and normally no problem with being there over the weekend. It's an industrial area, hence there are no neighbors that will file complaints about cars parked overnight. We'll try to provide more clarity as the event draws closer.

TTC

Yonge Line
Coming south get off at King St. or Queen St.

If you take King St. ...
take the 504 streetcar east to the St. Lawrence stop, walk south on St. Lawrence and you will come to Eastern Ave. 169 Eastern Ave is directly across the street on the south side of Eastern at this intersection.

If you take the Queen St. ...
take the 501 streetcar east to the River St. stop, walk south to King St. then walk west on King. St. Lawrence will be the first street you come to going south on the south side of King. Cross the street to get to St. Lawrence. Careful there are no lights or crosswalks here! Walk south on St. Lawrence and you will come to Eastern Ave. 169 Eastern Ave is directly across the street on the south side of Eastern at this intersection.

University-Spadina Line
Same as Yonge Line except ...
... for Queen St. get off at Osgoode
... for King St. get off at St. Andrew

Bloor-Danforth Line
Take the Bloor line to Yonge St. and follow directions as outlined above

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Go to Broadview Station and take the 504 streetcar which will travel along Broadview then turn on to Queen St. West and then King St. West. Get off at the River St. stop which will be the first stop after passing over the Don River / Don Valley Pkwy bridge. Walk west along King St. St. Lawrence will be the first street you come to going south on the south side of King. Cross the street to get to St. Lawrence. Careful there are no lights or crosswalks here! Walk south on St. Lawrence and you will come to Eastern Ave. 169 Eastern Ave. is directly across the street on the south side of Eastern at this intersection.