Graffiti on construction signs

The longer it stays up, the more it invites. That's how tagging works, steps from Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii Alternative.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 17, 9:29 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09159224 ↗ Transportation Services

133/14

Past the standard

City standard: 14 days

Day 133. 119 days past the city's own standard.

The city's published standard for Graffiti is 14 days. Your councillor is the right escalation now.

Email Cllr. Bravo

Checked against Toronto 311 on August 27, 2026: New.

1204 Bloor Street West, Wallace Emerson, Toronto Toronto

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What's nearby

Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii Alternative

School · anchors this report's story

152m

Pauline Jr Public School

School

363m

Bloor St West at Brock Ave

Bus Stop

59m

Bloor St West at Brock Ave

Bus Stop

81m

Susan Tibaldi Parkette

Park

110m

This street's story: Removal gets easier the sooner it starts, because paint bonds harder to a surface the longer it sits.

The case we sent

Report details · AI-written, reviewed by the reporter

Multiple construction and warning signs at the intersection are heavily covered with graffiti tags and spray paint, including an orange diamond-shaped construction sign and an orange "Lane Closed Ahead" sign. The spray paint covers most of the signs' surfaces with black and white tags, significantly impacting their readability and aesthetic appearance, though the signs remain functionally visible. This coincides with an active road restriction nearby.

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 9:29:43
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 9:29:43
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 9:29:43
✓ Matched your report to Ward 9, for you 9:29:43
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 9:30:03
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it Apr 19
✓ And when the city says fixed, we check the record and bring the answer back here ongoing