Village Courta Container Community proposal submitted to Scadding Court& the City of Toronto

the Proposal

Introductions

Victoria Village, history & current

Proposal

Design features

Community Integration

Snapshot

from Wellbeing Toronto

http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=4209f40f9aae0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default

Blog Intro http://www.azavea.com/blogs/newsletter/v6i4/wellbeing-toronto-promotes-government-transparency-and-neighborhood-vibrancy/

Quick History

from Farm

to Golden Mile

● http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/victoria-village.9470/

“Going along Eglinton I'm starting to see signs of redevelopment, new condos big box stores and a very sad looking Golden Mile mall.”

“The replacement is a poorly laid out ghost town made up of

Nofrills and the now closing Zellers.”

● http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/victoria-village.9470/

Friendly Neighbours (?)

Canadian Cities in Transition

4 Types re-place-ment

Regent Park ~ wrecking ball & build new

Parkdale ~ gentrification of “bad” neighbourhood trendy & hip … social is confined but place is a “destination”

Cornell (Markham) ~ follows J.Jacobs death & life of cities… just a bedroom community

Condo Boom ~ no social involved, just housing lifestyle

● http://www.researchgate.net/publication/270450923_Re-

placing_Canadian_Cities_The_Challenge_of_Landscapes_of_Desire_and_Despair

Lehrer’s conclusions

space & social

community driven

thru asset sharing

the Currant model

~ community vibrancy thru social entrepreneurship

our proposal creates the space for social entrepreneurship to happen

small entrepreneurs,

tech networking

& community social space

Building a Sustainable Toronto (2009) York/Ryerson

● http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/special/building_a_sustainable_toronto.pdf

Sustainable Toronto, p5

Village Court addresses first 3

SECTION 8.2

BUILDING EGLINTON: FOCUS AREAS

FOCUS AREA : Golden Mile

Neighbourhood Improvement Area

● http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=e0bc186e20ee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Neighbourhood Improvement Area

● http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=e0bc186e20ee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Village Court ProposalNeedsSocial Return on Investment

Proposal description

The technology focus

Operationalizing the Stages

● Youth internships alongside design/constr phase

● Community input, Asset tapping (post-Grads)

● knowledge capture of the process

Culture &DesignProposalNeedsSocial Return on Investment

Design proposal

POP BRIXTONLondon, UK

community campus for startups, small businesses, local entrepreneurs and

community organisations. Est. January 2015.

BOXPARKLONDON, UK

Shipping container, pop-up mall for independent and global,

fashion and lifestyle stores and cafes.

PROXYLONDON, UK

a temporary two-block construct that imagines a vibrant focal point

for commerce and community.

SUSTAINABILITY

Evergreen BrickworksToronto, ON

A community environmental centre that inspires and equips visitors

to live, work and play more sustainably.

Fornebu S

Norway

Shopping Centrre

HEATING/COOLING

WATER SYSTEM

ELECTRICITY

SECURITY

Community Drivers

5 Community Collaboration Threads

● Landmark site for local resident community engagement

●events, programs, local celebrations

● Incubation & Acceleration of local social entrepreneurs through BIA development

● Technology incubation

● Sexual and Holistic health supports

● Youth Engagement and educational opportunities

Appendix Slides

Quik Facts

Quik Facts

Eglington Connects

Academic

Stakeholders

http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/

Centre for Urban and Community Studies

Asset Mappings for City of Toronto

http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/pdfs/curp/SNTF_Asset-Mapping_RP5.pdf

http://research.schulich.yorku.ca/

http://www.ryerson.ca/