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Port Lands 101
Christopher DunnWaterfront Secretariat, City of Toronto
Brenda WebsterWaterfront Toronto
March 31, 2012
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Overview
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AreaComparison
Rail Corridor
Queen Street
College St.
YongeSt..
University
Ave.
King St.
JarvisSt..
Dundas St.
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PortLandsHistory
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PortLandsHistory
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PortLandsHistory
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PortLandsHistory
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PortLandsHistory
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PortLands-Today
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PlanningHistory
1999
UNLOCKING THE
PORT LANDS
2005
PORTLANDS
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
2010
LOWER DON LANDS
PLAN
CENTRAL WATERFRONT
SECONDARY PLAN
2003
WATERFRONT COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
2008
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PlanningHistoryUnlockingTorontosPort
Lands(1999)
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PlanningHistoryCentralWaterfront
SecondaryPlan(2003)
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PlanningHistoryPortLandsImplementaJon
Plan,DraM(2005)
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PlanningHistoryWaterfrontCIP(2008)
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PlanningHistoryLowerDonLands(2010)
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RelatedAcJvitytothePortLands
West Don Lands
East Bayfront
South of EasternTTC LRV
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EastBayfront
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WestDonLands:QuickFacts
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SouthofEastern:QuickFacts
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TorontoWaterWaterfrontSanitaryServicing
asterPlan
PurposeistodevelopacomprehensiveWaterfrontSanitaryServicingasterPlan,toservicecurrent,plannedandfuturedevelopmentsalongTorontoswaterfrontto2031.
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PortLandsReality,Constraintsand
OpportuniJes
ExisJngindustrialandemploymentacJvity saltstockpileandconcretebatching hydrotransformerandwastetransferstaJon
Industrialpastandbrownfieldstatus soilandgroundwatercontaminaJonneedstobeaddressed relocaJon/undergroundingofhydrotransmissionline
NeedtoaccommodateconJnuedportuses costlyliMbridgesrequiredovertheshipchannel dockwallandmooring
Lackofinfrastructure transit,water,uJliJes
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PortLandsReality,Constraintsand
OpportuniJes
ThePortLandsisaparJcularlychallengingsitetodevelop,
becauseit:
lieswithinafloodzone needsextensiveenvironmentalremediaJon
poorgroundcondiJonsforbuilding lacksdevelopment-enablinginfrastructure;exisJngroadsand
servicesareoldand/orinadequatetosupportmoreintense
development
ispoorlyJedintotheCitysroad,transit,andwastewatercollecJonnetworks
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PortLandsReality,Constraintsand
OpportuniJesFloodProtecJon
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PortLandsReality,Constraintsand
OpportuniJes
ThePortLandsareanopportunitybecause:
Itisastrategicwaterfrontlandassetlocatedincloseproximitytodowntown.
Themajorityofthelandsisinpublicownership.
ThereisanopportunityforaquickandefficienttransitconnecJontoUnionStaJon,akeyregionaltransithub.
ThereareexisJngrecreaJonspacesthatcanbeexpandedandbuiltupon.
Thereisanemergingcreateindustriescentre(Pinewood)thatcanactasacatalystforemploymentgrowth.
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Reality,ConstraintsandOpportuniJes
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Whyarewedoingthiswork?
OnSeptember21st,2011,CityCouncilunanimouslyendorsedaprotocolforCitystaff,WaterfrontTorontoandTRCAwith
inputfromTPLCtodevelopmentabusiness/implementaJon
planforthePortLandsandreviewopJonsfortheDonouth
EA.
StafffromtheagenciesconvenedworkinggroupsinOctober2011withtheassistanceofspecializedconsultants,to
completethiswork.
PublicconsultaJonwasaconsideredakeycomponentofthiswork.ASACandLUACwascreatedtoadvisestaffandthe
consultantsonthefindingoftheprojectasitmovesforward.
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NextSteps
EndofApril,2012ConsultantscompletetheirdraMreporttotheCity,WaterfrontTorontoandTRCA.
AddiJonalconsultaJonexpectedneartheendofApril.Thiswillfocusonthefinalresultsoftheconsultantwork.
une12th,2012CitystaffreporttotheExecuJveCommieewithrecommendaJons.
uly11&12th,2012CityCouncilconsidersstaffreport. October28,2012DonouthEAPauseexpires.
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Floodprotec+on,naturaliza+onandgreenspaceainTradingFloor
Businessanalysis:economics,marketandfinancingSideTradingFloor
PortLands101ainfloorStudio
DevelopmentplanningandphasingThirdFloor,PayWaRoom
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HAVEYOURSAY
Publicfeedbackworkshops:Tuesday,April36:30to9:30atSt.LawrenceHall
or
Wednesday,April46:30to9:30attheHarbour
CastleWes+n
Online:www.portlandsconsulta+on.ca