EnviroTO
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Waterfront projects are ranked into four priority levels. Portland Wavedeck is a second priority item but the Portland water's edge (in front of the silos) is a priority 1 item.
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Superstar
/\ Can you post the document which ranks them?
OldManKensey
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khris
Senior Member
It's too bad the Maple Leaf Island and Ferry Terminal are not a priority.
MetroMan
Senior Member
The Maple Leaf island would be great for skyline shots but most people along the waterfront wouldn't see it. There are higher priority items to work on such as the quay wavedecks, the bridges and of course the Queens Quay promenade itself.
I think they've got their priorities straight.
I think they've got their priorities straight.
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Superstar
Speaking of which, how are the consultations for the bridges coming along?
AKS
Senior Member
They seem to be behind schedule. On page 14, it says "spadina bridge: construction early 2009". It's mid 2009. I don't see anything there.
Dan416
Senior Member
If the Spadina Bridge undergoes The Neutering™ I'll be very upset.
MetroMan
Senior Member
mettle
Active Member
when i talked to the some waterfronttoronto people during luminato, they said the portland slip wasn't a priority anymore. i emailed them afterward to find out more, but i didn't get a response back. perhaps it's because the toronto museum isn't going into the malting silo site anymore. perhaps the area just isn't that attractive. the music garden is nice, but why go any further west? anyway, i dunno.
OldManKensey
Active Member
I think that you're right - the priority likely changed as a result of the stauts of the proposed museum. I think that WT is right to focus on central waterfront and the East Bayfront, where the most impact can be made in the early stages. Of course, this is unfair to the many condo owners who live west of Spadina, so I'm not actually sure that I fully agree with my own remark...I do feel a little bit like those condo owners already have a nicely landscaped streetcar right-of-way and the music garden, so giving priority to other areas isn't terribly unfair.
yyzer
Senior Member
Press release from today.....hope this is the right thread for this....
Construction of Toronto's newest waterfront park begins
TORONTO, July 23 /CNW/ - Waterfront Toronto, together with the
Governments of Canada and Ontario and City of Toronto, officially broke ground
today on Sherbourne Park, a spectacular new waterfront park that will
transform a formerly industrial area into much needed public greenspace on the
lake.
Located just east of Lower Sherbourne Street, this 1.5 hectare park spans
more than two city blocks, from Lake Ontario in the south to Lake Shore Blvd.
in the north, on both sides of Queens Quay.
Designed by renowned landscape architects Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg
in association with The Planning Partnership, and inspired by the iconic
Canadian lakeside experience, this year-round park is scheduled to open next
summer.
"Our Government is pleased to provide $20.8 million in funding for this
project, as part of the continuing renewal of Toronto's waterfront," said
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. "We are committed to helping transform
this part of Toronto's industrial past into a beautiful and sustainable public
space. I look forward to seeing Sherbourne Park become a year-round
destination of choice for those living in and visiting this city."
Sherbourne Park will become the new heart of East Bayfront bringing a
feeling of life at the lake to the area. To bring the lakeside experience to
life, the park features three key elements in its design: woods, water and
wide open greenspace.
The north part of the park features a grove of pacific sunset maple
trees, benches and play structures creating an outdoor living room for East
Bayfront residents. Wide open greenspace on the south side of the park
provides ample space for festivals, concerts and other city-wide events
overlooking Lake Ontario. In total, the park includes 182 new trees, 26 play
structures and 49 benches.
"Today's Sherbourne Park groundbreaking marks a new milestone for the
revitalization of Toronto's waterfront," said George Smitherman, Ontario's
Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. "The construction of
Sherbourne Park will create jobs and help stimulate the local economy. And, by
next summer, residents and visitors will be able use this park year-round as a
place to relax, a place to play and a place to gather - right on the water's
edge."
Sustainability plays an important role in Sherbourne Park, where key
components of East Bayfront's stormwater management system is integrated into
the park's design, allowing this required infrastructure to be both beautiful
and functional.
A stunning 240 metre long Water Channel running along the east side of
the park is part of the community's innovative stormwater management system.
The Water Channel features three dramatic art sculptures that rise almost nine
metres from the ground, elegantly lifting water toward the sky and back down
as a textured veil of water. Clean water is discharged from the base of the
channel back into Lake Ontario.
"It is especially important during challenging economic times for all
governments to invest in the public realm," said Mayor David Miller.
"Sherbourne Park joins significant investment in public infrastructure to get
our waterfront ready for new tenants such as Corus Entertainment and George
Brown College by cleaning the soil, building waterfront transit, and creating
spectacular boardwalks, wavedecks, and a rejuvenated Queen's Quay Boulevard
from Bathurst to Parliament."
Park construction is beginning on the south side of Queens Quay where the
Sherbourne Park Pavillion will be located. This 144m(2) zinc clad and glass
structure will house a café and facilities designed to animate the park
year-round. Surrounding the Pavillion is a 920 m(2) pond that will be frozen
in the winter for a skating rink and act as a splash pad in the summer for
waterplay.
The Pavillion is also an integral part of the stormwater management
system, as the UV Purification Facility is located in its basement.
"This is the waterfront park that everyone has been waiting for," said
John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto. "It transforms an
under-used, mostly industrial site into a sustainable neighbourhood park for
those living and working in East Bayfront and it creates a must-see
destination for the rest of the city."
The budget for Sherbourne Park including site preparation costs
(demolition and soil remediation) as well as design and construction costs for
the park, Water Channel and UV Purification Facility is $28.7 million.
In addition to Sherbourne Park, construction is underway throughout East
Bayfront, the vibrant new waterfront community which runs from Jarvis to
Parliament Streets and from the rail corridor to the lake. Work is nearing
completion on East Bayfront's first commercial building, the new headquarters
for Corus Entertainment. Municipal servicing infrastructure work for the area
is ongoing and George Brown College plans to open its new Health Sciences
Centre on the waterfront in 2012.
The construction of Canada's Sugar Beach, Toronto's second urban beach
will also begin later this summer at the Jarvis Slip.
At full build-out, East Bayfront will be a thriving new community with
6,000 new residential units, jobs for 8,000 people and innovative storm water
management facilities integrated into the area's parks and public spaces.
Waterfront Toronto
Since 2005, Waterfront Toronto has completed several parks and public
spaces projects. The Simcoe WaveDeck opened in June and plans are underway to
open the Rees WaveDeck later this summer. Improvements to the Martin Goodman
Trail at Ontario Place will also open this summer. Construction projects are
also underway to support new communities in the West Don Lands.
The Governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto created
Waterfront Toronto to oversee and lead the renewal of Toronto's waterfront.
Public accessibility, design excellence, sustainable development, economic
development and fiscal sustainability are the key drivers of waterfront
revitalization.
Construction of Toronto's newest waterfront park begins
TORONTO, July 23 /CNW/ - Waterfront Toronto, together with the
Governments of Canada and Ontario and City of Toronto, officially broke ground
today on Sherbourne Park, a spectacular new waterfront park that will
transform a formerly industrial area into much needed public greenspace on the
lake.
Located just east of Lower Sherbourne Street, this 1.5 hectare park spans
more than two city blocks, from Lake Ontario in the south to Lake Shore Blvd.
in the north, on both sides of Queens Quay.
Designed by renowned landscape architects Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg
in association with The Planning Partnership, and inspired by the iconic
Canadian lakeside experience, this year-round park is scheduled to open next
summer.
"Our Government is pleased to provide $20.8 million in funding for this
project, as part of the continuing renewal of Toronto's waterfront," said
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. "We are committed to helping transform
this part of Toronto's industrial past into a beautiful and sustainable public
space. I look forward to seeing Sherbourne Park become a year-round
destination of choice for those living in and visiting this city."
Sherbourne Park will become the new heart of East Bayfront bringing a
feeling of life at the lake to the area. To bring the lakeside experience to
life, the park features three key elements in its design: woods, water and
wide open greenspace.
The north part of the park features a grove of pacific sunset maple
trees, benches and play structures creating an outdoor living room for East
Bayfront residents. Wide open greenspace on the south side of the park
provides ample space for festivals, concerts and other city-wide events
overlooking Lake Ontario. In total, the park includes 182 new trees, 26 play
structures and 49 benches.
"Today's Sherbourne Park groundbreaking marks a new milestone for the
revitalization of Toronto's waterfront," said George Smitherman, Ontario's
Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. "The construction of
Sherbourne Park will create jobs and help stimulate the local economy. And, by
next summer, residents and visitors will be able use this park year-round as a
place to relax, a place to play and a place to gather - right on the water's
edge."
Sustainability plays an important role in Sherbourne Park, where key
components of East Bayfront's stormwater management system is integrated into
the park's design, allowing this required infrastructure to be both beautiful
and functional.
A stunning 240 metre long Water Channel running along the east side of
the park is part of the community's innovative stormwater management system.
The Water Channel features three dramatic art sculptures that rise almost nine
metres from the ground, elegantly lifting water toward the sky and back down
as a textured veil of water. Clean water is discharged from the base of the
channel back into Lake Ontario.
"It is especially important during challenging economic times for all
governments to invest in the public realm," said Mayor David Miller.
"Sherbourne Park joins significant investment in public infrastructure to get
our waterfront ready for new tenants such as Corus Entertainment and George
Brown College by cleaning the soil, building waterfront transit, and creating
spectacular boardwalks, wavedecks, and a rejuvenated Queen's Quay Boulevard
from Bathurst to Parliament."
Park construction is beginning on the south side of Queens Quay where the
Sherbourne Park Pavillion will be located. This 144m(2) zinc clad and glass
structure will house a café and facilities designed to animate the park
year-round. Surrounding the Pavillion is a 920 m(2) pond that will be frozen
in the winter for a skating rink and act as a splash pad in the summer for
waterplay.
The Pavillion is also an integral part of the stormwater management
system, as the UV Purification Facility is located in its basement.
"This is the waterfront park that everyone has been waiting for," said
John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto. "It transforms an
under-used, mostly industrial site into a sustainable neighbourhood park for
those living and working in East Bayfront and it creates a must-see
destination for the rest of the city."
The budget for Sherbourne Park including site preparation costs
(demolition and soil remediation) as well as design and construction costs for
the park, Water Channel and UV Purification Facility is $28.7 million.
In addition to Sherbourne Park, construction is underway throughout East
Bayfront, the vibrant new waterfront community which runs from Jarvis to
Parliament Streets and from the rail corridor to the lake. Work is nearing
completion on East Bayfront's first commercial building, the new headquarters
for Corus Entertainment. Municipal servicing infrastructure work for the area
is ongoing and George Brown College plans to open its new Health Sciences
Centre on the waterfront in 2012.
The construction of Canada's Sugar Beach, Toronto's second urban beach
will also begin later this summer at the Jarvis Slip.
At full build-out, East Bayfront will be a thriving new community with
6,000 new residential units, jobs for 8,000 people and innovative storm water
management facilities integrated into the area's parks and public spaces.
Waterfront Toronto
Since 2005, Waterfront Toronto has completed several parks and public
spaces projects. The Simcoe WaveDeck opened in June and plans are underway to
open the Rees WaveDeck later this summer. Improvements to the Martin Goodman
Trail at Ontario Place will also open this summer. Construction projects are
also underway to support new communities in the West Don Lands.
The Governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto created
Waterfront Toronto to oversee and lead the renewal of Toronto's waterfront.
Public accessibility, design excellence, sustainable development, economic
development and fiscal sustainability are the key drivers of waterfront
revitalization.
Edward
Senior Member
This is going to be great for the Lower Sherbourne area. Glad to see it coming.
condovo
Senior Member
Wonderful news. Thanks for posting.
DSC
Superstar
Until the City decides what to do with the silos there is really little point in the Portland wave deck as one can still not walk along the west side of Portland Quay to Ireland Park. A few months ago the silos were discussed by the City and I think they agreed to demolish part of them and repair the remainder so that this walkway can be reopened. Once the west side is walkable it will make far more sense to do the Portland Wave deck. There's a general City document at http://www.toronto.ca/harbourfront/bathurst_quay_east.htm