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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