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Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh Public Open House_September 17 2019 1 Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh 2018-ongoing Partnership between City of Toronto and Evergreen Corktown Common to the Forks of East and West Don 8.1 kilometres

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Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh

Public Open House_September 17 2019

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Partnership between City of Toronto and Evergreen Corktown Common to the Forks of East and West Don 8.1 kilometres of Trail 2.4x size of High Park Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh 2018-ongoing

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The Master Plan Refresh: y Provides high level direction and identifjes potential future projects. y Considers that each project (or bundle of projects) will have its own design process and engagement activities. y Does not make commitments to funding or timing. Project Purpose

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Process

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late 1980s Task Force to Bring Back the Don 2003 West Don Lands Precinct Plan 2013 Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art MP 2018 Parkland Strategy TO Core Parks + Public Realm Unilever Precinct Plan Port Lands Planning Framework Lower Don Trail MP Update 2019 Lower Don Phase 2 Improvements 2014 Lower Don Phase 1 Improvements early-mid 90s Lower Don Trail Queen St. Staircase Restoration Efforts 2017 Ravine Strategy 2006 Evergreen Brick Works 2007 Lower Don Lands Competition 2015 Evergreen_Don River Charrette 2016 DRVP Case for Support “Super Park” Announcement

Plan Context + Continuum

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Context: Why This is Important.

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Love/Hate/Love

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1890 to c.1910

Lower Don Straightening and Don Roadway

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1890 to c.1910

Lower Don Straightening and Don Roadway

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1890 to c.1910

Estuary Draining for Port Lands

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1950s

Don Valley Parkway

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1960s

Baseball Stadium Location Study

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1989

Task Force to Bring Back the Don

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1991

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The intensifjcation and development of new communities in the Lower Don Valley neighbourhoods will bring over 80,000 estimated new residents into the core of the city.

80,000 + New Residents

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West Don Lands

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West Don Lands/Pan Am Village

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Corktown Common

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Evergreen Brick Works

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Lower Don Lands

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Lower Don Lands

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Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art Master Plan 2013

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Themes y Access + Connectivity y Environment + Habitat Restoration y Public Art + Interpretation Conceptual Framework y Landscape Connectivity y Parallel Routes y Links + Loops y Precincts + Nodes Demonstration Plan y 21 Potential Projects in 2 Main Categories » Management and Improvements to Existing Infrastructure » New Infrastructure y Phased Implementation y Opportunities for Future Exploration Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art Master Plan 2013

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Improve the Trail

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New River Crossings

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New Access to Valley

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Rethink Bayview Avenue

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New Parks

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Don River Charrette 2015

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TORONTO’S LARGEST URBAN PARK IS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Tie Don River Valley Park will be the centerpiece of Toronto’s rapidly growing downtown: a 200-hectare park spanning Pottery Road to Corktown Common. Underutilized, unsound and largely inaccessible land will be transformed into a remarkable new civic space that connects neighbourhoods and new developments to parkland, brings people back to the river’s edge, revitalizes an ecologically degraded and fmood-prone valley, and introduces opportunity for solitude, recreation, bicycle commuting, art and culture. Built on a solid foundation of past community-engagement efforts, this vision boldly looks to the future and serves as the proverbial fjrst mile of a broader city-wide ravine revitalization
  • strategy. Prototyping new collaborative
ways of reimagining and realizing the potential of our ravines, the Don River Valley Park will demonstrate what’s possible across Toronto.

“A bold idea is in motion… A city-wide ravine strategy to name the system and engage partnerships to help restore, connect and animate the 11,000-hectare system…that holds the promise to defjne Toronto, offer a signifjcant “place making” opportunity for those of us who live here and to share our unique natural assets with visitors from around the world.”

~ MAYOR JOHN TORY Photo: Vito Riccio

DRVP_Case for Support

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Don River Valley Park

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“Super Park”

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Evergreen Public Art Program

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City of Toronto Ravine Strategy

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City of Toronto Parkland Strategy

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West: Garrison Creek Corridor North: Davenport Road Bluff East: Don River Valley Ravine / Rosedale Valley Ravine South: Toronto Islands / Toronto Bay

TOCore: Core Circle, 2018

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Evergreen Brickworks Primary Lower Don Trail Bayview Avenue ‘Great Street’ Trail Segment Broadview Avenue Future Don River Valley Park Bayview Avenue Re-allocate East Lane to Pedestrians and Cyclists Lower Don Trail Meets Martin Goodman Trail Riverdale Park West Rosedale Valley Road River Street Segment Riverdale Park East Trail Street

TOCore

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TOCore

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Port Lands Planning Framework

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East Harbour

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Keating Channel Precinct

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Villiers Island

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Mouth of the Don Naturalization

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Mouth of the Don Naturalization

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Port Lands: River Park

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Wonscotonach Parklands Naming Event / Indigenous Placemaking

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2013 to 2019, Looking Forward.

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Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art Master Plan 2013

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Phase 1 Improvements: Completed

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Phase 1 Improvements: Completed

y Pottery Road Pedestrian Bridge y Bayview Avenue Multi-use Path (Pottery Road to Rosedale Valley Road) y Belleville Underpass y Pottery Road Trailhead y Trail Improvements

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Phase 2 Improvements: 2019

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Phase 2 Improvements: 2019

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y Riverdale Bridge Ramp y Dundas Staircase y Trail Improvements in the Narrows

Phase 2 Improvements: 2019

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Lower Don Trail Master Plan Refresh 2019

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2019: MP Study Area

2013: Corktown Common to Pottery Road 2019: Corktown Common to the Forks of East and West Don 8.1 kilometres of Trail 2.4x size of High Park

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Re-engaging the River y Opportunities to see, experience and perhaps even touch the river y Will include discussion of Indigenous programming y The river as the focal point

  • f the Park

Embracing Neighbourhoods y The Park as a meeting place for communities, with greater opportunity for programming y Links and loops, parallel trails and highlighting ‘ravine portals’ where the Park is accessed Re-imagining Infrastructure y Tying trail and parkland improvements to future infrastructure replacement y Reconsidering aging infrastructure in the Park:

  • pportunities for reuse or

redesign

2019: MP Structure

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Five Segments from North to South y Crothers-Coxwell y The Mills y Riverdale y The Narrows y East Harbour

2019: Projects + Implementation

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Recommended Projects y 96 Individual Projects y Improvements / New Infrastructure » Portals » Lookouts/Rest Areas » Water Approaches » Canoe Launches » Rotating Public Art Sites

2019: Projects + Implementation

Future Engagement Each individual project/phase of projects will include its own engagement activities with stakeholders and the public.

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Phased Implementation y Recently Completed (2013-2019): 18 Projects y Approved / Under Construction: 12 Projects y 1 to 5 Years: 23 Projects y 5 to 10 Years: 28 Projects y Future Consideration: 25 Projects

2019: Projects + Implementation

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Demonstration: Re-engaging the River Snowdrop Park

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Demonstration: Re-engaging the River Snowdrop Park

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Demonstration: Re-engaging the River Snowdrop Park

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Demonstration: Re-engaging the River Snowdrop Park

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Demonstration: Re-engaging the River Water Approaches

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Demonstration: Embracing Neighbourhoods Broadview Riverdale Promenade

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Demonstration: Embracing Neighbourhoods Thornclifge Ravine Portal

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Demonstration: Embracing Neighbourhoods Thornclifge Ravine Portal

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Demonstration: Re-imagining Infrastructure Inner Portal

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Demonstration: Re-imagining Infrastructure Improved Trails

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Demonstration: Re-imagining Infrastructure Improved Crossings

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Demonstration: Re-imagining Infrastructure Bayview Avenue as Scenic Street

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Next Steps

Phase 3: Master Plan _FINAL End of September 2019 Document Layout: Technical and Promotional October 2019

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Questions for Clarifjcation

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For More Information

Contact Brendan McKee, Project Manager Parks, Forestry and Recreation | Horticulture City of Toronto Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive Toronto, Ontario M1P 4N6 t: 416-396-4192 e: brendan.mckee@toronto.ca Website www.toronto.ca/lowerdon

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credit: Vitto Riccio

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