Waterfront Toronto’s wavedecks have been awarded the 2009 Jury’s Choice Award at the 9th Annual Wood Works Awards. This marks the fifth time one or more of the wavedecks have received a design or construction award in less than a year.
Wood Works, an annual awards program sponsored by the Canadian Wood Council, recognizes people [...]
Toronto, September 22, 2009 – Waterfront Toronto’s Spadina WaveDeck and Master Plan for Lake Ontario Park have each been awarded 2009 Toronto Urban Design Awards. Spadina WaveDeck earned an Award of Excellence in the Small Open Space category and the Master Plan for Lake Ontario Park was awarded an Honourable Mention in the Vision and [...]
Toronto, September 19, 2009 – Waterfront Toronto, together with the Governments of Canada, Ontario and City of Toronto, officially opened the newly revitalized Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place today. The new 1.3 kilometre, tree-lined trail section is a critical new link in the 56 kilometre Martin Goodman Trail which provides opportunities for alternative modes [...]
Toronto, August 6, 2009 – Toronto City Council has approved the Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment and Integrated Urban Design study for the Gardiner Expressway east of Jarvis Street co-sponsored by Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto.
The Terms of Reference define critical elements of the extensive study on the future of the [...]
Toronto, June 1, 2009 – The draft Terms of Reference for the environmental assessment and integrated urban design study for the Gardiner Expressway east of Jarvis Street co-sponsored by Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto have been completed and will be tabled for Toronto City Council review.
Developed using input collected over months of public [...]
July 28, 2008 – Waterfront Toronto together with its government partners, Toronto and Region Conservation and the local community officially opened Phase 1 of Mimico Waterfront Park today.
Located on the shores of Lake Ontario and bounded by Superior Avenue Parkette in the east and Norris Crescent Parkette in the west, the park provides west end [...]
Toronto, July 15, 2008 – Toronto City Council has approved Waterfront Toronto’s proposal to undertake an individual environmental assessment on removing part of the elevated Gardiner Expressway and replacing it with a lakefront eight-lane boulevard.
The results of the environmental assessment will determine the feasibility and logistical requirements for removing the Gardiner from Jarvis east to [...]
Chair’s Summation – June 12, 2008
The Board of Waterfront Toronto moved today to recommend to City Council the initiation of an Individual Environmental Assessment to consider the partial takedown of the Gardiner Expressway from Jarvis Street to the Don Valley Parkway and to replace the structure with a“great street”.
Waterfront Toronto will seek Council approval for [...]
Toronto, May 29, 2008 – Waterfront Toronto’s Board of Directors, at its June 12th meeting, will formally consider the partial removal of the Gardiner Expressway.
Waterfront Toronto, working with City officials, undertook a technical study of the Gardiner Expressway/Lake Shore Boulevard Corridor in 2006. Waterfront Toronto is recommending removal of the Gardiner from Jarvis Street to [...]
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