Descriptive Transcript: A New Waterfront City is Coming into View
This is a descriptive transcript for Video: A New Waterfront City is Coming into View.
[DESCRIPTION: The Waterfront Toronto logo. An excavator sits on a small patch of land in a river near a bridge.]
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We've removed the final piece of the North Plug, the concrete wall that was separating the new Don River from the lake.
With this last step, we've completed a 1 kilometer long extension of the Don River and a new island is born.
[DESCRIPTION: Text appears, a new waterfront city is coming into view.]
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In Toronto's Port Lands south of Lake Shore, post-industrial lands have been sitting vacant because during a major storm they're at risk of severe flooding from the Don River.
[DESCRIPTION: A picture of the port lands in the 1980s.]
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That's why the Port Lands' flood protection project is so transformational.
[DESCRIPTION: A map of Lake Ontario, the Gardiner, Keating Channel, Eastern Avenue, Cherry Street and the Ship Channel.]
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290 hectares of Toronto southeastern downtown currently sit in the floodplain of the Don River.
[DESCRIPTION: A blue area on a top down map with labels for the Port Lands, East Harbour, South Riverdale, Leslieville and Lake Shore Boulevard.]
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The blue area on this map shows the area that could be overwhelmed with water that comes rushing down the Don River during a major storm.
That includes some of Toronto's established neighborhoods.
[DESCRIPTION: Graphic representations of the land at baseflow and during a regulatory flood event. The water stays in the rivers while the buildings stay dry.]
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Are innovative approach to flood protection, keeps the water south of Lake Shore where it belongs in the new river and wetlands.
With tri-government collaboration, this historic feat of engineering removes 240 hectares of land from the floodplain.
[DESCRIPTION: A map of the flood plain after construction showing a massive reduction in the blue area. A conceptual drawing of the city.]
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This significant milestone is a big leap toward building a new waterfront city with homes for more than 100,000 people along the Eastern waterfront, including a brand new island where the best of life and the best of Canada converge.
[DESCRIPTION: 3d graphical concept art of summertime and wintertime in the city. Pictures of people enjoying a beach and construction workers with heavy machinery.]
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The tri-government model for waterfront revitalization has been successful for over 20 years, creating an inspiring example of city building.
[DESCRIPTION: A label pointing to a corner near the river that reads, future neighborhood.]
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We're putting housing within reach and unlocking a healthy future on the waterfront where living and playing merge into boundless experiences of discovery.
Toronto's waterfront will become a must see Ontario destination for visitors across Canada and the world.
This future starts right now on Toronto's brand new island.
Next year, you will be able to explore the vibrant new park system.
The biggest park to open in Toronto in a generation.
[DESCRIPTION: Conceptual art of a park full of people and children. Port lands. Logos for Canada, Ontario, Toronto and Waterfront Toronto.]