Take a walk through Corktown Common and you can't help but feel that you are immersed in nature. And, though you might not notice, this park is perhaps one of the most constructed landscapes in our city. This tour will explore the process of designing a space that exudes nature, while incorporating important city infrastructure and creating a park system that can withstand intense human use. This is a 75-minute tour. Meet at the Pavilion on the hilltop in Corktown Common. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE:

Visitors meander the winding paths amongst the urban prairie in Corktown Common. (Photo credit Nicola Betts)

POSTED: SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 I INFRASTRUCTURE, DESIGN, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
By: Meghan Hogan

POSTED: AUGUST 9, 2016 I PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Tennille Dowers and Meghan Hogan

Since opening in 2013, Corktown Common has quickly become one of Toronto’s most beloved new parks.

By Carol Webb

Corktown Common is an active, vibrant and inviting park – the heart of the new West Don Lands neighbourhood – and also an integral part of the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Athletes’ Village (Athletes’ Village). Which is why the park is included within the secure perimeter fence line and public access was closed on June 1, 2015.