Parks for the Twenty-First Century
POSTED: NOVEMBER 4, 2019 | DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Pina Mallozzi
Nature and Parks in the Port Lands
The Don River currently flows through a large system of ravines, watersheds and estuaries, then empties into Lake Ontario through the concrete Keating Channel in the post-industrial Port Lands.
POSTED: NOVEMBER 4, 2019 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
By: Shannon Baker
Applying Our New Resilience and Innovation Framework To Villiers Island
The Port Lands will eventually be home to approximately 25,000 residents and 30,000 jobs.
POSTED: OCTOBER 29, 2019 I SUSTAINABILITY, DESIGN, COMPLETE STREETS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION
By: Aaron Barter
How We're Digging a New River in the Port Lands
When the Port Lands were created, the Lower Don River was straightened to flow directly into the Keating Channel. Our work will bring the Don closer to its original state.
POSTED: OCTOBER 24, 2019 I INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Don Forbes
If you’ve heard of the citizen coalition called Bring Back the Don, you may have wondered – where did the Don River go? In short: it was buried in concrete.