CALL FOR NEW MEMBER: Indigenous Design Expert

August 14, 2020, Toronto, ON - The Waterfront Design Review Panel provides expert, professional advice to Waterfront Toronto and City of Toronto Planning staff about projects within the Designated Waterfront Area. The role of the Panel is to advocate for the highest quality outcomes for the citizens of Toronto on their waterfront. Established in 2005, the Panel has become a renowned forum for advancing excellence in design and city-building.

Built to Weather the Storm: The Cherry Street Stormwater Management Facility

 

POSTED: JUNE 10, 2020 I DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Kaleigh Wisman

In order to create vibrant and sustainable places along Toronto’s waterfront, essential infrastructure is needed. Things like sewers and watermains may not sound exciting yet they set the ground (sometimes literally) for vibrant communities to take root.

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.  

Connecting People to the Waterfront

A vision for enhancements to the Gardiner underpass at Rees Street and Lake Shore Boulevard. (Image provided by PUBLIC WORK)

POSTED: OCTOBER 10, 2019 I COMPLETE STREETS, DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, TRANSPORTATION
By Mira Shenker

Part of our mission is to connect people with the water. Sometimes those connections are physical and sometimes they’re psychological.

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