“The public’s embrace of the waterfront during the pandemic is an important reminder that this area makes an enormous difference to life in the city.” George Zegarac, President and CEO, Waterfront Toronto 

POSTED: JANUARY 18, 2021 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART, SUSTAINABILITY
BY: KALEIGH WISMAN

We are proposing some improvements to Trolley Crescent to help resolve unintended use of the street.  

POSTED: DECEMBER 14, 2020 I DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE
By: Kaleigh Wisman

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.

Villiers Island will be surrounded by parks and public spaces, creating a space for people to live, work, and play.

POSTED: JUNE 23, 2020 

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.

POSTED: MARCH 2, 2020 
BY: KALEIGH WISMAN

Waterfront Toronto was created to tackle big issues facing growing cities that only powerful collaboration across all three levels of government could solve. Our work has always been powered by collaboration, and as we look forward in our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan we are excited to explore what new partnerships will propel our work forward. 

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

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

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.