A view of the Corktown Common marsh and surrounding vegetation. 

POSTED: NOVEMBER 20, 2018 I SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, DESIGN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART
By: Emma Loewen

May 17, 2018, Toronto, ON - Ten outstanding design teams have been shortlisted to participate in a six-week international design competition for York Street Park and Rees Street Park. Five teams have been assigned to each park and will respond to a Request for Proposals that calls for creative designs that serve the diverse needs of local residents, office workers and visitors, and contributes to a vibrant waterfront park system. 

Waterfront Toronto and Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to Create Neighbourhoods That Blend People-Centred Urban Design with Cutting-Edge Technology

“Sidewalk Toronto” Aims to Make Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront the Global Hub forUrban Innovation, Starting with Google’s Canadian Headquarters

POSTED: OCTOBER 16, 2017
BY: AARON BARTER

Once completed in 2024, Port Lands Flood Protection will create a new mouth for the Don River, river valley, parkland and natural habitat. The new 1,000-metre river valley will run through the Port Lands, south of the existing Shipping Channel, creating a new island, which we’re calling Villiers Island.    

Earlier this year, Waterfront Toronto issued a Call for New Members to join our Waterfront Design Review Panel.

POSTED: AUGUST 23, 2017 I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, PARKS & PUBLIC SPACES, TRANSPORTATION
BY: MIRA SHENKER

As the stewards of Toronto’s waterfront, we’re committed to building a city that is happier, healthier and more prosperous for all of us. 

POSTED: FEBRUARY 21, 2017 I PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, PUBLIC ART, SUSTAINABILITY, TECHNOLOGY, WALKABLE NEIGHBOURHOODS
By Christopher McKinnon

The Waterfront Design Review Panel provides objective, professional advice to Waterfront Toronto and/or City of Toronto Planning staff about proposed public and private developments 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.

Waterfront Toronto's Design Review Panel is now seeking seven new members:
 

We’re helping to reconnect Torontonians with Lake Ontario by building new communities, parks and civic spaces at the water’s edge.

POSTED: FEBRUARY 7, 2017 l COMPLETE STREETS | CYCLING | DESIGN | INFRASTRUCTURE | PARKS & PUBLIC SPACES | SUSTAINABILITY
BY: CHRISTOPHER MCKINNON

The Lower Don Lands - a 125 hectare (308 acre) area that runs from the Parliament Street Slip east to the Don Roadway and from the rail corridor south to the Ship Channel - is Waterfront Toronto’s most complex and ambitious project to date. Planning for the area needed to address a myriad of requirements and challenges including flood protection, infrastructure, urban design and transportation, plus a comprehensive process was needed to produce a master vision to integrate the various components.