Cambry Ardship
Active Member
The city is planning a transformation of the Marlee-Glencairn area. With the provincial MTSAs setting a minimum density of 200 people and jobs per hectare, the city is planning for the predominantly low-rise neighbourhoods surrounding Glencairn up to Lawrence to transform into midrise neighbourhoods along with higher development on Marlee, with populations quadrupling to around 27,000 people in the area aground Glencairn Station, and approximately 900 jobs created in new commercial areas.
Information from the city is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...anning-studies-initiatives/growing-glencairn/. The map below shows the area being reviewed.
This roughly shows the study area around Glencairn station, with a 1970s-era apartment neighbourhood on Marlee, and predominantly single family home neighbourhoods surrounding the station. Towards the north there are small multiplexes, and past Lawrence a revitalisation and expansion of the public housing in the area.
The city is also going to plan for expanding parkland, building new active transportation infrastructure and routes throughout the Dufferin/Bathurst/Eglinton/Lawrence block. There is potential for a new south entrance to the Lawrence West station. Marlee is expected to see a lot more commercial and retail activity along its length. The population growth is also going to mean major public infrastructure investments in water and sewers in the area.
Major questions are whether development and density should be focused along the Marlee corridor, more similar to traditional Toronto development patterns, or be spread out around the node of Glencairn station, creating a whole new midrise district north of Viewmount, east of the Allen all the way to Bathurst.
The city is going to hold public meetings next week, on December 9, to collect feedback on the 2 main options, and launch a survey to the public following.
Information from the city is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...anning-studies-initiatives/growing-glencairn/. The map below shows the area being reviewed.
This roughly shows the study area around Glencairn station, with a 1970s-era apartment neighbourhood on Marlee, and predominantly single family home neighbourhoods surrounding the station. Towards the north there are small multiplexes, and past Lawrence a revitalisation and expansion of the public housing in the area.
The city is also going to plan for expanding parkland, building new active transportation infrastructure and routes throughout the Dufferin/Bathurst/Eglinton/Lawrence block. There is potential for a new south entrance to the Lawrence West station. Marlee is expected to see a lot more commercial and retail activity along its length. The population growth is also going to mean major public infrastructure investments in water and sewers in the area.
Major questions are whether development and density should be focused along the Marlee corridor, more similar to traditional Toronto development patterns, or be spread out around the node of Glencairn station, creating a whole new midrise district north of Viewmount, east of the Allen all the way to Bathurst.
The city is going to hold public meetings next week, on December 9, to collect feedback on the 2 main options, and launch a survey to the public following.
