Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

[reinventingthewheel]

I don’t like the schematic design for the north landing. The staircase and winding ramp looks like a notable pinch point.

I can’t imagine the arguments against an extended, sloped landing on the promenade or on a separate, adjacent abutment – aside from cost (and, as stated in the slides, value engineering studies have yet to come )

 

[JBoogie]

Apologies if this has already been posted here. It gives a pretty comprehensive look at the most recent work!

 

[bgobgo]

Apologies if this has already been posted here. It gives a pretty comprehensive look at the most recent work!

Good video. Thanks for sharing.

Weird that the drone never focused or really zoomed in on one of the most interesting sections of the entire area - the badlands and Owl section.

 

[achender]

Going, going ...

 

[kev1n1m]

Wow the new park has more poles than a streetcar yard! Wonder what all that is for, lighting?

 

[jxmyth_]

 

[DSC]

Nice interactive piece in Star at

The Don River restoration took decades of dreaming — and was nearly derailed by Doug Ford. Inside the marvel of engineering that will transform the Port Lands

A decades-long dream to restore the Don River to its original natural route through the Port Lands became a reality with the removal of the sole remaining dam.

www.thestar.com

 

[DSC]

Going, going ...
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Yes, almost all gone. When these guys are done they (or someone) will start on the removal of the concrete Enbridge one and THAT will really open things up.

 

[rdaner]

Isn’t the bridge being disassembled in a way that it can be rebuilt elsewhere?

 

[hawc]

Seems like a beautiful solution (and I'm strongly in favour of the solution obviously) to a problem that never really existed.

In 50 years I've NEVER seen those areas at the bottom of the Don Flood like that. Nothing even close.

Any and all flooding occurs up river between Pottery Road and Queen Street. Like this:


Not sure what type of flood event they were anticipating in those models they just showed.

But anyway, new lower Don Lands are a gorgeous addition to the city.

 

[DSC]

Isn’t the bridge being disassembled in a way that it can be rebuilt elsewhere?

NO.

 

[chrishurley15]

Seems like a beautiful solution (and I'm strongly in favour of the solution obviously) to a problem that never really existed.

In 50 years I've NEVER seen those areas at the bottom of the Don Flood like that. Nothing even close.

Any and all flooding occurs up river between Pottery Road and Queen Street. Like this:


Not sure what type of flood event they were anticipating in those models they just showed.

But anyway, new lower Don Lands are a gorgeous addition to the city.

It isn’t about solving for an issue that occurred historically. It’s about preparing for an issue that could occur in the future. The world is changing. Climate change is real. These flood events may only impact further north for now. But in 20, 30, 50, 100 years? It’s not always about protecting those of us living now. We should try to tackle all projects like this with a long term lens. But I agree with you that this project is an absolutely gorgeous and incredible addition to this city.

 

[Metroscapes]

Seems like a beautiful solution (and I'm strongly in favour of the solution obviously) to a problem that never really existed.

In 50 years I've NEVER seen those areas at the bottom of the Don Flood like that. Nothing even close.

Any and all flooding occurs up river between Pottery Road and Queen Street. Like this:


Not sure what type of flood event they were anticipating in those models they just showed.

But anyway, new lower Don Lands are a gorgeous addition to the city.

It isn’t about solving for an issue that occurred historically. It’s about preparing for an issue that could occur in the future. The world is changing. Climate change is real. These flood events may only impact further north for now. But in 20, 30, 50, 100 years? It’s not always about protecting those of us living now. We should try to tackle all projects like this with a long term lens. But I agree with you that this project is an absolutely gorgeous and incredible addition to this city.

Flood protection in Toronto (and most of southern Ontario) is regulated to a "Regional storm." It's basically the same as Hurricane Hazel. Will a storm like that ever happen again in our lifetimes? With climate change, it could absolutely happen again, or something close.

Another thing to remember is we're talking strictly riverine and lake flooding. It's more likely Toronto will face more extreme localized thundercell dumps that don't cause this kind of widespread flooding, but rather pluvial / urban flooding. Basically, so much damn water falls in such a short time that the ground and storm sewers can't drain it away fast enough. This doesn't solve that problem necessarily if the rainfall is localized over the Port Lands, but would offer protection if it happened upstream.

 

[evandyk]

There is also virtually nothing there right now. If you are going to build tens of thousands of new homes, you're probably going to want to future proof it.

 

[DSC]

The critical repair to the Ship Channel Bridge lifting mechanism has been completed, and the bridge has returned to regular operation. The roadway is open to vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. As crews demobilize equipment over the next few weeks there may be brief closures of the roadway.

PortsToronto and the City of Toronto will now turn their efforts toward the continuation of the overall Ship Channel Bridge rehabilitation program, which is anticipated to commence in late December 2024/early January 2025 with structural steel rehabilitation.

As this work approaches, PortsToronto will provide information.