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The eastern section of the temporary bike path at Cherry & Lake Shore is now temporarily narrower with a zig-zag pattern and workers on either side + signage telling cyclists to dismount.

I asked one of the workers how long this will be in place for and he said "not long".
 
kotsy said:
The eastern section of the temporary bike path at Cherry & Lake Shore is now temporarily narrower with a zig-zag pattern and workers on either side + signage telling cyclists to dismount.

I asked one of the workers how long this will be in place for and he said "not long".
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It seems to be back to 'normal' again but the detour we have had for the last year is, of course, still in place. They seem to be making good progress with the New Cherry Street work from Lake Shore to the new bridge - the one that seems to be en route today - so there will undoubtedly be more detours to MGT while they link all the sections and do the work below where the MGT detour is now. (The also seem to be moving ahead quite fast with the New Cherry Street work just south of the new Don River bridge and down to the Lift Bridge).
 
The Beverly and (maybe!) our bridge are now in the Gulf of St Lawrence

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Great idea and news about the public art trail and that's also (by far) the best rendering yet ... captures the new river valley, vision/massing of the Villiers Island community... and those stunning bridges.

Bravo!
 
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The rendering is awesome. I can't help wondering how much more iconic the park could have been if the ~10 buildings on the north end were also park though. Cost economics be damned 😅. In all seriousness, am very curious how significant the green space is going to feel at ground level with a lot of it being water + several roads nearby.
 
urbanexplorer said:
The rendering is awesome. I can't help wondering how much more iconic the park could have been if the ~10 buildings on the north end were also park though. Cost economics be damned 😅. In all seriousness, am very curious how significant the green space is going to feel at ground level with a lot of it being water + several roads nearby.
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Bear in mind the rendering actually crops the future build-out to the south of the river valley (and the east) which includes more green space and mixed-uses. And who knows what's eventually in store for south of the shipping canal etc.

And if you buy or rent a flat on Villiers Island, Cherry Beach is practically next door too. Downtown living at its best one day. 🤤
 
I kinda hate this, looks like an amusement park. I thought this was supposed to be a natural marsh with a boardwalk around it and some lookout spots. This is more human recreation focused than nature wilderness focused. The Bentway would be a much better spot for an art trail.
 
The press release about the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation donation:

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Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation donates $25 million to City of Toronto to create new waterfront public art trail

News Release June 28, 2022 The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation today announced a $25 million donation to the City of Toronto to create a new waterfront public art trail. This donation, the single largest arts-related gift the City has ever received, will serve as a prominent and enduring...
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Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation donates $25 million to City of Toronto to create new waterfront public art trail​


June 28, 2022

The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation today announced a $25 million donation to the City of Toronto to create a new waterfront public art trail. This donation, the single largest arts-related gift the City has ever received, will serve as a prominent and enduring legacy for ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art.

Mayor John Tory was joined for today’s announcement at Sugar Beach by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Spadina-Fort York), Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth), Julie Lassonde and Michael Gibbens from the Lassonde family and Steve Diamond, Chair of Waterfront Toronto.

The donation includes $10 million to commission two landmark permanent art works, and up to $15 million to establish a new non-profit organization that will manage the art trail, with the intention of raising additional matching funds to sustain the organization over the long term.

The donation will create the new, outdoor public art trail in parks along the banks of the new mouth of the Don River in Toronto’s transformed Port Lands. Waterfront Toronto is building the parks, as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection Project. The art trail will be a free, open-air route and will be curated by a new non-profit organization to be endowed by this gift. Two permanent pieces – one by a leading Canadian artist and another by an international artist – will anchor the trail. A rotating cycle of contemporary installations from local, national and international artists will also be featured.

A City staff report to Toronto City Council at its meeting of 19 and 20 July will seek authority to negotiate and enter into agreements to accept the public artwork donations in the coming months. If approved, the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation will appoint an executive director for the new non-profit organization, to be called the Lassonde Art Trail, and launch an international competition to commission the two new signature art works, in partnership with the City and Waterfront Toronto.
 
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