js97
Senior Member
Okay, I'm just going through the list
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hope-floats-on-torontos-waterfront/article1228371/
1) Mimico Waterfront Park
A 1.1 kilometre stretch of waterfront trail with improved public access to Lake Ontario.
2008: 600 metre section opens. ( Final 500 metres tied to future acquisition of privately-held land).
Cost: $18.6-million.
(2) Port Union Waterfront Park
3.6 kilometres of trails, shoreline and wetlands from the Rouge River to Highland Creek on Lake Ontario.
2006: Two-kilometre stretch opens. ( Final 1.6 kilometres to open in 2011.)
Cost: $29- million
(3) Wave Decks
New pedestrian access to the water's edge at the foot of Spadina Avenue, Simcoe Street, Rees Street and Parliament Street.
2008: Spadina Wave Deck opens ($ 4.4-million)
2009: Simcoe Wave Deck opens ($6-million).
August, 2009: Rees Wave Deck set to open ($4-million)
Future: Parliament Wave Deck under development, no confirmed budget or timetable.
(4) Queens Quay Boulevard
A proposed facelift for a 2.6 kilometre stretch from Spadina Avenue to Parliament Street, with a centre lane for streetcars, two traffic lanes only on the north side and a treelined public realm on the south side at the water's edge.
2012: Estimated completion, subject to final government approvals this year.
Cost: $192-million
(5) Footbridges
Five new wooden bridges for pedestrians to cross from the foot of one slip ( Spadina, Peter, Rees, Simcoe, Police Basin) to another in the central waterfront.
2009: Construction begins for Spadina, pending regulatory approval.
Future: Others follow in time, budget-dependent.
Cost: Spadina ($11.4-million); Peter ($15.6-million); Rees ($8.3-million); Simcoe ($15.2-million) and Police Basin ($6.2-million)
(6) Gardiner Expressway
Possible removal of a 2.4 kilometre stretch from Lower Jarvis Street to east of the Don Valley Parkway at Logan Avenue, replaced by a University Avenue-style boulevard.
Timetable: Unclear. Depends on multilevel government approvals after an environmental assessment report due December 2011.
Cost: $300-million minimum
(7) Sugar Beach
A new 0.4 hectare urban park opposite Redpath Sugar at the foot of Lower Jarvis Street.
2010: set to open next summer
Cost: $14-million
(8) Sherbourne Park
A 1.5 hectare year-round park at the foot of Sherbourne Street, with a waterfall feature that doubles as a storm water management system. Located in the heart of East Bayfront, a proposed new neighbourhood.
2010: Set to open next summer.
Cost: $29.1-million
(9) East Bayfront
A 22 hectare site between Jarvis and Parliament, with live-work options designed to lure creative industries and other hightech employers. To be built over the next 10-15 years, with 7,000 units of housing, 8,000 jobs and . 2.4-million square feet of commercial space.
Key elements:
Corus Quay, a $150-million office complex for Corus Entertainment and its 1,200 employees, set to open in 2010;
George Brown College health science campus for 4,000 students, to open fall, 2011. Cost: $150-million to $200-million.
Waterfront Toronto hopes to name a private developer partner for the precinct later this year, depending on real estate market conditions.
Total cost: $667-million public sector contribution; $3-billion private sector investment
(10) West Don Lands
A 32-hectare site between the Don River and Parliament Street, south of King, to be developed as a new mixed-use, mixed-income residential neighbourhood.
Key elements:
Construction of a $130-million berm, about 75 per cent complete, to protect against Don River flooding;
$23-million development of 7.3 hectare Don River Park;
River City, a private sector development with 850 residential units;
Toronto Community Housing Corp. project for 250 units of affordable housing. No cost estimate yet. To be built out over the next 10-15 years, starting January, 2010, but faster if Toronto wins the 2015 Pan Am Games.
2010: Park construction starts, with completion by summer, 2011.
Total cost: $341-million public sector contribution; $2-billion private sector investment
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only cringe I have is with the Removal of the Gardiner @ 300 Million.
"A Univeristy style Blvd. (has anyone walked down university recently? there is not much going on.
Some interesting projects none the less.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hope-floats-on-torontos-waterfront/article1228371/
1) Mimico Waterfront Park
A 1.1 kilometre stretch of waterfront trail with improved public access to Lake Ontario.
2008: 600 metre section opens. ( Final 500 metres tied to future acquisition of privately-held land).
Cost: $18.6-million.
(2) Port Union Waterfront Park
3.6 kilometres of trails, shoreline and wetlands from the Rouge River to Highland Creek on Lake Ontario.
2006: Two-kilometre stretch opens. ( Final 1.6 kilometres to open in 2011.)
Cost: $29- million
(3) Wave Decks
New pedestrian access to the water's edge at the foot of Spadina Avenue, Simcoe Street, Rees Street and Parliament Street.
2008: Spadina Wave Deck opens ($ 4.4-million)
2009: Simcoe Wave Deck opens ($6-million).
August, 2009: Rees Wave Deck set to open ($4-million)
Future: Parliament Wave Deck under development, no confirmed budget or timetable.
(4) Queens Quay Boulevard
A proposed facelift for a 2.6 kilometre stretch from Spadina Avenue to Parliament Street, with a centre lane for streetcars, two traffic lanes only on the north side and a treelined public realm on the south side at the water's edge.
2012: Estimated completion, subject to final government approvals this year.
Cost: $192-million
(5) Footbridges
Five new wooden bridges for pedestrians to cross from the foot of one slip ( Spadina, Peter, Rees, Simcoe, Police Basin) to another in the central waterfront.
2009: Construction begins for Spadina, pending regulatory approval.
Future: Others follow in time, budget-dependent.
Cost: Spadina ($11.4-million); Peter ($15.6-million); Rees ($8.3-million); Simcoe ($15.2-million) and Police Basin ($6.2-million)
(6) Gardiner Expressway
Possible removal of a 2.4 kilometre stretch from Lower Jarvis Street to east of the Don Valley Parkway at Logan Avenue, replaced by a University Avenue-style boulevard.
Timetable: Unclear. Depends on multilevel government approvals after an environmental assessment report due December 2011.
Cost: $300-million minimum
(7) Sugar Beach
A new 0.4 hectare urban park opposite Redpath Sugar at the foot of Lower Jarvis Street.
2010: set to open next summer
Cost: $14-million
(8) Sherbourne Park
A 1.5 hectare year-round park at the foot of Sherbourne Street, with a waterfall feature that doubles as a storm water management system. Located in the heart of East Bayfront, a proposed new neighbourhood.
2010: Set to open next summer.
Cost: $29.1-million
(9) East Bayfront
A 22 hectare site between Jarvis and Parliament, with live-work options designed to lure creative industries and other hightech employers. To be built over the next 10-15 years, with 7,000 units of housing, 8,000 jobs and . 2.4-million square feet of commercial space.
Key elements:
Corus Quay, a $150-million office complex for Corus Entertainment and its 1,200 employees, set to open in 2010;
George Brown College health science campus for 4,000 students, to open fall, 2011. Cost: $150-million to $200-million.
Waterfront Toronto hopes to name a private developer partner for the precinct later this year, depending on real estate market conditions.
Total cost: $667-million public sector contribution; $3-billion private sector investment
(10) West Don Lands
A 32-hectare site between the Don River and Parliament Street, south of King, to be developed as a new mixed-use, mixed-income residential neighbourhood.
Key elements:
Construction of a $130-million berm, about 75 per cent complete, to protect against Don River flooding;
$23-million development of 7.3 hectare Don River Park;
River City, a private sector development with 850 residential units;
Toronto Community Housing Corp. project for 250 units of affordable housing. No cost estimate yet. To be built out over the next 10-15 years, starting January, 2010, but faster if Toronto wins the 2015 Pan Am Games.
2010: Park construction starts, with completion by summer, 2011.
Total cost: $341-million public sector contribution; $2-billion private sector investment
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only cringe I have is with the Removal of the Gardiner @ 300 Million.
"A Univeristy style Blvd. (has anyone walked down university recently? there is not much going on.
Some interesting projects none the less.
