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Waterfront Promenade
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The Water's Edge Promenade is one of the key connecting elements of Harbourfront. When completed, the promenade is to extend the length of Harbourfront and is to be 7.0 metre (23') minimum width. Although 7.0 metres is the legal boundary, the promenade is typically adjacent to parkland, allowing more generous widths.
The Water's Edge Promenade provides a focus to a large variety of activities at Harbourfront. A wide range of boaters access the dockwall, including small craft such as kayaks, canoes, sailboats, and power boats to larger vessels, such as the Empire Sandy, and other tall ships that rely on deeper mooring facilities. The Police Marine Unit, the Fire Department's Marine Unit, and several yacht clubs have found their home along the water's edge.
The promenade also provides the focus for a significant number of Harbourfront visitors, with phenomenal views of both boating activities and features such as the Toronto Islands.
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While the Promenade has been improved in some areas, the majority of it remains undeveloped. Much of the existing dockwall is deteriorated, and in need of reconstruction. Of the quays that form Harbourfront, most of the completed sections of the Promenade are found in York and John Quays, Harbour Square, as well as sections of Spadina Quay. As the development of the Promenade has been incremental, the Promenade also lacks a cohesive finish and overall landscape treatment.
The recently completed Master Plan for Harbourfront Centre (York & John Quays)
proposes a new treatment for the Water's Edge Promenade, including the use of floating boardwalks. Proposals for the remaining Promenade sections should consider the appropriateness of applying this same treatment in other locations. If the same approach is not desirable, thought should be given to how these various Promenade sections relate with one and other.
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