The City is improving Runnymede Park. This project is being supported by the Partnership Opportunities Legacy program (POL) with a majority of the funding coming from Section 37 benefits from the development at 2306 St. Clair Ave. W.
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This project has been classified as a Collaborate project based on the International Association of Public Participation Spectrum. This means we aim to partner with the public, stakeholders and rightsholders in each aspect of the design process, including the development of design options and the identification of a preferred design.
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This project has a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) made up of representatives living near Runnymede Park. The CAC’s mandate is to provide a forum for feedback, guidance and advice to the project team at key decision points during the community engagement process. The CAC will be engaged as required throughout the project’s life cycle to inform key updates to the designs for the park. The CAC is not a decision-making body and does not speak on behalf of the entire community.
This phase of the community engagement process started in January 2023 and will include a survey to collect feedback on the draft design options, an online Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting, and an in-person site meeting and a public meeting.
On June 7, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m., a public meeting took place at David Appleton Community Centre for community members to share feedback on the draft designs for the park improvements.
Download the June 7, 2024 public meeting summary.
From March 2 to March 17, 2023, feedback on the vision for the park was collected in an online survey. Community members could provide insights to help inform the draft designs and improvement options for the park. The survey received 350 responses from residents living within the immediate surrounding neighbourhood.
Download the March 2023 survey summary.
On February 13, 2023, members of the project team and Community Advisory Committee (CAG) met at Runnymede Park for a site meeting. Additional ideas and feedback were collected.
Download the meeting summary for CAG meeting 1 and 2.
On January 25, 2023, members of the project team and Community Advisory Committee met virtually. Early design options for the park were presented and feedback was collected. A meeting summary is available in the February 2023 section.
In this phase , the City shared the preferred design with the community and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for feedback. The project then moved into the detailed design phase, where the design team will finalize the design by working through the technical details and drawings for the construction contractor.
Areas in dashed red are included in phase 1 of the project, and all remaining features will be a part of phase 2.
The Runnymede Park Improvements project was initially created in partnership with the City’s Partnership Opportunities Legacy program (POL) in order to create new community benefits for the park. After an initial consultation with the community in September 2019, an additional consultation was conducted to identify the allocation of Section 37 funds from an adjacent mixed-use development at 2306 St. Clair Ave. W.
The results of this community engagement program identified Runnymede Park as being the preferred location for the allocation of the funding from this development (Section 37).
The project team and the local Councillor’s Office move forward with the improvements to Runnymede Park based on various community engagement activities conducted between February and March 2021 for the 2306 St. Clair Ave. W. Neighbourhood Improvements project.
From March 5 to March 21, 2021, the community participated in a virtual rating exercise to rank their top ideas from previous community feedback collected through an Interactive Mapping Activity and Virtual Open House. The Activity received 2,144 page users (the number of individuals who visited the activity web page at least once) and received 7,499 total ratings across seven ideas.
Download the Virtual Ratining summary report for more information.
On February 24, 2021, approximately 60 people joined a virtual open house where the project team presented a list of options for how Section 37 benefits could be used for this project. These options were developed using the community’s feedback during the Interactive Map Activity.
Download the February 24, 2021 open house presentation for more information.
From February 1 to February 19, 2021, using Social Pinpoint’s Interactive Mapping feature, the project team invited community residents to identify and share their experiences and ideas for local neighbourhood improvements based on the neighbourhood study area. The study area was a 2km walking distance from the development that ends at the boundary of Ward 5 (York-South Weston). The information collected from this exercise helped the project team and the local Councillor to identify the needs of the community, and potential options for Section 37 funding.
Overall, the Social Pinpoint activity received:
Download the summary report for more information.
On December 1, 2020, the proposed design options for the park improvements were presented at a virtual public meeting. The community was able to provide feedback that would be used to help develop a more detailed design plan and further identify priorities for the park improvements. The feedback collected at this meeting helped inform the community engagement that occurred during the 2306 St. Clair Ave. W. Neighbourhood Improvements project.