Lower Garrison Creek Park

The project has been delayed due to improvements to the Bathurst Street Bridge and rail improvements surrounding the project site. Construction is anticipated to start in summer 2024.

A new park is coming to Spadina-Fort York as part of a subdivision development at CityPlace! Lower Garrison Creek Park will be 5,300 m2 (1.3 acres) and located at 170 Queens Wharf Rd., in the CityPlace neighbourhood east of the Bathurst Street Bridge.

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  • Spring 2024: Hire a construction team
  • Summer 2024: Construction starts
  • Summer 2026: Construction complete, park opens

The timeline is subject to change.

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Community engagement to help determine the park design took place from 2012 to 2015. During the engagement process, the park was referred to as Mouth of the Creek Park, until it was officially named Lower Garrison Creek Park.

December 16, 2015

Public Meeting

The final park design was shared with the public at a public meeting.

The meeting presentation is not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like access to this document, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.

May 15, 2013

Public Meeting

Approximately 35 community members participated in a public meeting at the Community Hall at 150 Dan Leckie Way. The draft concept design for the new park was presented and feedback was collected in order to refine the design. The key themes that emerged from this meeting include:

  • Overall positive feedback on the draft concept design from community members in attendance
  • Prioritizing access to the park and connectivity with all existing elements in the community
  • Prioritizing user safety, including the separation of children’s play and dog use

The meeting presentation is not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like access to this document, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.

March 5, 2013

Public Meeting

Approximately 35 community members participated in a public meeting at Blue Barracks Fort York where the project was introduced and feedback on the proposed concept design was collected for the new park. The key themes that emerged from this meeting include:

  • Identifying core uses for the park, given its small size, rather than accommodating a long list of activities
  • Ensuring the park serves as both a destination and a throughway for travel

Download the meeting summary for more information.

Preferred Design

The preferred design for the new park, which shows the surrounding CityPlace and Fort York neighbourhood.

This image shows an aerial view of the park design in context with the City Place / Fort York neighbourhood. The park design connects the City Place neighbourhood to Fort York and neighbourhood to the west and south. The design also responds to the cultural heritage significance of the Fort York Heritage District through landforms evocative of the bluffs and mouth of the creek at the Lake Ontario shoreline that existed at this location circa 1812. Amenities include a children's' playground, seating, open lawn areas, storm water management facilities, trails, lighting, and plantings.

The park design was developed through extensive public consultation from 2012 to 2015, with a detailed design celebrating the heritage of the Fort York neighbourhood completed in 2018. The unique park design references the landscape which existed at the project site circa 1800, including the Lake Ontario shoreline and mouth of Garrison Creek. The new park is planned to include:

  • Trail connections to/from CityPlace, Fort York and Liberty Village
  • A new children’s playground
  • Landform features like mounds, plateaus and valleys, inspired by the bluff and creek conditions from the shoreline circa 1812
  • Seating
  • New plantings
  • A water bottle filler