A new 3,750 m2 park is coming to 20 Castlefield Ave. in the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood. Construction of the future park is expected to take place in 2026 following the completion of construction staging by an adjacent developer on the eastern portion of the site. The park design will be determined through community engagement.
Another new park is coming to 2400 Yonge St., just a few blocks away from this one. Visit its project page to learn more and get involved.
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This project has been classified as an Involve based on the International Association of Public Participation Spectrum. This means we invite ideas and aspirations for the design and obtain public feedback on existing analysis, alternatives and/or proposals.
In this phase of the engagement process, the project team collected feedback to develop a draft vision statement, guiding principles and big moves which will guide the development of park design options in Community Engagement Phase 2.
The vision is co-created with the community to describe the ideal future park. It is a big-picture statement that should inspire everyone toward a common understanding of the project’s overall goals and objectives.
The new park will be a vibrant public space that fosters play, connection and relaxation for visitors of all ages. It will balance spaces for play and active exercise with peaceful green spaces where people can escape the city and connect with nature. The park will have plenty of shaded accessible seating for people of all ages to relax alone or with friends and family. The park will be flexible, with the potential to host small events and adapt to the community’s evolving needs.
The guiding principles are high-level directions that reflect the community’s most important values and ideas for how the park should look and feel. They help to clarify the vision statement and guide how the park should be designed by describing the desired outcomes.
The park will provide space for people of all ages to play, get exercise and be physically active.
The park will provide access to green, shady spaces so that community members in this densely populated area can connect with nature.
The park will include flexible spaces that can change based on community needs to potentially host small outdoor events such as a farmer’s market.
The park will provide a quiet place to unwind and relax and will feel separated from the noise and bustle of the city.
The park will be a place where all feel welcome, where friends, families and coworkers meet to relax and enjoy the outdoors, and where neighbours build community.
The big moves communicate the main priorities of both the community and the City for the design of the park. They are specific directions for how the physical design can achieve the vision and guiding principles.
To achieve a playful and active character, the design should:
To achieve a green and sustainable character, the design should:
To achieve an eventful character, the design should include spaces that can host small markets or performances.
To achieve a peaceful character, the design should include features that reduce noise from both the city streets and active areas in the park.
To achieve a social character, the design should:
On September 25, a public meeting took place at Northern District Library to share information about the new park. Approximately 30 community members attended. The Deputy Mayor was also in attendance.
Following a short presentation, community members reviewed boards which summarized community feedback, including a draft vision statement, guiding principles and big moves.
Download the September 25, 2024 public meeting presentation.
From July 29 to September 5, an online thought exchange activity collected 339 thoughts and 6,195 thought ratings from 446 participants.
Review an interactive report of the September 2024 thought exchange activity.
When asked to complete the statement, “the new park at 20 Castlefield Avenue should be a place where…”, the most popular thoughts reflected the community’s desire for a park where:
The most popular park characters were:
The most popular park activities were:
23 per cent of participants shared feedback on other park activities they would like to do at the new park. Of the 92 comments, the most common reflected the following themes:
The new park should include the following features which already exist on the site:
The most popular park features were:
On August 22, over 100 community members participated in a pop-up event at two locations in the neighbourhood to collect feedback for new parks coming to 20 Castlefield Ave. and 2400 Yonge St. Participants shared their preferences for the park character and activities on display boards, using sticky dots to select their top choices and sticky notes to write additional comments.
Community members were asked about their preference for the character of the new park at 20 Castlefield Avenue. Of the 104 responses collected, the most popular characters were:
Community members were asked to select the activities they would like to do at the new park. Of the 122 responses collected the most popular activities were:
The most common additional ideas shared on sticky notes included:
In this phase of the community engagement process, the City and its design consultant will work off the outcomes of Community Engagement Phase 1 to develop two to three design options for the new park. These will be presented to the community for feedback, which will be used to develop a preferred design for the park.
The anticipated outcome of this phase is the selection of a preferred design.
In this phase of the community engagement process, the City will share the preferred design with the community and the project will move into the detailed design phase. The design team will finalize the design by working through the technical details and developing detailed plans and drawings for the construction contractor.
The anticipated outcome of this phase is a refined preferred design.
A portion of the future park opened to the public. Visit the About the Project section for more information about the amenities that will be installed as they become available.
The future park at 20 Castlefield Ave. is located in a neighbourhood with one of the fastest rates of growth and lowest rates of parkland in the city. Once constructed, the new park will be the largest park addition in Midtown Toronto in decades.
The park design will be developed through a community engagement process planned to start in 2024. Before the park design and development process starts, the site is being activated to provide a community gathering space and opportunities for recreation and leisure.
The future park is located at the northeast corner of Castlefield Avenue and Duplex Avenue, one block west of Yonge Street just south of St. Clement’s School. The park site is adjacent to a redevelopment project at 2940-2514 Yonge St., which will be temporarily using 934 m2 of the park site for construction staging.
Starting in fall 2023, a 2,800 m2 space on the future park site will be available for community use with the following features:
20 Castlefield Ave. was formerly a parking lot operated by the Toronto Parking Authority. In October 2021, City Council redesignated the land at 20 Castlefield Ave., to Parks in the City’s Official Plan. In February 2023, management of the site was transferred to the City. The Midtown Parks and Public Realm Plan, which provides a comprehensive vision for parks and public realm in Midtown Toronto, identifies this location as a space with park opportunity.