Select Past Projects

• Initiated in September 2007, with official re-opening in June 2015
• Established an enhanced public realm along a multi-modal street, featuring a dedicated LRT lane, recreational trail, landscaping, and infrastructure and utility upgrades

For more information, visit Waterfront Toronto’s Project pages for Queens Quay West and Queens Quay East.

• Sugar Beach is a playful park that opened in 2010, featuring bright pink umbrellas, candy-striped rocks, and a granite mosaic promenade
• Has become an exciting waterfront destination for recreation, film shoots, and Sail-In Cinema
• Sustainable features include innovative stormwater management techniques, use of recycled materials, and access to transit and cycling facilities

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• Transformed a section of the West Don Lands from a former industrial site to a sustainable, mixed-use neighbourhood
• Housed 10,000 athletes during the 2015 Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games
• Repurposed as a residential neighbourhood following the games

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• 1km of shoreline park space in west Toronto, with over 500m of multiuse trails
• Connects the local community to the lake and established Mimico as a recreation destination
• Restoration and shoreline enhancement in coordination with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority was a key element of the park’s design and construction

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• 4km of waterfront trail with 13.5 hectares of parkland
• Constructed through lake-filling along a narrow section of existing shoreline
• Features public art in the Port Union pedestrian tunnel acknowledging the community’s nautical heritage

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• Provides a blueprint and plan for the Don River mouth naturalization and flood protection measures for the Port Lands
• Proposed approach will unlock the development potential of approximately 290 hectares of surrounding lands
• Implementation will incorporate a new mixed-use community

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• 3km barrier free addition to existing trail connecting Marilyn Bell Park and Coronation Park
• Improves access to Ontario Place
• Features a low-impact stormwater management system that aids in irrigation of adjacent green spaces

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• Two regulation-sized soccer and lacrosse fields
• Addresses high demand for recreational facilities in the waterfront neighbourhoods
• Accommodate a wide range of activities including field hockey, football, ultimate Frisbee, soccer, and lacrosse
• Former brownfield site; land was remediated through removing and replacing contaminated soil and capped with artificial playing surfacing

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• Ground Run-up Enclosure is an open-air, acoustically engineered structure used to dampen the noise produced by engine maintenance run-up inspections
• City of Toronto undertook a technical review of the GRE and invited the public to learn more about the proposed noise management facility’s design

Access additional information at the Billy Bishop Ground Run Up document archive.

• City of Toronto undertook a review of Porter Airlines’ request to permit jet-powered aircraft operations at Billy Bishop Airport
• City of Toronto ceased the review in 2015
• City of Toronto preserves an archive including background information, study documents, stakeholder submissions and records of community consultation, accessible through the link below

Access additional information at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Initiatives Document Archives.