Deadline for submitting you feedback in this phase of the “South of Eastern / Port Lands Planning Study” is Thursday, December 12th!
Online Participant Workbook | http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/Port-Lands-and-South-of-Eastern/
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| Landscape Annotated Conceptual Plan | StudioCentre | Smartcentre | 629 Eastern Avenue Toronto Ontario, Canada M4M 1E3 | Copyright Diamond and Schmitt Architects | 384 Adelaide Street West | Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 1R7 |
(see large size: https://ward14bikeshome.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/80241-smartcentres_landscape_annotated_conceptual_plan.jpg )
The South of Eastern part of the study includes the Smart Centres proposed development at Pape and Lake Shore – which is a car-centric plan which will pull traffic into the neighbourhood and become a hindrance to Complete Streets connections North/South and East/West.
Notably the Smart Centres’ proposal cuts the Lower Don Rec Trail twice – with two entrances to their development site alone – a very bad precedent for future development if this is allowed to proceed with out a radical re-visioning.
There are only 5 streets that cross the Lake Shore Boulevard to the Port Lands – Leslie Street is too narrow for complete Streets + On-street parking – so that’s out as a Gateway to the Port Lands and the Waterfront.
Now the next development after the Big Box Shopping and Drive-Thru Extravaganza at Leslie is Pape. The wall of development continues – and connecting neighbourhoods to each other takes another big hit.
Take an hour – read the documents – fill out the Online Participant Workbook (at the link).
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Documents and Resources:
Port Lands and South of Eastern – November 28, 2013 Public Meeting | PowerPoint Presentation Documents | http://www.portlandsconsultation.ca/sites/all/themes/portlands/files/CCM%201%20%28November%2028%29%20Presentation.pdf
Online Participant Workbook | http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/Port-Lands-and-South-of-Eastern/
More Resources at paulafletcher.ca | http://paulafletcher.ca/discover-ward-30/community-planning/#eastern
(At the November 28th meeting Planners said the public feedback deadline is not a hard one – but the web portal will likely close at 11:59pm, Thursday December 12th. Councillor Paula Fletcher has a hard copy link to the Participant Workbook at her site, linked above – so my interpretation is that – for some days after the Close your feedback may be accepted and become a part of the data base in this first phase – depending on the pace of the work of the various Planning teams in this.)
BlogTO – May 14, 2013 | Massive retail development and hotel planned for old Toronto Film Studios site – by Chris Bateman | http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/05/massive_retail_development_and_hotel_planned_for_old_toronto_film_studios_site/
BikingToronto | @Blog_Free_Wheel (me) – May 16th, 2013 | East/West bicycle network considerably harmed by proposed “StudioCentre” development on Eastern Avenue | http://bikingtoronto.com/michaelhollowayblog/2013/05/16/east-west-bicycle-network-considerably-harmed-by-proposed-studiocentre-development-on-eastern-avenue/
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