Lower Don Lands Redevelopment

Developer: Waterfront Toronto
  
Address: Cherry St & Villiers St, Toronto
Category: Public Space / Park
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hawc said:
Can the bridge still raise and lower with that thing there? Or will it not be raising for the next 2-3 years???
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As above, Ports Toronto say the bridge will operate in summers. I suspect this means they will need to remove all the scaffolding as it would seem unlikely the bridge can be raised with it there but I guess we will see.
 
DSCToronto said:
As they say they will open the bridge to ships again once the ice melts and plan to do work on it only in winters, I assume the scaffolding will be removed in the summer. I doubt bridge would rise with it in place.

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"Phase 1 – Substantial completion in March 2024.

  1. Rehabilitation of the bridge north and south roadway approach spans.
Phase 2 – To commence in late 2024.

  1. Restoration of the Bascule lift bridge structure.
  2. Replacement of end of life mechanical and electrical lift systems.
The majority of work related to this phase of the project is limited to the winter months when the Ship Channel Bridge lift is not operational. It is expected that the overall project will be completed in 2027.

During this project , PortsToronto and the City of Toronto will ensure the continued safe transportation of cargo and goods across the Ship Channel Lift Bridge while maintaining marine, vehicle and pedestrian traffic along the various rights of way serviced by the bridge."
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Update on City Road Restrictions site:

Cherry St 207m North of Unwin Ave
Id:Tor-RDAR2025-988
Closure Type: Construction
Time Frame: Continuous
From: February 17, 2025
Until: March 14, 2025
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Severity Impact:Low
District: TORONTO
Contractor: Integral Pro Inc
Description: Toronto-TMC: Structural Rehabilitation and Cleaning and Coating of the Ship Channel Bridge on Cherry Street, Toronto.
Last Updated:2 days ago
 
Was perusing insta when I came across notice about a cool little crafts type show… which naturally… has to be way the hell out in the west end. Because of course it is.

I know I’d seen some random sketches with covered market space/picnic area here, but that’s waaay early on and nothing indicates it’s still on the table.

So what can we do about that? Still time here?

West end always gets the sticker and pin shows, the stationary shows, the lgbtq stuff. Closest we get is Stackd. What are we doing wrong here?

We’ve got the community centre near Sugar Wharf. The space over in Regent Park (where I initially attended an event for this project), the community centre to come in Aqualuna. The fermenting cellar used to host Leslieville Flea but that space is gone now. North St Lawrence market will at least have Sunday available. Brickworks is great if it’s good weather or you can drive and have the time.

It feels like west end has plenty of space for small scale arts programming. Artscape seems to do a great job with Wychwood barns- so why does the Daniels Centre on Jarvis seem so dead?

My point, can we pull off a Wychwood Barns setup in the port lands? (Not the recovered building, that would have to be new) - but maybe some election money can go towards a community arts space in the style of…

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Can you imagine? Polson Iron Works Centre
 
xmyth_ said:
Was perusing insta when I came across notice about a cool little crafts type show… which naturally… has to be way the hell out in the west end. Because of course it is.

I know I’d seen some random sketches with covered market space/picnic area here, but that’s waaay early on and nothing indicates it’s still on the table.

So what can we do about that? Still time here?

West end always gets the sticker and pin shows, the stationary shows, the lgbtq stuff. Closest we get is Stackd. What are we doing wrong here?

We’ve got the community centre near Sugar Wharf. The space over in Regent Park (where I initially attended an event for this project), the community centre to come in Aqualuna. The fermenting cellar used to host Leslieville Flea but that space is gone now. North St Lawrence market will at least have Sunday available. Brickworks is great if it’s good weather or you can drive and have the time.

It feels like west end has plenty of space for small scale arts programming. Artscape seems to do a great job with Wychwood barns- so why does the Daniels Centre on Jarvis seem so dead?

My point, can we pull off a Wychwood Barns setup in the port lands? (Not the recovered building, that would have to be new) - but maybe some election money can go towards a community arts space in the style of…

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Can you imagine? Polson Iron Works Centre
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Just saw that the Toronto Animation Art Festival International will no longer be held at George Brown on the waterfront. It’s moved up to the Marriot on Yonge. So again, maybe we can get some community event space further east- maybe a hotel?
 
I've just moved 80 more posts to the Ookwemin Minising thread. You can find all the posts related to the crane and the upcoming park at the new mouth of the Don here!

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rdaner said:
Taken 1 Feb. Pedestrian lighting has gone up along the south side of Commissioner’s. Still curious to see how the section between this and the street are treated.

And a bit of a question/proposal about the suitability of the frozen river for winter activity specifically skating. It is well known that there is a shortage of rinks for hockey teams so perhaps 5-6 temporary rinks along the Estuary? Yes, no, maybe?🤔 I also see the potential for a program like Winnipeg has on the Red River during the winter with huts /pavilions.

Food for thought!


Btw I am leading a free walk of the Portlands tomorrow at 10 am for anyone interested! Meet at Dark Horse Café in Canary. ~1.5 hours with a washroom/warmup break.


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what is the function of all those wooden posts?
 
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