WHERE ARE THE PORT LANDS?
Don River
Corktown Common
CN Tower Union Station
Gardiner Expressway Keating Channel Pinewood Cherry Street Studios
Tommy The Hearn Thompson Park Lafarge Ship Channel
Billy Bishop Airport Inner Harbour RCYC
Cherry Beach
Centre Island
Port Lands Flood Protection Project Boundary
The Port Lands extends southeast of Toronto’s downtown core into Looking at the map above, you can see that the Port Lands is Lake Ontario and includes over 300 hectares of land along the bounded by the Keating Channel and Lake Shore Boulevard in the waterfront. Some familiar landmarks include: Cherry Beach, Tommy north, the Toronto inner harbour in the west, Ashbridges Bay in the Thompson Park, and the Hearn Generating Station. east and Lake Ontario and Tommy Thompson Park in the south. WHERE ARE WE BUILDING? CURRENT FUTURE
Don River
Don River
Gardiner Expressway Gardiner Expressway
Keating Channel Don Roadway Keating Channel Cherry Street Cherry Don Roadway Cherry Street Cherry
Inner Inner Commissioners Street Harbour Harbour Commissioners Street
Ship Channel Ship Channel
At Waterfront Toronto, we work with our partners at the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario and Government of Canada. Inner Harbour
Ship Channel
This graphic shows the area at risk of flooding from the Don River, shaded in blue. WHAT IS PORT LANDS FLOOD PROTECTION? To protect parts of the Port Lands, South Riverdale and Leslieville We are creating two new outlets for the river so floodwaters can flow from flooding, we plan to reconnect the Don River to Lake Ontario safely into the inner harbour. This includes a kilometer-long river by creating a naturalized river mouth. valley. We are also cleaning the soil after over a century of industrial use, building new roads, bridges, utilities and public trails. WHY THIS MATTERS? WHAT WE’VE HEARD • More waterfront for everyone. More access to the lake so • Integrate the natural and the urban anyone who visits the Port Lands can enjoy it. • Maximize naturalization opportunities • Protection from the affects of climate change. Protecting 240 hectares of land from flooding. • Ensure connections for wildlife • Improving the natural environment. We are cleaning • Public access to the water contaminated soil and building 40 hectares of parks and • Create active transportation/recreational opportunities greenspace. • Connection to surrounding neighbourhoods and the broader • More jobs and economic growth. This project will contribute over $4 billion to the Canadian economy. park system • A brighter future. When this project is complete, the Port • Accessibility for diverse groups of people Lands will finally become a place where our city can grow and • Preserve local heritage and culture evolve to better meet the changing needs of the people who live here. • All season use - don’t forget about winter
At Waterfront Toronto, we work with our partners at the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario and Government of Canada. WHAT ARE WE BUILDING? In addition to engineering a naturalized river valley, a crucial The work we need to do as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection part of this project involves building new public spaces, roads Project can be grouped into four larger categories: parks, roads and and bridges and utilities, as well as structures to control water municipal infrastructure, bridges and earthworks/flood protection. flow and manage sediment and debris.
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R Don Roadway Keating Channel K Cherry Street Cherry A E J T S V Commissioners Street Inner Harbour L M Q B P M C E
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Ship Channel
A Cherry Street Stormwater and Lakefilling Eastern Avenue Flood Protection Q Commissioners Street Bridge Port Lands Flood Protection and I Enabling Infrastructure Boundary Villiers Island Grading B Polson Slip Naturalization J R Old Cherry Street Bridge Demolition Earthworks/Flood Protection C Flood Protection - River Valley K Keating Channel Modifications S Site Wide Municipal Infrastructure Parks D Don Greenway (Spillway & Wetland) L Promontory Park South T Don Roadway Bridges & Structures E Don Roadway Valley Wall Feature M River Park U Hydro One Integration Roads and Municipal F East Harbour Flood Protection Land Form Lake Shore Road and Rail Bridge V Commissioners Street Infrastructure N Modifications Sediment and Debris Management Area G O Cherry Street Bridge North W Cherry Street Re-alignment H Flow Control Weirs P Cherry Street Bridge South
At Waterfront Toronto, we work with our partners at the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario and Government of Canada.