Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Due Diligence Report
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The competition’s stated goal was to obtain a bold and comprehensive concept On September 21, 2011, Toronto City Council design and a unifying vision to guide revitalization unanimously adopted a protocol, later to be called of the Port Lands and surrounding area, merge the the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative (PLAI), to natural and urban fabric, and establish an iconic review the city’s priorities for the Port Lands. The identity for the Don River that accommodates goal of the PLAI was to refine the DMNP EA and habitat restoration and crucial flood protection. develop a business and implementation plan with In May 2007, the submission from Michael Van the objective of accelerating revitalization in the Valkenburgh Associates Inc. (MVVA) “Port Lands Port Lands and maximizing its value to the City. Estuary” was announced as the winning design. The jury felt the MVVA design of big bold moves A refinement of PLAI, PLAI 2, was initiated in impressively integrated the natural and wild 2012 and is now almost complete. It includes the elements of the river mouth and the Port Lands development of the Port Lands Framework Plan, with urban placemaking, creating a spectacular Villiers Island Precinct Plan and the Port Lands and compelling vision for the area. The submission and South of Eastern Transportation and Servicing also best addressed the competition’s two key Master Plan Environmental Assessment. The objectives of providing a naturalized mouth and findings from these three studies were presented iconic identity for the Don River, and creating a at a public meeting and consultation in November comprehensive plan for addressing urban design, 2015. Final reports are anticipated for early 2017. transportation, naturalization, sustainability and other ecological issues. As well, it was the The DMNP EA was approved in early 2015 and the most cost-effective solution and also maximized LDL MP EA came into effect concurrently. Extensive developable land. planning and design work has been done, and the Project is ready to proceed once funding is In April 2008, Waterfront Toronto, the City of received. Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission, as tri-proponents, began a study to integrate the Once completed, the Project will achieve several Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class critical priorities for all orders of government: EA) process with the precinct planning process. The result was a Master Plan for transportation, • Protect against the potential loss of human water/wastewater and storm water management. life as a result of a catastrophic flooding at the This integrated planning process allowed for mouth of the Don River; work on the design of the site as a whole, and the • Reduce the financial risk to governments integration of the Project’s numerous concurrent relating to the potential loss of property and Environmental Assessments. This included the rebuilding due to flood damage, as investment Lower Don Lands Master Plan Class EA (LDL MP in flood protection infrastructure will result EA), which proposes transportation and servicing in savings equal to a multiple of the initial infrastructure necessary to support revitalization investment; and development, and the DMNP EA, which Project Background 33 • Mitigate the risk of flooding in a key part The Project creates resilient, attractive urban of Toronto through building strategic infrastructure that mitigates the flooding risk infrastructure; to governments, and unlocks a vast area for • Manage existing soil, groundwater and water revitalization and development that creates billions contaminants from historical industrial uses of dollars of economic development opportunities. and fill placement; The Project has already undergone extensive stakeholder engagement and public consultation • Contribute to a healthier Lake Ontario by over the past decade, enjoys broad public support providing important ecological systems and has secured key environmental assessment through the creation of new terrestrial and approvals from the MOECC. aquatic habitat connections. The naturalized connection of the mouth of the Don River to Lake Ontario is recognized as a key project that will contribute to the delisting of Toronto as an “Area of Concern” by Environment Canada and therefore contribute to the Remedial Action Plan objectives for water quality and habitat in Lake Ontario; • Contribute to a stronger local, regional and national economy by creating jobs and economic value through the investment in construction, residential and commercial development and other employment-generating uses; • Enable development of a strategic area in downtown Toronto to create strong and sustainable communities that will serve the city’s growing population and economy; • Deliver long-term tax revenues that flow to all orders of government; • Revitalize Toronto’s waterfront by extending the continuity of high-quality public space throughout the waterfront for the enjoyment of residents and visitors; and • Maintain Toronto’s working port. Also of importance, this Project will deliver benefits to the surrounding area through flood protecting nearby commercial and residential areas and helping to unlock the development value of the First Gulf/Unilever site, where a planned large-scale commercial development (12 million square feet, accommodating 50,000 jobs – according to First Gulf) is effectively blocked due to flood risk. 34 Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Due Diligence Report Intentionally Left Blank 35 3. Due Diligence Overview Executive