VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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Between the branches of the Don River Valley system, a complete community will emerge around the intersection of Don Mills Road and East that celebrates this natural heritage and builds on the area’s tradition of cultural and technological innovation.

Anchored by new public transit infrastructure, the Don Mills and Eglinton area will evolve to include a full range of mobility options integrated into a well designed public realm to support intensification and create POTENTIAL VIEW OF DON MILLS ROAD AT EGLINTON AVENUE EAST, LOOKING NORTH opportunities to connect the new community with the places and people in the surrounding areas. DON MILLS CROSSING FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES Community Building at Eglinton and Don Mills

CREATE A VIBRANT SUPPORT INCLUSIVE MIXED USE ENVIRONMENT CITY BUILDING

• Appropriate levels of • The facilities and services intensification will occur necessary to meet the with a range and mix needs of a growing of uses to foster urban community will form part activity and animate the of a public realm network public realm. designed for all ages and IMAGE COURTESY: GOOGLE MAPS

AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEST DONLANDS abilities. IMAGE COURTESY: COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION • High quality buildings and the adaptive reuse • A range of housing type, of heritage buildings, will tenure and affordability be scaled to support and will include units sized for frame the public realm families as part of this new ensuring a comfortable community. and enjoyable pedestrian IMAGE COURTESY: TORONTO STAR experience.

ENHANCE MOBILITY CONNECT WITH NATURE AND CHOICE, COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE BUILD RESILIENCY

• New streets will be safe • New connections to and beautiful places adjacent natural areas will as well as efficient links be guided by overarching within a multi-modal goals of protecting transportation network. and celebrating these important resources.

EGLINTON CONNECTS MIDTOWN STREETSCAPE • Walking and cycling IMAGE COURTESY: EGLINTON CONNECTS in the neighbourhood • Natural systems can will be balanced with enhance the public other modes of transit realm with more than to provide many landscape; they can build options for local- and resiliency in handling storm water or be a source for district-level mobility. EGLINTON CROSSTOWN SCIENCE CENTRE STATION IMAGE COURTESY: low-carbon energy. DON MILLS CROSSING STRUCTURE Community Building at Eglinton and Don Mills

BARBER GREENE ROAD

The Structure Plan organizes the Secondary Plan Area intoGREEN three BELT DRIVE Character Areas to direct growth and establish an identity for the new community. These Character Areas are tied together by a well designed public realm network made up of an enhanced street network, parks, natural areas and community facilities.

NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA

• Development will consist CORE AREA of mid-rise and low- • The primary area for intensification where the rise buildings containing greatest heights and densities are located in residential uses. STREET A close proximity to transit.

• A park, arena and other WYNFORD DRIVE • A significant portion of the area reserved for community spaces will employment uses. be a focal point for the Secondary Plan Area and • Tall buildings oriented to preserve sunlight on WYNFORD EXTENSION surrounding communities. public streets and parks transition to low scale uses beyond the Secondary Plan Area.

STREET E A STREET STREET F STREET

STREET C

STREET D

EGLINTON AVENUE EAST

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ST. DENNIS DRIVE RAVINE VALLEY EDGE

• Development will be appropriately set back from the top of bank with tall buildings arranged to respect the natural setting.

• Landscape treatments will expand and enhance the natural system in the public realm and on private development sites.

• Connections will provide convenient access to the ravines.