Port Lands Flood Protection & Enabling Infrastructure Design Review Submission Phase 2 12 April 2018
DRAFTMVVA Inc. • WSP • DTAH Design Review Panel Comments
●● Ensure a strong presence of public realm throughout ROW’s (leading with landscape). ●● Within the 40 m ROW there is opportunity to achieve a very good landscape best practices vs. innovation. ●● There is concern over the ROW widths being too wide and verging on having a suburban character. ●● Think about what is innovative with the design and what makes it different. ●● A better understanding of how this is going to look, feel, and work (cross sections) is required. ●● Ensure the streets integrate well into Villiers Island. ●● Find a roleDRAFT for public art within the design. Design Advancement: 4 Strategies
●● Reconnect the Port Lands to Toronto’s regional road and bike network ●● Program Opportunities for Innovative Sustainability and Resilience Strategies ●● Clarify the identity of the Villiers Island public realm ●● Develop a site-specific character for each major thoroughfare DRAFT 1. Reconnect the Port Lands to Toronto’s Regional Road and Bike Network DRAFT Existing Connective Roadways Expanded Port Lands Connectivity
Dundas St E Dundas St E Leslie St Leslie St Leslie Sumach St Sumach St Sumach Broadview Ave Broadview Ave Broadview
Carlaw Ave Queen St E Carlaw Ave Queen St E Don Valley Pkwy Parliament St Parliament
Eastern Ave Eastern Ave
Lake Shore Blvd E Lake Shore Blvd E
Commissioners St Commissioners St
Don Roadway Don
Leslie st Leslie st Leslie
Munition St. Munition Don Roadway Don
Unwin Ave Unwin Ave
Cherry St Cherry St Cherry
Primary Roads Primary Roads DRAFTSecondary Roads 0 250 500m Existing Transit Network Open the Port Lands with Transit
Gerrad St E Gerrad St E
Dundas St E Dundas St E
Queen St E Ave Broadview Queen St E Ave Broadview
King St E King St E
Leslie St Leslie St Leslie
Cherry St Cherry St Cherry
Commissioners St Queens Quay E
Streetcar Stop Transit Hub Future Proposed Street Car Street Car in Mixed Traffic DRAFTStreet Car in Mixed Traffic 0 250 500m Existing Bike Network Create a Bikeway Nexus
Dundas St E Dundas St E
Sherbourne St Sherbourne Shuter St St Sherbourne Shuter St Jones Ave Jones Ave
Eastern Ave Logan Ave Logan Ave Logan
Mill St Lake Shore Blvd E Mill St Lake Shore Blvd E
Commissioners St
Don Roadway Don
Leslie st Leslie st Leslie Munition St. Munition
Unwin Ave
Cherry St Cherry St Cherry Martin Goodman Trail Martin Goodman Trail
Bike/Shared R.O.W. Lanes Bike/Shared R.O.W. Lanes DRAFTFuture Bike Lanes 0 250 500m Regional Bike Trail Network (Existing)
Don Valley Trail
Martin Goodman Trail - Queens Quay Blvd DRAFT Trail Network (Existing) Trail Network (Interim)
DRAFT Trail Network (Interim)
Phase 1 Scope
LEGEND
Martin Goodman Trail Don River Trail Park Path DRAFT 2. Program Opportunities for Innovative Sustainability and Resilience Strategies DRAFT Framework Considerations for Innovative Road Design
Adaptive Technology ●● Communication between ‘smart’ elements (streetlight poles, cars, smart phones, transit buses / LRT) ●● Road infrastructure will feature a joint use trench (JUT) with fibre/copper ●● Potential data collection on users to refine future phase of implementation
Road Design Considerations for Autonomous Urbanism ●● At grade design which separates users (bikes, cars, pedestrians) is conducive to introduction of autonomous urbanism ●● Less parking, more drop-off lay-bys ●● Locating drop-off areas close to desired destinations DRAFT●● Toronto Hydro will likely manage-build extra capacity in JUT’s Adaptive Local Road Network adaptive pedestrian signal crossing potential data collection
designated lay-bys for Uber/AV
E.V. recharge stations
PaveGen (London, UK) DRAFTAquaPave Geothermal System - Snow Melt Sensing Technologies “Open Building” Utility Raceways
park utility raceway
sidewalk raceway DRAFT Environmental Comfort: Wind Breaks
wind break
34m
42.5m 17m 10.6m 13.8m 30m 8.5m prevailing winter winds DRAFT Permeable Pavements
lay-by areas
LRT decking
Stormcrete Pre-cast Pavers DRAFTMississauga Park Porous Pavement Trial Hybrid Porous System Centralized vs. Decentralized Stormwater Treatment Program
• Construction parallels maintenance of utility service • Treatment train approach to stormwater management • District scale economy of service • Park edge treatment, diverting boulevard drainage to park • New technology for ballasted flocculation DRAFTmeets/exceeds WWFMG • Enhanced water balance targets / climate change Hybrid Centralized-Decentralized Stormwater Treatment Program SWM APPROACH
Centralized vs. Decentralized
CENTRALIZED DECENTRALIZED
Capital Cost 1.5m Environmental Cap Time to Achieve Approvals Heterogeneous O&M Cost Urban Fill
Sustainability 100 yr Storm
Performance wrt WWFMG Groundwater/ Lake Level Process Equipment Standardized
Design Precedence
Penetration of the Environmental Barrier
Potential Additional Filling for Gravity Sewers
Discharges above 100-year HGL Park+Channel Villiers Island Park + River
Good:
Possible (complicated): Fail: DRAFT Decentralized Stormwater Collection and Redistribution
green roof collection (50%)
site collection polishing landscapes DRAFT Centralized Stormwater Treatment
Rainfall Event Local LID for Surface and Sub Surface Collection
Linear Pre-Treatment
BIOSWALE SOIL CELLS
Outlet to Lake End of Pipe Treatment: Ballasted Flocculation Facility Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Canada Inc. & Technologies Solutions Water Veolia Canada Inc. & Technologies Solutions Water Veolia © © DRAFT OIL / GRIT SEPARATOR Villiers Island Public Art Strategy (Draft WT - 2017)
Passages Program (marks transformation over time)
Linkages Program (connects to site history)
Engagement Program (lures with temporary works)
3.5 Parallel Program
In addition to the public art contributions coming from private and public development blocks, the art program for Villiers Island will benefit from funding generated by the required 1% public art contribution on major capital works undertaken by the City of Toronto and Parallel Program (integrates with infrastructure) it’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions, as passed by Toronto City Council in the 2003 Culture Plan for the Creative City: “The Culture Division should work with all relevant City departments, agencies, DRAFT boards and commissions to implement Council’s policy dedicating one per cent of the capital budget of all major municipal buildings and structures to public art.” Kristan Horton, Icing, 2010, Bathurst and St. Clair West, Toronto Most notably, there will also be a budget for art opportunities accompanying the build out of the new LRT systems along Cherry and Commissioner Streets. This civic capital project will generate a percent for art budget through the City’s Percent for Art Program which mandates a minimum of 1% public art budget applied to the construction costs of any major capital project undertaken by the City or any of its agencies, boards or commissions. It is anticipated that implementation of these future opportunities will support the intentions and vision outlines in this Strategy.
20 Engagement Program: ‘Isle of Bikes’ Competition
DRAFT Engagement Program: ‘Isle of Bikes’ Competition
visibility of bike culture social gathering
pioneering of industrial lands DRAFT mechanical craft 3. Clarify the Identity of the Villiers Island Public Realm DRAFT Villiers Island: Gateway to the Port Lands
Villiers Street New Cherry Street
Don Roadway North Don Roadway New Munition Street
Trinity Blvd. Trinity Villiers Park Rd. Park Villiers Commissioners Street DRAFT 0 67.5 135m Villiers Island: Gateway to the Port Lands
Cherry St (40m ROW)
Don Roadway Commissioners St (40m ROW) (42m ROW)
Commissioners St (40m ROW) DRAFT R.O.W. Width: Comparative Scale Studies Spadina Avenue (University) Queens Quay Boulevard Front Street (WDL)
28m (+)
6.6m 7.1m 3.6m
15.9m 42m 8m 8m 38.5m 8m 18.1m 7m 7.5m 7m
ROW = 38.5m (+16m) ROW = 28m (Min) ROW = 42m 32% Cross Section = Public RealmDRAFT50% Cross Section = Public Realm 75% Cross Section = Public Realm Cherry Street
Cherry Street Expresses the Shift in WaterfrontDRAFT Geometry Cherry Street: Link the Urban Archipelago
Cherry St
West Don Lands
Distillery District Keating Precinct
Villiers Island
Polson Quay DRAFTCherry Beach Don Roadway Sculptural form at crest of wall
Walled Edge
+ Occupiable edges at riverine vistas DRAFT Don Roadway: Reveal the New River Mouth
Don Roadway
DRAFT Commissioners Street
Normative McCleary Leslie Street City Grid Park Greenway
Villiers Island
Promontory The Blue Park Square
Terminus at Park Don River Broadview Industrial DRAFTCherry Edge Channel Nexus Portlands Commissioners Street: Incorporate the Park Edge
Commissioners St
River Park North DRAFT Trinity + Villiers Streets
Keating Villiers Channel Park Promenade
Park-Urban Interface
Promontory Don River DRAFTPark Channel Trinity + Villiers: Unify the Island Edge
Trinity Blvd Villiers St Villiers Park Rd (20m ROW) (32.2m ROW) (20m ROW)
DRAFT 4. Develop a Site-Specific Character for Each Major Thoroughfare DRAFT Roadway Scope - Relative to PPRR Scope Legend
Phase 1 Future Phases Cherry St Relative PPRR Scope Villiers St Villiers Park Rd Trinity Blvd
Don Roadway
Commissioners DRAFTSt 0 67.5 135m Phase 1 Streetscape Types Corridors
Urban Park River
Landscape Typologies
Precinct Threshold Park Threshold Plaza
LRT Station Pedestrian Thoroughfare Promenade DRAFT 0 67.5 135m Cherry Street: Link the Urban Archipelago
Cherry Street North Distillery District
Polson Quay DRAFTCherry Beach Cherry Street - Design Criteria 58% Cross Section = Public Realm
setback 3.1m 3.2m max. 3.6m 2.4m 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.4m 2.4m - 3.6m 4m setback varies min. planting bi-directional planting south turn lane north planting planting min. varies sidewalk bike path bound bound sidewalk 0.6m lane lane light poles 12.6m 9.6m 3.3m 7m 7.5m Boulevard Roadway LRT Boulevard 40m R.O.W.
PedestrianDRAFT Thoroughfare Pedestrian Thoroughfare Cherry Street North: Link the Urban Archipelago
Lake Shore Blvd
Plaza
Cherry St
Plaza Keating Channel ●● Gateway and extension of the city into the Port Lands Precinct ●● Elevated Gardiner Expressway and Rail Berm
LRT Stations ●● Nexus of Transit Infrastructure ●● Lower light levels relative to anticipated development massing ●● Constrained - Variable pedestrian clearway and shade tolerant planting to suit specific locations DRAFTKeating Channel 0 20 40m Cherry Street South: Link the Urban Archipelago
Community Centre Plaza
Villiers St Cherry St Old Cherry St Old Plaza ●● Boulevard feel at Villiers Island Centre St ●● Water crossings at both ends
LRT Station ●● Incorporate building set back to maximize planting zones / public realm within street R.O.W. ●● Adequate Light Levels Multi-Use Trail ●● Planting shaped to create varying scales and experiences through the street DRAFTCommissioners St 0 20 40m Cherry Street
7-8 Storey Commercial Linear Shade Built Form Canopy 7-8 Storey Commercial Built Form
Bldg. Setback
varies LRT Station varies R.O.W.
7 m
3.3 m
10.8 m
2.4 m 3.6 m
6.3 m
varies DRAFTR.O.W. Don Roadway - Design Criteria 64% Cross Section = Public Realm
6.6m 2.7m 1.6m 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.6m 15m setback multi-use trail planting buffer southbound southbound northbound northbound buffer pedestrian zone varies lane lane lane lane 9.3m 15.4m 15.3m Boulevard Roadway Boulevard 40m R.O.W.
DRAFTPromenade Transition Civic Plaza Don Roadway: Reveal the New River Mouth
Lake Shore Blvd
Honi Tower
Plaza + Lay-by
Multi-Use Trail
Don Roadway McCleary Seating + Lay-by District
●● Asymmetrical Park Connection ●● Enhance expansive open vistas of river channel (west) Seating ●● Integrate public realm with park pathway system (west) ●● Maintain required clearances to existing Hydro One infrastructure (east) Commissioners St ●● Provide amenity space for adjacent commercial developments DRAFT(east) 0 25 50m Don Roadway - Character
West / River DRAFTEast / Urban Don Roadway
Existing Hydro One 8+ Storey Commercial Infrastructure Built Form Low-Grow Tree Plaza
Linear Shade Canopy
Stone Seating
DON RIVER Bldg. Setback
2 m
R.O.W. 15 m
14.4 m
1 m 2.7 m 2.4 m
4 m DRAFTR.O.W. Don Roadway - River Edge
DRAFT Commissioners Street - Design Criteria 56% Cross Section = Public Realm Section Type A - East
setback 3m min. 2.1m min. 0.6m 3.3 3.0 3.3 0.6m 2.4m 7m 2.4m 3.6m 2m 3m min. 2m min. varies sidewalk planting buffer westbound turn lane eastbound buffer planting / LRT planting / bike path planting sidewalk planting lane lane platfrom platfrom buffer
5.1m 10.8m 14.7m Boulevard Roadway Boulevard 40m R.O.W.
Pedestrian Thoroughfare DRAFTPark Extension Design Criteria - Commissioners Street 56% Cross Section = Public Realm Section Type B - West
setback 3m min. 2.1m min. 0.6m 3.3 3.0 3.3 0.6m 2.4m 7m 2.4m 3m 9.3m varies sidewalk planting buffer westbound turn lane eastbound buffer planting / LRT planting / sidewalk park edge lane lane platfrom platfrom
5.1m 10.8m 14.7m Boulevard Roadway Boulevard 40m R.O.W.
Pedestrian Thoroughfare DRAFTPark Extension Commissioners Street: Incorporate the Park Edge
Park Access McCleary District
Foundry St Foundry Old Cherry Old B A St Park Villiers New Munition st Commissioners St
Park Access Picnic Overlook Park Access Media City Park Access
Fire Hall No. 30 LRT Station
0 32.5 65m ●● Asymmetrical with open southern exposure ●● Limited north south connection - simplify interchanges between various users / circulation system at intersections ●● Blur the edge of the park through integrated planting ●● Maximize soil volumes and minimize soil cells DRAFT●● Park landforms + wind shelter Commissioners Street - Character
DRAFT Commissioners Street Linear Shade Canopy
6-7 Storey Commercial Built Form Wind Break
Rain Garden Park 7.2 m
varies LRT R.O.W. 3 m
7 m
2.4 m
10.8 m
2.1 m
3 m Bldg. Setback DRAFTR.O.W. Commissioners Street - Planting Strategy
Cradle
McCleary Park
Turning Basin
Leslie St. Greenway
Funnel
Future Scope
Water Tower Loop
DRAFTExtrusion Trinity Blvd: Unify the Island Edge
Woonerf condition removed Community Centre
Green Space Cherry St
Centre St
●● Urban - Park interface Trinity Blvd Trinity ●● Plaza at Centre Street park entry ●● Windbreak land forms at Promontory Park Commissioners St DRAFT 0 20 40m Park Entry
Park
Bioswale
Rain Garden To Park
Plaza
Roadway
Outdoor Exhibit/ DRAFTR.O.W. Art Programming Villiers Street: Unify the Island Edge
●● Access to Keating Channel ●● Plazas and seating ●● Interface with Heritage Structures
Villiers St Cherry St DRAFTMunition St 0 20 40m Villiers Street
Keating Channel Promenade
Rain Garden
2.5 m
Sidewalk Runoff
Bioswale
R.O.W. Roadway
Roadway 3.5 m DRAFTRunoff PLFPEI Project - Full Vision
Villiers Street New Cherry Street
Don Roadway North Don Roadway New Munition Street
Trinity Blvd. Trinity Villiers Park Rd. Park Villiers Commissioners Street DRAFT 0 67.5 135m