Exhibition Place Master Plan

Why Are We Here?

Staff have been directed by Toronto City Council to undertake a The Province has issued a ‘Call for Development’ for the master plan for the Exhibition Place Lands, under the guidance revitalization of Ontario Place, with proponent submissions closed of the Cultural Heritage Landscape Assessment (CHLA) and in September 2019. It’s important for the Exhibition Place Master in collaboration with the Province. The goal is to complete the Plan to be adaptable to respond to the outcomes of that process. preliminary plan by the end of this year.

Bird’s Eye View towards Exhibition Place Where AreWe EVOLVE ANALYZE GATHER SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER OCTOBER AUGUST 2019 JUNE JULY MAY Board ofGovernors,September19 Tenant andStakeholderMeeting#1,September27 Letter toBoardofGovernors Pop-up (OPPIConference)(October2) Meeting 1(Venue/Renters) Pop-up (Etobicoke)(September7) Pop-up (CNE)(August23) Pop-up (OpenStreetsTO)(August18) Pop-up (LibertyVillage)(August1) Technical AdvisoryCommittee Meeting#2,tbd TAC Meeting#1,September11 Toronto PlanningReviewPanel (November2) Board ofGovernors, December13 Local AdvisoryCommitteeMeeting #2,tbd LAC Meeting#1,September23 “Big Five”ClientMeeting,September9 Pop-up (DavidPicautSquare)(August22) Tenant andStakeholderMeeting #2,tbd CofT DesignReviewPanel(November25) Indigenous ConsultationLetter Pop-up (TTCLoop)(September12) Pop-up (MelLastmanSquare)(August29) Pop-up (CityHallFarmer’sMarket)(August7) HERE TODAY Social MediaPostings YOU ARE House House House Public Public Public Open Open Open #3 #2 #1 Public Engagement How do you typically get to Exhibition Place? (What we heard) How do you typically get to Exhibition Place?

Online Survey

• Launched August 1st, 2019 How do you typically get to Exhibition Place? • 150+ responses to date • Will remain open through December Other ideas… • Most respondents would like to be able to enjoy Exhibition Place year- round • Market Hall • Music Festivals • Pedestrian-only space Walk CycleWalkTTC CycleGO Transit DriveTTC Uber/LyftGO Transit Drive Uber/Lyft • Better integration with Ontario Place • Keep it public Walk Cycle TTC GO Transit Drive Uber/Lyft

What would bring you back to Exhibition Place more often?

Outdoor Sports/Rec

Indoor Sports/Rec

Winter Activities

Improved Accessibility

Green Parks/Open Spaces

Educational Facilities

Dining and Leisure

Cultural Activities

Civic Use

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Public Engagement (What we heard)

Pop-Ups WHAT WOULD BRING YOU TO EXHIBITION PLACE MORE OFTEN? CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE PUBLIC SQUARE (OPEN SPACE) • 10 pop-ups held SCOTIABANK ARENA PLAZA (SPORTS) SHERBOURN COMMON (SUMMER ACTIVITY)

OPEN AIR CINEMA (SUMMER ACTIVITY)

• 870+ connections made NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE EVENT (CIVIC USE)

COMMUNITY CENTRE (CIVIC USE)

LIBERTY VILLAGE RESTAURANT PATIO (LEISURE)

SKY GARDEN, SEOUL (MULTI-USE BRIDGE) 250 OUTDOOR AUDITORIUM (SUMMER EVENTS)

TRANSIT CONNECTION (ACCESSIBILITY) 160 HUMBER BAY ARCH BRIDGE (ACCESSIBILITY) ONE OF KIND SHOW (ARTS EVENT/EXHIBITION) 90 100 75 SENIOR'S CENTRE (SENIORS FACILITY) 50 50 60 30 INDOOR PLAYGROUND (CHILDREN'S FACILITY) 10

SCIENCE CENTRE (EDUCATIONAL USE)

LIBRARY (EDUCATIONAL USE)

MONTREAL STREETSCAPE (PEDESTRIAN & BIKE CONNECTIONS)

BASKETBALL GYMNASIUM (INDOOR SPORTS)

AGA KHAN AUDITORIUM (CULTURAL/EDUCATIONAL)

SHERBOURN COMMON (WINTER ACTIVITY)

TORONTO ICE FESTIVAL (WINTER ACTIVITY)

AGA KHAN MUSEUM (CULTURAL ACTIVITY)

MUSIC FESTIVAL (CULTURAL ACTIVITY)

FREDERICTON ART GALLERY (CULTURAL ACTIVITY)

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9%

Images of the public consultations Source: City of Toronto Publicly Sidewalk Music Better way- accessible cafes/ Better transit Better attention Festivals finding buildings restaurants connections to to vulnerable Accessibility and from the groups needs Pedestrian-only Pedestrian & Free admission bike connections city Children and Free year-round space events use improvements to, seniors facilities Keep it public Arts and through and within Go carts for culture Exhibition Place Winter Market Hall events activities Enhance existing, Convertible/ open and green Multi-use flexible spaces Provide new spaces bridge open spaces Great Community opportunity facilities for unique Better integration attractions! with Ontario Place Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Potentials (SWOP) Analysis

Strengths - Map 1 Strengths - Map 2 Solidarity

West side of Princes’ Boulevard Dunn Dufferin Mowat Fraser Jefferson Atlantic Open Space next to X Hotel

Liberty New Street Liberty New Street

Springhurst Strachan Strachan Gardiner Gardiner Manitoba

Waterfront LRT Extension Coliseum Waterfront LRT Extension Coliseum Nova Scotia Garrison Coliseum Annexes Lake Shore Gardiner Coliseum Annexes Garrison Food Building Horse Palace Food Building Horse Palace Manitoba

OVO Lake Shore OVO Fleet Athletic Athletic Saskatchewan Quebec Canada Centre Medieval Times Centre Medieval Times Enercare Centre Nunavut Enercare Centre Horticultural Queen Elizabeth British Columbia Horticultural Queen Elizabeth Theatre Theatre BMO Field Enecare Centre BMO Field Landscape and Liberty Grand Liberty Liberty Grand Grand Prince’s

Martin Goodman Trail Newfoundland

Better Living Better Living Ontario Ontario

Bandshell Beanfield Centre Bandshell Beanfield Centre Centre Centre New Brunswick Lake Shore Hotel X Hotel X

Lake Shore

Legend Existing Surface Parking Bandshell Study Area Lake Shore Edge (As per CHLA) Residual Open Spaces (As per CHLA) Ontario Place Foundation Planting (As per CHLA) Ontario Place Legend Parterre Gardens (As per CHLA) Palatial Landscape (As per CHLA) Study Area Entrances (As per CHLA) Unbuilt Space within Exhibition Place Pre-existing Structure

The majority of the site area is not occupied by buildings, but with streets, connections, A part of this existing open space is covered by historic and cultural landscape with a variety landscaped area and open spaces. The ratio of the area that has building footprint vs the of design elements, which adds to the heritage value of the site as an important part of area with no building footprint is approximately 25% to 75%. This means that there is a great Toronto’s history. This, in combination with the rich heritage fabric creates a strong sense of opportunity for major events, enhanced open spaces, movement and servicing. place for Exhibition Place. Weaknesses (Challenges)

Strengths - Map 3 Solidarity

Solidarity

Dunn Dufferin Mowat Fraser Jefferson Atlantic Princess Margaret Fountain Dunn Dufferin Mowat Fraser Jefferson Atlantic Gardiner Expressway

Liberty New Street Liberty New Street

Springhurst Springhurst Strachan

Strachan Gardiner Strachan Strachan Gardiner Gardiner Manitoba Gardiner Manitoba Waterfront LRT Extension Coliseum Waterfront LRT Extension

Nova Scotia Coliseum Nova Scotia Garrison

Lake Shore Garrison Garrison Gardiner Horse Palace Coliseum Annexes Lake Shore Gardiner Coliseum Annexes Garrison Food Building Food Building Horse Palace Manitoba Manitoba

Lake Shore OVO Fleet Lake Shore OVO Fleet Athletic Athletic Canada Saskatchewan Quebec Saskatchewan Quebec Canada Centre Medieval Times Nunavut Centre Medieval Times Enercare Centre Nunavut Enercare Centre British Columbia Horticultural Queen Elizabeth British Columbia Horticultural Queen Elizabeth Theatre Theatre BMO Field BMO Field Entrance along Nova Scotia Road Dufferin Gate A Segment of the Streetscape along Liberty Princes’ Blvd Liberty Grand Grand Prince’s Prince’s

Newfoundland Martin Goodman Trail Newfoundland

Better Living Martin Goodman Trail Ontario

Ontario Better Living Ontario Ontario

Bandshell Beanfield Centre Bandshell Beanfield Centre Centre New Brunswick Centre Lake Shore New Brunswick Lake Shore Hotel X Hotel X

Lake Shore Lake Shore Legend

Study Area Lake Shore Edge (As per CHLA) Green Space along Lake Shore Blvd Lake Shore Blvd W and Fences Residual Open Spaces (As per CHLA) Foundation Planting (As per CHLA) Legend Parterre Gardens (As per CHLA) Study Area Palatial Landscape (As per CHLA) Ontario Place Facades mostly Blank and Used for Loading Access Entrances (As per CHLA) Ontario Place Fences and Retaining Walls Pre-existing Structure Spaces with Potential for Linear Open Space Improvement Gardiner Expressway Spaces with Potential for Focused Open Space Improvement Barriers

The conservation and expansion of these open spaces, along with enhancing the streetscape Exhibition Place is very much disconnected from the surrounding communities, streets and conditions can strengthen the image of Exhibition Place. neighbourhoods due to the Gardiner Expressway and railway to the north and the fences on the south side and along Lake Shore Blvd W to the south. King-Liberty Station Shaw Adelaide Sudbury Guiding Principles and Analysis Stanley King King King Strachan Bathurst

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Building a Network of Spectacular Waterfront Parks & Public Spaces Wellington Liberty Front

East Liberty Future Park Springhurst Create a continuous green network by enhancing the Liberty New Street

public realm and maximizing green open space (Cont’d) Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York Manitoba

Gardiner Nova Scotia Lake Shore

Centennial Gardiner Park

• Connect existing and future green spaces into a continuous Nunavut Saskatchewan Quebec British Columbia 4 The Gore parkland network that provides pedestrian and bicycle Maralyn Bell Park Ontario Newfoundland Lake Shore connections and various recreational opportunities, while also New Brunswick Prince’s maintaining circulation during major events; 2 1 Coronation 3 5 Park Little Lake Shore Norway • Enhance the public realm network to provide for safe and direct Park movement of large crowds entering and exiting Exhibition Place; Legend

CNE Events Space Trillium Park INDY Route Potential Elevated Connections Existing and Potential Open Space Potential Pedestrian and Cycling Routes during Events

1 2 3 4 5

Larnaca Salt Lake CNE Event at Exhibition Place Philadelphia waterfront Sky Garden, Seoul Riverwalk, Chicago, IL 10th and 17th Avenue, NYC Source: www.cyprusconferences.org Source: Source: https://www.pinterest.ca/visitphilly Source: https://www.urbangardensweb.com Source: https://www.choosechicago.com Credit: bbaunach on Flickr

What do you think about this guiding principle? Please write your answers on sticky notes and place them here. King-Liberty Station Shaw Adelaide Sudbury Guiding Principles and Analysis Stanley King King King Strachan Bathurst

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Building a Network of Spectacular Waterfront Parks & Public Spaces Wellington Liberty Front

East Liberty Future Park Create a continuous green network by enhancing the Springhurst Liberty New Street

public realm and maximizing green open space (Cont’d) Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York Manitoba

Gardiner Nova Scotia Lake Shore

Centennial Gardiner • Improve the public realm network to create better connections Park Nunavut Saskatchewan Quebec British Columbia The Gore between existing buildings, landmarks, and destinations while Maralyn Bell Park Ontario Newfoundland Lake Shore

protecting key views and reinforcing the four-sided nature of New Brunswick buildings; Prince’s Coronation Park Little Lake Shore Norway • Rehabilitate Exhibition Place in a manner that maintains and Park enhances its flexibility of year-round public uses and leverage these uses for the enhancement of the site as a whole; Legend Trillium Park Continuous Public Realm • Promote shared space for different modes of transportation. Future Plazas/Open Spaces Development Potential Sites Visual Connections

Legend Sherbourne Common The Ephemeral Outdoor Auditorium, Spain Source: Important views between existing buildings to Monderman’s Design of Shared Sapce Parklette in NYC Exhibition Road Show, London Source: http://blog.waterfrontoronto.ca/ https://www.metalocus.es be preserved. Source: https://heavenly-holland.com Credit: wkgold on Flickr Credit: James Medcraft

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Promoting a Clean & Green Environment Wellington Liberty Front

East Liberty Future Park Build in Resilience Springhurst Liberty New Street

Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York • Implement the Exhibition Place Green Strategy to reduce Manitoba Gardiner Nova Scotia environmental impact; Lake Shore Centennial Gardiner Park

Nunavut Saskatchewan Quebec British Columbia The Gore • Integrate Low Impact Development practices to promote Maralyn Bell Park Ontario Newfoundland Lake Shore New Brunswick environmental sustainability; Prince’s

Coronation Park Little Lake Shore Norway • Consolidate/ relocate/ reduce surface parking; Park

• Create flexible open public spaces and multi-purpose structures Legend

Existing Open Spaces Trillium to support various seasonal programming and peak event Park Planned/Potential/Enhanced Open Spaces needs; Development Potential Sites Potential Green Roof on Existing Buildings • Design open spaces that can be easily converted from daily use Potential Future Green Roof to hosting large events and festivals, including installation of the annual CNE Midway.

Yonge closure during Pride Parade City of Toronto Green Roof Green Surface Parking Source: Scott Corman - https://dailyhive.com Source: https://www.deeproot.com Source: http://www.compagniedupaysage.com

What do you think about this guiding principle? Please write your answers on sticky notes and place them here. Guiding Principles and Analysis Promoting a Clean & Green Environment

Maximize Efficiency of Site Operations

• Manage truck infiltration into core site areas through building and event servicing route and access consolidation, including exploring emerging alternative freight distribution models;

• Ensure open spaces on site can be flexible to accommodate a variety of functions

Legend

Freight Access

Central Area - Minimize Freight Transit

Study Area

Green Paving Semi-trailer delivering carnival ride Set-up for carnival, Baltimore Delivery robot, Washington DC Delivery drone Source: www.grasscrete.com Credit: www.technicalpark.com Credit: Jen Rynda, www.darkroom.baltimoresun.com Credit: Starship Technologies, www.govtech.com Credit: Claud Paris, www.smithsonianmag.com

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Creating Dynamic & Diverse New Place Wellington Liberty Front

East Liberty Future Park Celebrate and conserve the cultural heritage of Exhibition Place Springhurst Liberty New Street

Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York • Conserve and rehabilitate Exhibition Place’s monumental Manitoba

Gardiner Nova Scotia landscapes in a way that ensures they continue to function Lake Shore Centennial Gardiner Park

Nunavut as significant settings that reinforce the site’s boundaries and Saskatchewan Quebec British Columbia The Gore sense of place, enhance the exceptionally designed, large-scale Maralyn Bell Park Ontario Newfoundland Lake Shore New Brunswick agricultural and industrial exhibition architecture, and interpret the Prince’s

integral role of the military; Coronation Park Little Lake Shore Norway Park • Support the use, maintenance and sustainability of Exhibition Place as an accessible and multi-functional historic public asset Legend Views towards the Lake Trillium through a culture of stewardship that prioritizes the rehabilitation Park of its buildings and landscapes; View along Princes’ Blvd Promenade along Lake Shore Blvd and East • Enhance designed cultural heritage landscapes as recognizable, Connections to Promenade and Green Space defined places and restore transitions between them. Enhance physical and visual connections to surrounding areas that contribute to the historical and contextual value of the site.

• Opportunity to enshrine a requirement to consider Indigenous Placemaking opportunities given the prominence of this waterfront site, and the traditional relationship with the waterfront.

Panoramic View towards Heritage Buildings (Exhibition Place) View towards the Lake from Martin Goodman Trail Source: City of Toronto Source: City of Toronto

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Creating Dynamic & Diverse New Place Wellington Liberty Front

Food Hall, Market, Enercare CentreEast Liberty Transit Gateway Future Park Complement Built Form with Programming and Open Springhurst Expansion w/ and Tourist Info Indoor connection Liberty New Street Accessible Green Roof Space, reinstating the historical, balanced relationship Cultural Zone Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York Manitoba between building and landscape Gardiner Nova Scotia Lake Shore Potential Community Centennial Gardiner facility/Indoor Play Area Park

Nunavut Saskatchewan Quebec • Ensure that proposed new buildings and structures will be British Columbia The Gore Maralyn Bell Park Ontario compatible in scale with the monumental buildings and Newfoundland Lake Shore New Brunswick landscapes of the site. New architectural additions and Prince’s

Coronation landscape architectural interventions will continue to promote Park Little Lake Shore Norway design excellence and complement existing and proposed Legend Park

programming; North-South Indoor Connection Hotel Expansion Public Space within “Relax Zone” Public Space within “Entertainment Zone” Trillium • Encourage new additions and structures to include weather Park Edges of the Existing Buildings protection; be fully integrated into the public realm and parkland Edges of the Existing Buildings network; and allow for a variety of events and programs; Potential Green Roof on Existing Buildings Potential Future Green Roof • Protect and enhance Exhibition interior requirements to ensure the continuity of these uses at Exhibition Place;

• Promote flexible and adaptable interior spaces within new buildings to accommodate a wide range of events and users.

Exhibition Road, Kensington, London Sesc Pompeia, Brazil Source: http://news.lvyou168.cn Source: http://www.iea.usp.br

Jameson Dunn Dufferin Jefferson Atlantic Park Allan Lamport Stadium Creating Dynamic & Diverse New Place Wellington Liberty Front

East Liberty Future Park Continue to develop an Extensive Public Art Collection Springhurst Liberty New Street

Gardiner Liberty New Street Exhibition Station Fort York • New public art will be placed with intention and consideration of Manitoba Gardiner Nova Scotia Lake Shore

the surrounding context and will compliment cultural landscape Centennial Gardiner Park

Nunavut heritage of the site. All new and existing public art will be Saskatchewan Quebec British Columbia The Gore visible and accessible by the general public. New public art Maralyn Bell Park Ontario Newfoundland Lake Shore New Brunswick locations will create meeting places and moments of pause, Prince’s

enhance vistas and view corridors and contribute for the overall Coronation Park Little Lake Shore Norway pedestrian exploratory experience. Park

Trillium Park Legend Existing Public Art Potential Locations for New Public Art

Pan Am Art (Exhibition Place) Greek Gods at Exhibition Place Shrine Peace Memorial The Indigenous mural at McKenzie-Smith Bennett School Whirlpool Field Manoeuvres public art Source: City of Toronto Source: City of Toronto Source: City of Toronto Source: https://www.theifp.ca - Veronica Appia/Metroland Source: Urban Toronto, photo by Craig White

What do you think about this guiding principle? Please write your answers on sticky notes and place them here. Guiding Principles and Analysis Openness and Transparency/Responsiveness to the Broader Community and Stakeholders

Engage with the Community and Stakeholders Throughout Master Plan Process and Implementation

• Make planning and implementation decisions through fully transparent and consultative public processes.

What do you think about this guiding principle? Please write your answers on sticky notes and place them here. Public Space for All

Darling Harbour, Sydney Dilworth Park, Philadelphia Vancouver Land Bridge Source: http://landezine.com by Simon Wood Source: Twitter @UrHomeinPhily Source: https://www.columbian.com

Public Square in Cleveland Philadelphia Rail Park Humber Bay Bridge, Toronto Source: https://www.planning.org Source: https://www.centercityphila.org Source: City of Toronto

As a City-wide Gathering Place, Exhibition Place must support large events and festivals, and provide year-round spaces for everyday activities, while also celebrating its cultural heritage to truly become a Place for All.

Sherbourne Common, Toronto Exhibition Road, Kensington, London Source: https://www.archdaily.com Source: Twitter @STEFANOSUTTER