LOWER DON TRAIL MASTER PLAN 2019 REFRESH

Welcome to this Public Meeting for the Lower Don Trail Master Plan 2019 Refresh. This is the primary opportunity for the public to engage the team led by the City of in partnership with Evergreen as the overall project moves forward. This evening we will introduce the project, present the draft recommendations of the Master Plan Refresh, and discuss next steps.

Feedback We welcome your feedback on our work to date. Please ask for an Agenda / Comments Sheet from the registration table to record your thoughts. You can leave it at the registration table tonight or send your feedback by e-mail (contact below) by Friday September 27, 2019.

Contact Brendan McKee, Project Manager Parks, Forestry and Recreation | Horticulture City of Toronto Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive Toronto, M1P 4N6 t: 416-396-4192 e: [email protected]

Website www.toronto.ca/lowerdon LOWER DON TRAIL MASTER PLAN 2019 REFRESH CITY OF TORONTO + EVERGREEN IN PARTNERSHIP DTAH 09.17.2019 Project Purpose & Outcome

This Refresh represents the second Reasons for the Refresh include: round of master planning the Lower Don Trail. It follows and updates the A different way of thinking: Since 2013, both of the profile of the Don Valley lands 2013 Master Plan, which resulted in a and the public conversation regarding their future have grown and become more number of successful improvements sophisticated. There is now a general consensus that the Don Valley should be thought to the trail and its surroundings. of, and planned for, as a single cohesive park space, rather than a collection of pieces.

Expanded geographic scope: Our study area has been extended northward to the Forks, and includes , Coxwell Ravine and part of E.T. Seton Park.

A changing planning context: Plans for surroundings areas, such as the Unilever Precinct, have incorporated aspects of the 2013 Plan and can be built upon further.

Building on success: The implementation of some elements of the 2013 Master Plan means that new opportunities have been opened for consideration.

Indigenous involvement: Indigenous consultation took place during the preparation of the Master Plan Refresh, and it is hoped that these relationships will grow and influence the detailed design and programming of its recommendations.

Cyclist on Lower Don Trail, with in background.

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2003 West Don Lands Precinct Plan

2006 Evergreen Brick Works

2007 Lower Don Lands Competition late 1980s Task Force 2015 to Bring Back Evergreen_Don River Charrette the Don 2016 DRVP Case for Support “Super Park” Announcement

2019 Lower Don Phase 2 Improvements

2018 Parkland Strategy early-mid 90s TO Core Parks + Public Realm Lower Don Trail Unilever Precinct Plan Queen St. Staircase Port Lands Planning Framework Restoration Efforts Lower Don Trail MP Update 2017 Ravine Strategy 2014 Lower Don Phase 1 Improvements

2013 Lower Don Trail Access, Environment and Art MP

This Master Plan Refresh does not start from scratch; it builds upon, and 1 GUIDING PRINCIPLES: STEP INTO CONNECTIONS, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT is informed by, numerous projects A NEW IDEA The Don River Valley Park will build connections to Created by people committed to changing Toronto for the and from neighbourhoods, provide opportunity for better, the collaborative vision of the Don River Valley Park Torontonians and visitors to engage in cultural activities will transform Toronto the good into Toronto the great. and enhance the environment. It will draw tourists to Toronto and stimulate economic activity and investment.

1/ Connections over the past several decades. These • Improve access points and enhance cycling/pedestrian commuting • Link communities along and across the Valley • Connect the new mouth of the Don to the vast ravine system include the 2013 Master Plan, but also 2 2/ Culture • Curate an exceptional contemporary art trail making art, performance and installations accessible to Torontonians and visitors subsequent work. • Create places that integrate culture, nature and community • Provide moments for contemplation, where visitors can engage with the landscape

3/ Environment • Protect sensitive ecological features and enhance our forest canopy • Mobilize citizen stewards to restore the landscape and bring people back to the 3 Don River’s edge • Create landscapes that mitigate The Master Plan seeks to: the impact of climate change Proposed new crossing from Evergreen Brick Works to the east side of the Don River. EBW Charrette 2015/Group 1/Rendering: Gosselin (main). EBW Nicholas Charrette 2015/ Roof Brown Dance Company, Group 2/Rendering: Emma Mendel (upper right). Trisha (bottom right) Derblich High Line, photo by Lev Radin (middle). Mike Piece, 2011, The

Don6 Valley River Park Case for Support (2016). Evergreen-commissioned visionaryDON RIVER VALLEY PARK /7 yy Confirm previous recommendations not document that built on some aspects of the 2013 Master Plan. yet implemented. yy Identify new opportunities for connections, public art, and environmental improvements. yy Provide new opportunities for energizing dynamic community support. yy Take advantage of leadership and momentum by the City, Evergreen and other agencies and partners in the Lower Don Valley.

The 2013 Master Plan, a starting point for the Master Plan Refresh.

Bringing Back The Don (1991). Figure illustrating the landscape strategy for the Lower Don Valley.

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As a geographic feature, the Don Valley has a high profile in Toronto— perhaps second only to the waterfront. It has the opportunity to become a truly landmark space, integrating recreation, infrastructure and Evergreen Brick Works Slopes of Brick Works quarry natural systems.

Opportunities include: yy Rebranding of the valley parks as a single system. yy Adding portal gateways, and spaces to The Belleville Underpass Riverdale Foot Bridge across the Public art installation View of Prince Edward Viaduct pause, or to approach the river. Don River from Bayview Multi-Use Trail yy Better connections to neighbourhoods. yy Opening up new park spaces (especially the Snow Drop site). yy Widening portions of the trail, connecting segments, adding spurs. yy Removing, consolidating or redesigning older infrastructure to improve trail connectivity and add natural space. yy New public art installations. yy Indigenous programming. The Viaduct, as seen from the Lower Don Trail Steps behind Water Treatment Plant Constraints include: yy The barriers to trail use formed by infrastructure (highways, railways, roads, as well as hydro and gas lines). yy The risk of floods and the need to design all improvements to accommodate flooding. yy Limited opportunities for servicing (e.g. plumbing for public washrooms). yy Steep slopes are barriers for some users. yy The isolation of some parts of the Valley Pilot signage on trail Driveway from Thorncliffe Park down to E.T. Seton Park makes them difficult to get to and may pose safety risks.

Trail underpass under Don Mills Road Crothers Woods kiosk Public art at the Don River Forks Trail bridge to Crothers Woods

The historic Eastern Avenue Bridge, which must be removed or relocated East looking towards Downtown Lower Don Trail passing beneath Gardiner / DVP ramps

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The intensification and development Goals + Principles Connectivity of new communities in the Lower Don yy Connect major destinations along and Valley neighbourhoods will bring yy To recommend strategies to improve adjacent to the trail, while promoting the tens of thousands of new residents accessibility, visibility, environmental Don Valley as a destination unto itself. into the core of the city. These new protection, and to consider possibilities for yy Link the trail to existing infrastructure residents will significantly increase new programming. including other trails, bike lanes, streets the demands put on the Don Valley yy To rehabilitate and make better use of and transit. lands as a place to recreate, commute former industrial lands, and to work to yy Integrate the trail into the life of its and travel through. overcome the obstacles created surrounding neighbourhoods, through by infrastructure. signage and public realm improvements. At its core, the Master Plan Refresh yy To incorporate existing studies and to yy Optimize the use of historic seeks to reconcile this contradiction: build on the work of the 2013 Master Plan. infrastructure by removing or re-purposing how can more people enjoy the yy To stimulate, and contribute to, the elements to improve connectivity. benefits of the Don Valley, while ongoing public discussion on improving simultaneously better protecting and and raising the status of the Lower Don. Preservation enhancing its natural environment? yy Protect and preserve the most sensitive The following series of principles natural areas. underpin the Master Plan Refresh. They have been adapted from the 2013 Plan. Recreation and Education y Participation y Enhance safe and responsible interaction with the natural environment, Invite opportunities for public especially with the Don River itself. participation in future implementation yy Develop multiple options for movement of improvements to the trail system. and recreation routes. In particular, continue to engage the yy Explore opportunities for active Indigenous communities in questions of recreation on appropriate sites. programming and design. yy Share the story of the Don Valley’s natural and human history through public Accessibility art and other installations. yy Provide safe and easily-visible access to the trail for different levels of mobility. yy Develop clear and consistent wayfinding and interpretive signage, particularly around major trail entry points and nodes.

Current trail portal at Thorncliffe Park VIA train on Bala line, seen from the Pottery Road crossing Remains of former zoo in Riverdale Lower Don Trail Ponds area

View across the Lower Don (credit: Vitto Riccio) Existing river viewing area north of Pottery Road Lower Don Trail in the summer

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West Don River E.T. Seton Park East Forks Don Launch River Point Crothers The Forks Woods

Coxwell Taylor- Ravine Massey Creek

Brick Works Pottery Launch Point Master Plan Theme 1 Todmorden West Don Mills River Re-EngagingE.T. Seton the River Yellow Park Creek Parallel to the Lower Don Trail is the EastDon River. In Forks Don Snow addition, there are Launcha number of other Rivercreeks, ponds and Drop Point wetlands within the Valley. Park Crothers The Forks Woods How might these places be better addressed? The Master Plan Coxwell Taylor- Refresh recommends: Ravine Massey Creek Mud yy New and upgraded bridges across the river. Creek Chester yy New and upgraded parkland along the water’s edge. Springs Marsh yy ‘Water approaches,’ where users could get close to, or even Brick Works touch, the river and other bodies of water. y Lower Don Trail Pottery y Three formalized canoe launch or landing points, to be used in Launch Paddle the Don, or other events. Point Road Bridge (with Pedestrian Access) RiverdaleTodmorden Mills Trail Bridge Riverdale Park Yellow Ponds New / Upgraded Riverfront Park Space Creek Snow Drop Park Potential Water Approaches Paddle the Don Canoe Launch Points

Chester Springs Marsh Locations are shown conceptually and Lower Donfeasibility Trail will depend on further study.

Road Bridge (with Pedestrian Access) Riverdale Trail Bridge Riverdale Park Ponds New / Upgraded Riverfront Park Space

Potential Water Approaches Corktown Paddle the Don Common Canoe Launch Points Don Mouth Keating Launch Point Locations are shown conceptually and Parks feasibility will depend on further study.

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Master Plan Theme 2 Embracing Neighbourhoods The Don Valley has been on a long journey from leftover space to critical parkland on the edge of Downtown. Today, it is increasingly seen as an amenity for those who live nearby it.

How can we further engage those surrounding neighbourhoods? The Master Plan Refresh recommends: yy Accentuate the entry points to the valley as ‘portals.’ There are both inner (trail access) and outer (valley access) potential portal locations. yy Develop parallel routes framing the Valley; these routes connect a number of portals.

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Master Plan Theme 3 Re-Thinking Infrastructure The long urban history of the Don Valley has left a legacy of infrastructure. Today, we have an opportunity to reconsider and optimize the use of infrastructure for contemporary needs.

The Master Plan Refresh discusses the following types of infrastructure: yy Upgrades or alterations to existing road to improve pedestrian or cycling facilities. yy Changes to park roads or driveways. yy Modifications to bridges. yy Buildings, making use of existing foundations or servicing.

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The greatest concentration of recommendations made by the Suggested Improvements in the Snow Drop / Brick Works Bayview Area Master Plan Refresh is in the area of the proposed ‘Snow Drop Park’ and the Bayview / Castle Frank Ramp. Bala Rail Corridor Although compromised today, it holds more potential for positive change than almost any other part of the Valley. In Possible Study on Reconfiguration addition to adding new parkland and of Service Possible Cloverleaf trails, there is an opportunity to improve Removal / the user experience and raise the level of Replacement natural conservation. of Cloverleaf Park Drive Reservation Possible Trail Future Parks Trapped in circumstances set in motion Maintenance Yard during the mid-twentieth century and Belleville Rail Corridor before—at a time when the Don Valley

Cantilevered Lower Don Trail was seen as having little public value— Trail this area demands comprehensive Milkman’s reconsideration and coordinated Lane implementation of projects. Trail

Don Valley Parkway Snow Drop Park

Bayview Multi-Use Trail

New Public Street

Castle Frank Trail (Beltline Extension) Trail Bridge Playing Fields

New Public Trail / Stairway

Prince Edward Viaduct Danforth Av. Castle Frank Possible Station Future Rosedale Intersection Heights Bloor Street School

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Increasing options for movement is a major highlight of the Master Plan Western Refresh, as it was for the original 2013 Parallel E.T. Seton Science Route Park Centre Master Plan. Loop

Millwood Thorncliffe Loop Loop Building new trail segments, stairways Western ParallelLeaside Route Loop Parkview Crothers River Banks Loop and ramps will add dimension to the valley Woods Loop Crothers Woods and allow the public to use it in different Loops ways. In addition to the traditional linear O’Connor Loop Chester Springs ‘through’ hiking or cycling experience, Loops Brick Works users should be able to experience the Loops Eastern valley as a series of links and loops. Beechwood Beltline Loop Loop Parallel Route Rethinking movement along the lines of Brick Todmorden Conceptual Links and Loops Plan these shorter, and perhaps more thematic, Chorley & Loops Craigleigh Works Loop Todmorden routes, opens up opportunities for different Valley Lands North Loop Mills levels of ability. Loops can be more Broadview welcoming to children, the elderly North Loop Snow or disabled, or anyone looking to Drop Western Loop Parallel E.T. Seton Science experience the Valley while making a Route Park Centre Valley Loop lesser time commitment. Lands Castle Frank South Loop Millwood LowerThorncliffe Don Trail Loop Loop Leaside Loop Loop Western Parallel Route Parallel Routes Parkview Crothers River Banks Loop Loop Woods Possible Loop Trails RiverdaleCrothers Woods ParkLoops Riverdale East O’Connor Loop Chester Springs Riverdale Loops Loops West LoopsBrick Works Loops Beechwood Eastern Beltline Loop Loop Parallel Route Regent Park Bridgepoint A variety of options supports a variety of users. Loop Loop Brick Todmorden Chorley & Loops Craigleigh Works Loop Todmorden Valley Lands DonMills North Loop Mount BroadviewLoop RiverNorth Loop SnowLoop Drop Loop

CorktownValley CommonLands Castle Frank South Loop Loop Lower Don Trail Lower Distillery Loop Don Parallel Routes Lands Loops Possible Loop Trails Riverdale Park Riverdale East Riverdale Loops West Loops 10/16

Regent Park Bridgepoint Loop Loop

Don Mount Loop River Loop

Corktown Common

Lower Distillery Loop Don Lands Loops LOWER DON TRAIL MASTER PLAN 2019 REFRESH CITY OF TORONTO + EVERGREEN IN PARTNERSHIP DTAH 09.17.2019 Focus: Special Places

The Master Plan Refresh speaks to the need for a number of new ‘special places’ within the Don Valley. In some cases, these are intended to create new experiences for trail users, while in others they are intended to improve the existing experience.

Special places are organized into the following categories:

Portals Portals: These features highlight entry points into the Valley or Lower Don Trail. Portals fall into two categories: Outer portals, which connect from the city into the Valley, and inner portals which connect directly to the Lower Don Trail, usually from a different trail.

Lookouts: These places take advantage of views within the Valley or from its slopes. While lookout points do already exist, few are formalized and most do not have seating areas.

Water Approach Features and Canoe Launch / Landing Points: These are places where the Don River (or other ponds or watercourses) can be viewed, or touched. Three designated canoe launch / landing points have also been suggested (designed to double with water approach features).

Water Approach Features Lookouts and Canoe Launches / Landings

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Public art permeates the Master Plan Refresh’s vision for the Lower Don Trail and Don Valley. Art is essential E.T. Seton to adding interest to the trail and Park bridging the perceived gap between urban/human spaces, and park/ Crothers natural spaces. Woods

Amongst other topics, public art can explore Indigenous themes, the natural and human history of the valley, and Brick the experiences of the multicultural and Works Potential Public Art Locations varied neighbourhoods that surround it.

Todmorden Mills

E.T. Seton Park

Crothers Woods

Riverdale Park

Brick Works Lower Don Trail

Potential Public Art Sites Todmorden Mills

Riverdale Corktown Park Common

Lower Don Trail

Potential Public Art Sites

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Demonstration: Snow Drop Park The greatest opportunity for adding new parkland in the Don Valley is ‘Snow Drop Top: Potential use of Snow Drop Park Park,’ a 5 hectare area between the Don River and railway lines. Historically an as a concert site with temporary stage industrial site, it has most recently been used as a dumping area for snow cleared from and shelter. the . Bottom: Potential ravine educational Activating Snow Drop Park would require environmental study (and potentially camp at Snow Drop Park, when closed remediation), as well as at least one trail bridge. Because of its isolated nature (for to the public. the near future), Snow Drop Park would be ideally suited for secure programming, similar to Olympic Island. This might include concerts, group camping or Indigenous events.

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Demonstration: Snow Drop Park_Outdoor Education Opportunities Illustration of potential facilities in Snow Drop Park. There are numerous opportunities to share the natural and cultural ’s ravines. An amphitheatre could serve as a classroom for students, while an observation tower could offer a different perspective from above the valley.

Demonstration: Improved Trails Illustration of potential improvements to the existing trail network through the Valley. Public art, upgraded lighting, enhanced planting and elements to improve safety and reduce conflict between trail users will benefit everyone who visits the park.

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Demonstration: Bayview Avenue as Scenic Parkway Conceptual rendering illustrating Bayview Avenue as a ‘scenic parkway.’ This reflects the general transformation of the Don Valley from leftover space to unified urban park. Drawing inspiration from the Niagara Parkway, Thousand Islands Parkway or the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway (Ottawa), it could feature a widened multi-use trail, a bioswale barrier, and a more attractive fence along the edge of the railway.

Demonstration: Straightened Trail Bridge (south of Belleville Underpass) The current trail bridge crosses the Don River at a right angle, restricting visibility and presenting potential safety hazards, especially for cyclists. There is an opportunity to straighten the trail bridge, similar to the way in which the Belleville Underpass was straightened following the 2013 Master Plan.

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Demonstration: Ravine Portals_Outer Conceptual rendering of the ‘outer portal.’ Outer portals are access points to the Don Valley trail system from the city above (in this case, from Thorncliffe Park Drive). Currently a driveway with minimal signage, a relatively simple redesign could elevate the significance of this gateway. Each outer portal will respond to its context but also contain common design elements.

Demonstration: Ravine Portals_Inner Possible look of an ‘inner portal’. Inner portals are access points to the Lower Don Trail, often from other trails. Simpler than outer portals, they should include elements such as with wayfinding signs and landscape features. Some inner portals might also feature public art, seating and/or gathering areas.

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Demonstration: Water Approaches Illustration of a potential water approach feature, where trail users could get close to (or even touch) the river. These spaces should be designed robustly to accommodate flooding. Although suggested locations are included in this report, these would have to be carefully reviewed with consideration given to safety and environmental impact. Several could be combined with formal canoe launch or landing points.

Demonstration: Riverdale Promenade Rendering of ‘Riverdale Promenade,’ a high-profile lookout feature along Broadview Avenue. Riverdale Park East is already well known for its panoramic views of the Downtown, but a formal promenade would help to better accommodate visitors. It would have to be carefully designed to leave adequate room for winter tobogganing.

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Valley Park Lower Don Trail Middle School (Continuation) GATEWAY BOULEVARD

OVERLEA BOULEVARD Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute

BANIGAN DRIVE East York Town Centre Shopping Mall

Fraser Mustard C1.3 Leaside Memorial Arena Early Learning Rolph Road Academy Mount Pleasant Elementary School and Curling Club Thorncliffe Park Cemetary Public School MILLWOOD ROAD E. T. Seton Park DeGrassi Creek D1.6 West Don River SOUTHVALE DRIVE D1.2 D1.5 C1.4 DON MILLS ROAD

BAYVIEW AVENUE Sandy R.V. Burgess Park Bruce Leaside Park E1.3 Park E1.6 East Don Trail

REDWAY ROAD MOORE ROAD D1.7 Evergreen Gardens E1.4 B1.2 Park LEACREST ROAD Wastewater THORNCLIFFE PARK DRIVE East Don River Treatment Plant D1.4 A1.4 D1.9 B1.1

MALLORY CRES. PARKVIEW HILL CRES. Bennington Mallory Heights Park Green A1.3 B1.4 The Forks C1.1 C1.5 Bennington Heights Crothers Woods Toronto Police Elementary School Dog Services D1.1 Mud Creek D1.7 Taylor-Massey Creek E1.2 Coxwell Ravine Taylor-Massey D1.3 Kiwanis Park Nesbitt Parkette Creek Trail Park A1.1 HOPEDALE AVENUE Arthur Dyson Cottonwood BEECHWOOD DRIVE Parkette Beltline Cudmore Creek Flats Trail NESBITT DRIVE HAMPTON PARK CRESCENT B1.3 TRUE DAVIDSON DRIVE C1.2 Cullen Bryant Park

TAYLOR DRIVE DAVIES CRESCENT FOUR OAKS GATE BARBARA CRESCENT

DOUGLAS CRSECENT Four Oaks Gate Park COXWELL BOULEVARD

A1.2 BEECHWOOD CRES. GOVERNORS ROAD E1.1 AVENUE RALSTON E2.5 FERNWOOD GDNS. O’CONNOR DRIVE B2.1

ASTLEY AVENUE

Livingstone AVENUEPAPE William C1.6 Park East York Burgess Community Elementary Centre School A2.3 COXWELL AVENUE

DONLANDS AVENUE Chorley A2.1 Park A2.5 DON VALLEY DRIVE East York

DOUGLAS DRIVE Cosburn Gamble Collegiate Park Middle Institute Don Valley E2.6 School Brick Works Park E1.5 C2.5

ROXBOROUGH DRIVE HILLSIDE DRIVE COSBURN AVENUE A2.6 Dieppe Park Cosburn 1. Crothers-Coxwell Park Whitney C2.2 Park C2.3

Chester

POTTERY ROAD C2.1 Elementary Brick Works School A2.4 Todmorden Mills BINSCARTH ROAD A2.2 Westwood Parkette Middle School

Todmorden Mills E2.3 Park

MORTIMER AVENUE

BEAUMONT ROAD Centennial GLEN ROAD Draft List of Projects Road Beaumont Reservation Trail Park E2.4 C2.3 C2.4 CHESTER HILL ROAD A. Recently- B. Approved / C. Short Term D. Medium Term E. Potential for Milkman’s Lane Trail Completed Under Construction Proposals (1-5 Years) Proposals (5-10 Years) Future Consideration D2.4 (2013-2019)

Craigleigh THORNCLIFFE AVENUE Gardens E2.1 Snow Drop Park 2. Mills The A1.1. Cottonwood Flats trails and B1.1. East Don Trail and bridge link C1.1. Redesign of Forks Node (part of D1.1. Coxwell Ravine trails and public E1.1. Stair connection to O’Connor Bayview Cloverleaf 1. Crothers- D2.1 bird habitat protection. across Massey Creek. East Don Trail project). washrooms. Drive / Coxwell Avenue. Jackman Coxwell OZARK CRESCENT Avenue A1.2. Don River lookout platform, B1.2. Ridge trails from Crothers C1.2. Formalize connection through D1.2. Improve connection from E1.2. Redesign of Toronto Police Dog Junior ELM AVENUE Public north of Pottery Road. Woods to E.T. Seton Park. Cullen Bryant Park. Thorncliffe Park Drive, including Services Building area (including School Forks to Pottery beautification, rest stops and public washrooms, potential new Road connections to adjacent trails. satellite Parks works yard). A1.3. Crothers Woods kiosk B1.3. Cottonwood Flats wetland C1.3. Formalize trail connection up east D1.3. Improve connection from E1.3. Consult with private property D2.2 installations. creation. side of Don Mills Road. Beechwood Drive, including owner to create link from R.V. Burgess beautification, rest stops, adding public Park to Ridge Trail system across

E2.2 parking facility Thorncliffe Park Drive. In the case of NANTON AVENUE NANTON HAWTHORN AVENUE HAWTHORN Rosedale Heights infill redevelopment, secure dedication Playing DRUMSNAB RD. or easement. Fields DONCREST RD. CAMBRIDGE AVENUE CASTLE FRANK ROAD D2.6 D2.5 Broadview Park A1.4. Relocation and widening of B1.4. Natural surface trail signage C1.4. Convert steps to ramp and D1.4. Rest area at base of driveway at E1.4. Expand parkland and improve Drumsnab Park Broadview Chester Forks parking lot, separation of pilot project in Crothers Woods. construct rest/lookout node at trail E.T. Seton Park and kiosk for Ridge trail access in Redway Road area, including Station Station Playter bike . junction. system. potential acquisition of new park space. Gardens Possible location for major cycling- PRINCE EDWARD VIADUCT related recreational facility, such as D2.7 DANFORTH AVENUE Castle Frank velodrome. Station Rosedale E3.1 CALC C1.5. Repair and formalize parks D1.5. Widening and increase in profile E1.5. Coordinate with private property Viaduct Heights Parkette Frankland vehicle exit on west side of Don Mills of trail leading to bridge from E.T. Se- in proximity to Todmorden Mills to School Community School Road. ton Park. add new trail connection. Potential Holy Name Catholic acquisition of new park space. CASTLE FRANK CRES. BLOOR STREET EAST School C1.6. Crothers Woods trailhead and D1.6. Upgrade stair connection from E1.6. Consider future redesign of wetland enhancement at Pottery Road. Redway Road and improve linkages bridge and trail connection to E.T. D3.2 Rekai C3.4 into Crothers / Ridge trail system. Seton Park to improve flow and raise Parkette trail profile. C3.3 D1.7. Extension of Bayview multi-use A3.3 trail to Moore Avenue (as required by ROSEDALE VALLEY ROAD C3.2 the Cycling Network Plan). HOGARTH AVENUE St. James Cemetary MONTCREST BLVD. D1.8. Trail extension beyond end of Redway Road, linking Millwood E3.2 A3.4 Withrow Road and Bayview Avenue, as well as TENNIS CRESCENT Park boulevard and cycling upgrades along A3.5 Redway Road. D1.9. Replacement of parking lot MILLBROOK CRESCENT with programming, such as bike park, A3.1 playing fields or urban agriculture.

PARKVIEW AV. PARKVIEW WELLESLEY STREET EAST A3.2 A2.1. Pottery Road trail bridge. B2.1. Mud Creek Inlet C2.1. Formalize linkage trail and D2.1. Remediation and opening of E2.1. Potential normalization of SPARKHALL AVENUE 2. The Mills reconstruction and boardwalk upgrade stairway to meet accessible Snow Drop Park (subject to study). Bayview Avenue / Don Valley Parkway Wellesley C3.1 feature. standards from Pottery Road slope to ramp cloverleaf as an intersection. HILL CREST AV. Park C3.5 C3.8 Pottery Road to Todmorden Mills. Naturalization and relocation of trails. AMELIA STREET BAIN AVENUE Viaduct A2.2. Bayview Avenue multi-use C2.2. New trail on slope at west side of D2.2. New bridge to Snow Drop Park. E2.2. New trail on the west side of HILLCREST PK. Withrow Avenue C3.6 3. Riverdale Junior Public trail (Pottery Road to Rosedale Bayview Avenue, from Pottery Road to Castle Frank ramp and conversion of E3.3 School Valley Road segment). . ramp to public street. St. Martin Necropolis Cemetary Riverdale Catholic Park East WITHROW AVENUE A2.3. Chorley Park to Beltline Trail C2.3. Redesign and reconstruction of D2.3. Conversion of salt dome site to E2.3. Enhancement of Bayview Avenue School C3.7 connection. Governor’s Monument lookout. satellite Parks works yard (alternate / as scenic street (as designated in the WINCHESTER STREET B3.1 additional to potential yard at Toronto Streetscape Manual). Police Dog Services Building area). Riverdale RIVERDALE AVENUE Farm A2.4. Don Valley Brick Works C2.4. Beautification of fence around D2.4. Cantilevered trails on south side E2.4. Consult with private property wayfinding/interpretive signage salt dome site, with potential use as of Bayview on-ramp east of salt dome owners to create link from Broadview program. canvas to promote Snow Drop Park. site (and later west of salt dome site, Avenue to Todmorden Mills trail. In

LANGLEY AVENUE following potential reconstruction of the case of infill redevelopment, secure CARLTON STREET D3.1 Bayview cloverleaf). dedication or easement. Sprucecourt Public School Riverdale A2.5. Don Valley Brick Works trail C2.5. Natural surface trail D2.5. Public or shared use of City- E2.5. Study approaches to more Park West VICTOR AVENUE improvements. improvements at Chorley Park owned school playing fields. strongly discourage use of informal Bridgepoint Health adjacent to new switchback trail. trails around Don Valley Brick Works north slope.

SPRUCE STREET SIMPSON AVENUE A2.6. Don Valley Brick Works patio D2.6. New stair linkage to valley (to E2.6. Art train special events station reconstruction. provide public access to playing fields) and trail linkage.

DON VALLEY PARKWAY Hubbard and potential crosswalk over Bayview Park Avenue. D4.1 D2.7. Closure of unmaintained trail GERRARD STREET EAST BLACKBURN STREET to Rosedale Valley Road north side (retention of open space beside station). To be replaced with Rekei Parkette linkage. MT. STEPHEN STREET 3. Riverdale A3.1. New Belleville underpass. B3.1. Riverdale Bridge Access C3.1. Riverdale Park Promenade D3.1. Extension of Bayview Avenue E3.1. Investigate valley-side public trail Sloped Path. (to eventually form part of larger multi-use trail to River Street, and promenade at CALC (subject to Pam McConnell Oak Street Broadview Avenue streetscape including linkages to Winchester Street discussion with TDSB). Aquatic Centre Park BROADVIEW AVENUE LOGAN STREET STREET CARLAW CORNWALL STREET Viaduct to Improvements). ( ponds area), Riverdale RIVER STREET

PARLIAMENT STREET PARLIAMENT SACKVILLE STREET Regent Park SUMACH STREET Gerrard Footbridge and Spruce Street. A3.2. Improvement to Rosedale C3.2. Formalized trail connection at D3.2. New stairway or sloped trail link E3.2. Investigate daytime public DUNDAS STREET EAST B4.1 Valley Road-Bayview Avenue Montcrest Boulevard. between Bloor/Parliament intersection linkage through St. James Cemetery to intersection. and Rosedale Valley Road trail at Rekei Rosedale Valley Road trail. Degrassi Parkette. Street Park MARK STREET Dundas Junior Public School A3.3. Bayview Avenue multi-use C3.3. Pedestrian crossing over E3.3. Investigate daytime public trail trail (Pottery Road to Rosedale Broadview Avenue at Montcrest linkage through Necropolis Cemetery Queen Alexandra Regent Middle School Valley Road segment). Boulevard / Hogarth Avenue. to Bayview Avenue (following Park LABATT STREET Athletic extension of Bayview Avenue multi-use CARROLL STREET Grounds B4.2 MUNRO STREET trail). 4. Narrows The

Nelson Mandela MATILDA ST. Public School A3.4. Upgrades to Riverdale Park C3.4. Chester Springs ecological

SHUTER STREET East sports facilities. enhancements and lookout. Joel Jimmie Sumach-Shuter Weeks Bruce Parkette Lower Don River Park Mackey Simpson A3.5. Riverdale Park East wetland C3.5. Formalize trail through Wellesley Park Park expansion. Park and upgrade stairway to meet DAVIES AVENUE DAVIES

THOMPSON ST. accessible standards. Thompson Street Parkette Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre C3.6. Realignment of trail bridge across river, with potential viewing platform. QUEEN STREET EAST C3.7. Restoration of Riverdale Farm McCleary Playground Ponds / remnants of former Zoo with new historic interpretation. TROLLEY CRES. D5.3 C3.8. Remove debris collecting around rail bridge just north of Lower Don Orphan’s KING STREET EAST Green Trail bridge. Saulter Sackville D5.4 Street Park Playground E5.1 D5.2 4. The B4.1. Dundas Street stairs. D4.1. Gerrard Street stairs or ramp. EASTERN AVENUEUnderpass B5.1 Narrows B4.2. Trail corridor widening and Park replacement of chain link fence.

Lawren Harris C5.2 SUNLIGHT PARK ROAD Gerrard to Queen Square 5. East A5.1. Bala underpass painting. B5.1. Removal of Enbridge utility C5.1. Removal of Hydro utility bridge D5.1. Reconstruction of Gardiner E5.1. Trail on east side of Don River bridge. (to be reincorporated with East Expressway, creation of wetlands at north of Eastern Avenue, linking to Harbour Harbour transit hub). Keating Channel (including rerouting East Don Roadway. D5.6 Morse Corktown Street of trail). Playground Commons Queen to C5.2. Conservation and relocation of D5.2. Normalization of intersections FRONT STREET EAST East Harbour Lake Shore Blvd. old Eastern Avenue bridge. and reconfiguration of Eastern Avenue Don Station A5.1 Landing (GO / Subway) ramp. D5.3. Addition of pedestrian and cycle

D5.5 Harbour 5. East facilities on Eastern Avenue flyover (as required in Unilever Secondary Plan). MILL STREET Parliament Square D5.4. Eastern Avenue flyover stairs Park C5.1 or ramp to trail (in connection with pedestrian or cycle facilities). Distillery District D5.5. New pedestrian/cycle bridge

CHERRY STREET CHERRY adjacent to railway bridge (as required D5.1 in Unilever Secondary Plan).

McCleary D5.6. Trail on east side of Don River Park south of Eastern Avenue (as required in Unilever Precinct Secondary Plan). GARDINER EXPRESSWAY LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD EAST A6.1. Temporary public art B6.1. Ongoing temporary public art C6.1. Expanded temporary public art D6.1. Development of gateway portal E6.1. Undertake comprehensive review DON ROADWAY 6. Non-Site- installations / performances. installations / performances. installations / performances (see map features (inner and outer portals). See of streets adjacent to, or connecting Specific / for potential sites). map for sites. with, valley trail system to identify Multiple potential cycling or pedestrian improvements. Sites A6.2. Lower Don wayfinding B6.2. Standardized wayfinding C6.2. Increase level of maintenance in D6.2. Development of lookout / E6.2. Consider vertical realignment of system (pilot program). system. Don Valley, work to better overcome gathering area features (see map for portions of Lower Don Trail to prevent Keating Channel operational challenges. potential sites). mud and silt build-up in the spring. A6.3. Spot trail repairs. B6.3. Trail widening and D6.3. Development of water approach E6.3. Investigate combining the trail VILLIERS STREET resurfacing. features (see map for potential sites), with Hydro access roads wherever subject to safety considerations. possible to avoid redundancy and increase naturalization. D6.4. Formal canoe launch / landing E6.4. Western parallel route (Overlea sites on Don River for Paddle the Don. Boulevard / Millwood Road / River Possible combination with river lookout Street) streetscape improvements, / approach features (see map for when road in scheduled for potential sites). reconstruction. In addition to COMMISSIONERS STREET improvements to Bayview Avenue and New Villiers Island Parks Redway Road. E6.5. Eastern parallel route (O’Connor Drive / Broadview Avenue) streetscape improvements, when road in scheduled for reconstruction.

Legend

A1.1 Individual Projects

Existing / Proposed Outer Portals (Acces to Valley)

Inner Portals (Access to Lower Don Trail)

Lookouts / Rest Areas

Water Approach Points

Canoe Launch Points

Rotating Public Art Sites

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