COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Creating focal points in RECREATION • “Block 31” Community Recreation Centre in development in the neighbourhoods where • New 57,000 sq. ft. Community Recreation Centre opened in residents can play, learn, and new aquatic facility to be built at Wellesley Community Centre socialize and access • Feasibility study underway in partnership with the 519 on the redevelopment of John Innes Community Centre, Moss Park Arena and services surrounding park A community facility assessment identified emerging priorities for • Need for programming and facilities to support growth, changing each of the five community service sectors demographic and recreation trends • Future facility needs to be identified through the 20 year city-wide Parks CHILD CARE and Recreation Facility Master Plan currently underway

• Existing child care facilities are oversubscribed and new ones are SCHOOLS required to support growth • 7 new child care facilities are planned with 444 new spaces • TDSB and TCDSB are prioritizing state of good repair for ageing facilities • Co-location in schools, private development and with other • New urban school formats are required such as: satellites within community partners are being explored community hubs, and co-location in private mixed use development and within City facilities • A City-wide Licensed Child Care Demand and Affordability Study is underway and will inform TOcore • Shared use of outdoor play areas by schools and the community • Work is underway to assess the capacity of existing facilities and the COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES need for new facilities to accommodate growth that will inform TOcore • Large multi-service agencies (AOCCs, TNCs) operating in ageing LIBRARIES facilities may require renewal or expansion to respond to growth • Leverage public assets as community hubs for use by a range of • Additional library facilities will be required in high-growth neighbourhoods human services agencies • Major capital improvements planned for Sanderson, Parliament and St. • Secure new, innovative facilities that are affordable, accessible and Lawrence libraries include flexible multi-purpose spaces • Minor capital improvements planned for existing neighbourhood branches

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Identifying community infrastructure priorities required to support future growth

POLICY DIRECTIONS

FACILITIES PARTNERSHIPS Provide new affordable, accessible and appropriate facilities Build new and innovative partnerships and collaborations and/or space opportunities by: for community services and facilities (CS&F) throughout • Improving, expanding and reconfiguring existing facilities to address current Downtown by: and future space and program needs • Strengthening partnerships with school boards and Downtown • Identifying community facility priorities and securing these facilities in high institutions including hospitals, universities and colleges to collaborate growth and currently underserved areas in a timely manner through the use of on CS&F priorities planning and funding tools • Exploring innovative ways to deliver CS&F in the Downtown, such as • Making space accessible and affordable for non-profit agencies through a through multi-service hubs review of the Community Space Tenancy Policy (formerly the Below Market • Creating clusters and social gathering spaces by capitalizing on Rent Policy) development opportunities and leveraging public assets • Designing community facilities that are highly visible, have good access to • Strengthening partnerships between community-based organizations public transit and are well-connected with the public realm and City divisions to address how to improve services and facilities for • Strategically locating and integrating new facilities within mixed use buildings the growing and diverse needs of the various populations in and/or co-located facilities to maximize existing public assets and efficiency in the Downtown service delivery • Ensuring “no-net-loss” of existing community services and facilities

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TOcore CS+F Study: OpporOpportunitiestunities Planned Future Facilities

!C Future Licensed ! R City of Toronto Child Care Centres Recreation Facilities

!!S Schools Bathurst St Spadina Ave Spadina Avenue Rd Avenue Planned Capital Facilities Wellesley Block 31 (City Place) 1 Community Centre Community Danforth Ave 6 Bloor St Bloor St (New Pool) Recreation Centre 261 Jarvis/ Sanderson 2 Centre for Sport 7 Library Development George St Parliament St 3 Revitalization 8 Library TORONTO Dundas/Jarvis Wellesley St CENTRE-ROSEDALE 1 505 Richmond St. W (27) 4 Redevelopment 9 (Proposed YMCA (New Community Centre) Space) TORONTO Lower Yonge CENTRE-ROSEDALE 5 St. Lawrence Library 10 Precinct - New College St (28) PF+R Facility Future Opportunity Sites to Explore TRINITY-SPADINA N N Lower Yonge Precinct (20) Harrison Pool/ Jarvis St Jarvis Yonge St Yonge 8 11 - Potential New TDSB 15 University School Settlement House 2 3 Scadding Court Moss Park

7 Ave University 12 Community Centre 16 Redevelopment 12 4 and Pool Project (John Innes/ 519) !!S Potential Hub

Parliament St Parliament 13

Spadina Ave Spadina (Brant St School) 16 Queen St Potential New Queen St 15 Queen St 14 Pool Site (Waterfront 9 WEST West) 13 DON LANDS ! Location of facilities and C !C sites is approximate. !R ! 5 S S Railway Downtown Core Front St Bathurst St 14 ! Road Neighbourhoods !S S !C River Ward Boundaries !C !C !C !S !C 6 BLOCK 31 LOWER 11 Non-Residential Land Use 10 (CITY PLACE) YONGE !R NORTH Government and Institutional See adjacent board EAST KEATING Parks and Open Space for examples of BAYFRONT opportunities

N 0 0. 25 0.5 1Km

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Planned capital 6 7 12 facilities and future opportunity sites

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BLOCK 31 (RAILWAY LANDS): SANDERSON LIBRARY AND SCADDING An urban community hub model that will COURT COMMUNITY CENTRE: These two feature a community centre, child care side-by-side facilities offer a strategic opportunity to centre and two schools. revitalize existing facilities to respond to growth.

13 16 WELLESLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE (POOL): Wellesley Indoor Pool will feature a 5 lane pool, leisure pool, spa tub and steam room.

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GEORGE STREET REVITALIZATION: BRANT STREET SCHOOL: MORE MOSS PARK: The George Street Revitalization will transform the A potential opportunity site to develop a A joint redevelopment project between the City of men’s shelter into a dynamic mix of housing and programs for hub model to make use of school space Toronto and the 519 Community Centre for new homeless and vulnerable seniors. for community services. recreational facilities and improved public space.

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