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Yonge Street Linear Parks Improvements GEORGE HISLOP AND NORMAN JEWISON PARKS, ALEXANDER STREET PARKETTE Community Resource Group Meeting #1

September 21, 2020 Acknowledgment

We’d like to begin by honouring the land that we are on. If you’re not currently in , we encourage you to learn about the lands you are also on. Tkaronto now known as Toronto, is home to many Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island, including the Inuit and Metis people. It is the traditional territories of many nations including the Huron-Wendat, the Anishinabek, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations.

We acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Missisaugas of the Credit. In addition, we would also like to acknowledge those who came here involuntarily, particularly as a result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade.

We honour and pay tribute to the ancestors of African Origin and Descent.

3 Opening Remarks

Kristyn Wong-Tam City of Toronto, Ward 13 Councillor

4 Objective of the Meeting Draw on your expertise and insights to reconfirm and refresh the master plan vision for the Yonge St. Linear Parks to be improved - George Hislop and Norman Jewison Parks - and provide input for improvements to Alexander St. Parkette, which is now part of this park revitalization project in your neighbourhood

DON RIVER

GEORGE HISLOP PARK

CHARLES STREET

NORMAN JEWISON PARK ISABELLA STREET CHURCH STREETCHURCH JAMES CANNING PARK GLOUCESTER STREET QUEEN’S JARVIS STREET JARVIS YONGE STREET YONGE

PARK

TTC WELLESLEY STREET

ALEXANDER PARKETTE MAITLAND STREET

ALEXANDER STREET

N 5 Agenda

10:00 am Introductions

10:10 am Consultation and Project Timelines

10:15 am Project Overview

10:40 am Questions for Clarification

10:50 am Discussion of Design Goals, Priorities and Programming

thank you! 11:30 am Next Steps

6 Project Team

CITY OF TORONTO TEAM DESIGN TEAM CONSULTATION Parks Forestry & PMA Landscape Dept. of Words and Recreation Architects Deeds Nancy Chater Fung Lee Jane Farrow Senior Project Coordinator Principal Landscape Architect, PMA Facilitator

Rajesh Sankat Dylan Cassidy Pauline Craig Senior Public Consultation Project Landscape Architect, PMA Notetaker Coordinator Hannah Soules Landscape Designer, PMA

Stanislav Jurkovic Artist

Technical Subconsultant Team Lighting Designer, Engineering Consultants, Arborist

7 Project Team - PMA Landscape Architects

St. James Park Revitalization McGill Granby Parkettes

College Promenade Streetscape and Parkettes Revitalization

8 Internal and External Stakeholders

CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP (CRG)

Parks Forestry & Recreation Capital Projects Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association The Anndore House Robert Packham - Senior Project Coordinator Shivani Ruparell Parks Forestry & Recreation Parks Operations Connie Langille - Senior Public Consultation George Sovatzis - General Manager Coordinator Friends of The Linear Parks Economic Development and Culture Downtown East Action Plan Kim Behrouzian - Manager, Public Consultation Monica Gupta Nikolas Koschany - Senior Public Consultation Transportation Services Coordinator Pride Toronto Urban Design Bobby MacPherson - Director of Operations Children's Aid Society of Toronto Juliana De Marco - HR Lead- Health & Safety, Community Planning CAN-Alliance Mo Fayaz - Director of IT & Property, Information Jodi Cassidy - Vice-Chair Technology

The 519 Church Wellesley BIA Curran Stikuts - Manager, Community Engagement Stephanie McCracken Christopher Hudspeth INSPIRE Awards Corporation Joie Lamar - The Q Experience, Chairperson and The Sanctuary Project Engineer Allan Beattie - Executive Director Antoine Elhashem - President and Chair of the Board Alejandra Adarve - Artist in Residence

Buddies in Bad Times Sean Daudlin

9 Consultation Timeline

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 SEPTEMBER 2020 LATE OCTOBER 2020 EARLY DECEMBER 2020 TBD 2021 SETTING THE EARLY CONCEPT + PREFERRED CONCEPT ANNOUNCEMENT GROUNDWORK REFINEMENTS PLANS OF FINAL CONCEPTS

• STAKEHOLDER/ • CRG REVIEW MEETING • CRG REVIEW MEETING • VIA CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY WEBSITE, RESOURCE GROUP • INDIGENOUS • PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA (CRG) MEETING CONSULTATION CONSULTATION EVENT • INDIGENOUS • PUBLIC MEETING • ONLINE SURVEY & CONSULTATION Oct. 27 - tentative FEEDBACK PORTALS • LGBTQ2S + ART • ONLINE SURVEY & • PARK USER SUB-GROUP WORKSHOP FEEDBACK PORTALS OUTREACH • PARK USER OUTREACH - INCL. VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES

10 Community Resource Group Terms of Reference

Membership and Responsibilties

Advisory and Feedback Roles

Reporting & Promoting engagement events

11 Anticipated Project Timeline

FALL - WINTER 2020 WINTER 2021 SUMMER 2021 FALL 2022 TO SPRING 2023

DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATION DOCUMENTS START COMPLETION AND APPROVALS

12 Related Park Updates

• Closure of George Hislop Park (temporary art exhibit to be installed) • James Canning Gardens is on hold due to legal issues with the developer

DON RIVER

GEORGE HISLOP PARK

CHARLES STREET

ISABELLA STREET CHURCH STREETCHURCH GLOUCESTER STREET QUEEN’S JARVIS STREET JARVIS YONGE STREET YONGE

PARK

TTC WELLESLEY STREET JAMES CANNING GARDENS

MAITLAND STREET

ALEXANDER STREET

N 13 PROJECT OVERVIEW BACKGROUND OVERVIEW SITE ANALYSIS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES RECONFIRM + REFRESH DESIGN GOALS

14 Objective of the Project Overview

Working with the 2017 Master Plan as a framework, reconfirm the vision and refresh the priorities for how the park will be improved to meet current and future needs of the community

George Hislop Park Plan from 2017 Yonge Street Rendering from 2017 Yonge Street Linear Park System Linear Park System Master Plan document Master Plan document

15 Background

TORONTO POLLINATOR Down- PROTECTION STRATEGY town Parks and Public Realm Plan Street Furniture Design & Policy Guidelines

toronto's coordinated street furniture program

YONGE STREET LINEAR PARK SYSTEM - MASTER PLAN NORMAN JEWISON PARK, GEORGE HISLOP PARK & JAMES CANNING GARDENS

June 7, 2017

Updated July 2012

16 Background HERITAGE

HERITAGE KEARSNEY HOUSE

1825 - The area is mostly undeveloped, with the 1890 - Kearsney House, one of the largest houses at the time, is HERITAGE exception of Kearsney House, which was surrounded by located at the site. Owned by William Proudfoot, a prominent banker. orchards.

Approximate footprint of the Linear Park today

Kearsney House, 1890. Digital Image. 2016. http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-PICTURES-R-3716 17

Kearsney House

1825 Boulton’s Atlas of the City of Toronto. Digital Image. 2016. http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail. jsp?Entt=RDMDC-912_71354_B594_BR_FO_OSS&R=DC-912_71354_B594_BR_FO_OSS YONGE STREET LINEAR PARK SYSTEM - MASTER PLAN | JANET ROSENBERG & STUDIO 55 Background HERITAGE

1825 1890 1903 1953 1983

Credit: JRA research provided in original Masterplan 18 Background PARKS AND OPEN N SPACE

DON RIVER

GEORGE HISLOP PARK

NORMAN JEWISON PARK DON VALLEY

QUEEN’S BARBARA HALL PARK ST. JAMES CEMETERY YONGE STREET YONGE

PARK

TTC WELLESLEY STREET

ALEXANDER PARKETTE 1 KM

MCGILL GRANBY PARKETTE

COLLEGE PARK

19 SITE ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

20 Site Analysis

ZONING YONGE STREET

LEGEND COMMERCIAL / ALEXANDER PARKETTE RESIDENTIAL GEORGE HISLOP PARK WELLESLEYSTREET E OPEN SPACE

RESIDENTIAL APTMS NORMAN JEWISON PARK

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF TORONTO ‘OPEN DATA’

N 21 George Hislop Park - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

LEGEND N

PARK STRENGTHS EXISTING TREE

PARK CHALLENGES PARK ENTRY POINTS TTC VENT - MAJOR TTC VENT - CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY PHYSICAL & VISUAL AS STAGE OR FLEXIBLE PLAY ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL OBSTRUCTION FEATURE? ELEVATION + OPPORTUNITY TO ANIMATE

YONGE ST FACADE UNAPPEALING & YONGE ST NOT ENGAGING W/ PARK NARROW - HOTEL UNSIGHTLY 20M BETWEEN MECHANICAL BUILDINGS EQUIPTMENT RESTAURANT BAR/PATIO

TTC VENT A LOT OF

ISABELLA STREET PEDESTRIAN SUCCESSFUL CANOPY OF TREES PEOPLE TRAFFIC - + LOTS OF USEFUL LAWN SPACE SITTING GARDEN BED BLOCK VIEWS OPPORTUNITY FOR (GREEN CHARACTER) LAWN AND LIMITS CIRCULATION ENTRANCE PLAZA ON BENCHES SLOPED LAWN NOT OVERLY FUNCTIONAL

ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATION CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY SANCTUARY UNSIGHTLY CHAINLINK GARDEN BED BLOCK VIEWS FENCE AND LIMITS CIRCULATION E STREET CHARLES

ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL CHURCH ST ELEVATION WITH LOTS OF GENERAL - ADJACENT BUILDING WINDOWS (EYES ON PARK) FUNCTIONS HELP TO ANIMATE THE PARK (EYES ON PARK) 22 George Hislop Park - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

TTC VENT - CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY AS STAGE OR TTC VENT - MAJOR FLEXIBLE PLAY FEATURE? PHYSICAL & VISUAL OBSTRUCTION NARROW - 20M BETWEEN BUILDINGS

GARDEN BED BLOCK VIEWS AND LIMITS CIRCULATION

GENERAL - ADJACENT BUILDING FUNCTIONS HELP TO ANIMATE SLOPED LAWN NOT OVERLY FUNCTIONAL THE PARK (EYES ON PARK) UNSIGHTLY CHAINLINK SUCCESSFUL CANOPY OF TREES FENCE + LOTS OF USEFUL LAWN SPACE (GREEN CHARACTER)

ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATION WITH LOTS OF WINDOWS (EYES ON PARK)

23 Norman Jewison Park - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

LEGEND N

PARK STRENGTHS EXISTING TREE TALL SHRUBS BLOCK SIGHTLINES AND PARK CHALLENGES PARK ENTRY POINTS DISCONNECTS PARK FROM STREET - CREATES CAR PARK - UNSIGHTLY AND CAR PARK - MORE EYES ON THE INTROVERTED PARK HEADLIGHTS CAN BE AN PARK AND ACTIVATION DAY & EXPERIENCE ANNOYANCE NIGHT, W/ EXIT OPTION

RABBA FINE FOODS HEDGE COMPROMISES SIGHTLINES TTC AND DEFINES AN EDGE TO THE SITE THAT IS PERHAPS UNWARRANTED CAR PARK

LINE OF BENCHES SUCCESSFUL CANOPY OF TREES WELL-USED + LOTS OF USEFUL LAWN SPACE FOR GREEN RESPITE PARKED CARS BLOCK SIGHTLINES AND PHYSICAL FENCE IS IN LAWN ACCESS TO HORTICULTURAL DISREPAIR BARNEY GEORGE HISLOP

BEDS ATTRACTIVE ISABELLA STREET PARK BUT RECONSIDER LOCATION

NARROW AND LONG PARK

TALL SHRUBS ATTRACTIVE HERITAGE ELEVATION BLOCK VIEW /CUT WITH ORNAMENTAL FACE AND OFF PARK GLOUCESTER GATE WINDOWS/ DOORS FACING PARK TOWER RESIDENCES SUPPORTS ACTIVATION AND EYES ON PARK OCUFA GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER

24 Norman Jewison Park - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

LINE OF BENCHES ATTRACTIVE HERITAGE ELEVATION HORTICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL WELL-USED WITH ORNAMENTAL FACE AND BEDS ATTRACTIVE BEDS ATTRACTIVE WINDOWS/ DOORS FACING PARK BUT RECONSIDER BUT RECONSIDER SUPPORTS ACTIVATION AND EYES ON LOCATION LOCATION PARK

SUCCESSFUL CANOPY OF TREES + LOTS OF USEFUL LAWN SPACE FOR GREEN RESPITE

CAR PARK - MORE EYES ON THE PARK AND ACTIVATION PARKED CARS DAY & NIGHT, W/ EXIT BLOCK SIGHTLINES OPTION AND PHYSICAL CAR PARK - UNSIGHTLY AND ACCESS TO HEADLIGHTS CAN BE AN GEORGE HISLOP ANNOYANCE PARK

NARROW AND LONG PARK

25 Alexander Parkette - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

LEGEND N

PARK STRENGTHS EXISTING TREE BIBT THEATRE IS A COMMUNITY ASSET TTC PARK CHALLENGES PARK ENTRY POINTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO ANIMATION OF THE PARK AND STREET

BUDDIES IN BAD RAMP ENTRY IS FORCED AND TIMES THEATRE NEGLECTED MAIN CONSTRAINED; DETACHED ENTRY AREA/ FROM PARK FORECOURT AND ATTRACTIVE MURAL STAIRS CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY - MORE SIGNIFICANT GRADE CHANGE HERE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND PUBLIC REALM TO LANEWAY DETACHED AND DATED TREE CANOPY INSIGNIFICANT SEATING AREA AND CONTRIBUTES LITTLE SHADE

LANEWAY IN DISREPAIR SEATING AREA AT STREET EDGE LAWN CONDO HAS UNDERGROUND GARAGE THAT RUNS UNDER ENTIRE PARK SPACE AND PORTION OF LANEWAY NEGELECTED AND UNUSED UNDERGROUND GARAGE STAIRS

AND PAVILION LANE GILBERT SKY APARTMENTS

GENERAL - SUN- FILLED PARK WITH

ALEXANDER ST STREET ST ALEXANDER SLOPED LAWN RESTAURANT SPACE ATTRACTIVE AND ICONIC UNSIGHTLY BACK-OF-HOUSE DEAD-END CORNER ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AT EYE LEVEL - SHRUB BEDS ALSO ELEVATION BLOCK SIGHTLINES 26 Alexander Parkette - Site Analysis, Challenges & Opportunities

ATTRACTIVE MURAL NEGLECTED MAIN ENTRY AREA/ FORECOURT AND STAIRS SHRUB BEDS DETACH PARK FROM LANEWAY AND CONDO & BLOCK SIGHTLINES

DETACHED AND DATED SEATING AREA NEGELECTED RAMP ENTRY IS FORCED AND AND UNUSED OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND CONSTRAINED; DETACHED TREE CANOPY INSIGNIFICANT UNDERGROUND PUBLIC REALM TO FROM PARK AND CONTRIBUTES LITTLE SHADE GARAGE STAIRS AND LANEWAY PAVILION

LANEWAY IN DISREPAIR

ATTRACTIVE AND ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATION

27 RECONFIRM + REFRESH 2017 PARKS MASTER PLAN DESIGN GOALS AND PRINCIPLES PROPOSED SITE FUNCTION DIAGRAMS PRECEDENTS

28 2017 Parks Master Plan GEORGE HISLOP PARK CONCEPT PLAN

NORMAN JEWISON PARK CONCEPT PLAN

29 Design Goals and Principles

2017 YSLP Master Plan Goals 2020 YSLP Refreshed Park Goals

• Enhanced safety • Enhanced safety • Family-friendly • Designed inclusively for everyone • Youth-friendly • Connected to the community - be extroverted • Connected to adjacent parks • Make it flexible • Artful • Integrated public art - LGBTQ2S+ themed at George Hislop Park • Keep it ‘green’ • Keep it ‘green’ • Reference heritage • Reference heritage • Seating for gathering • Seating for small and large gathering

30 2017 Parks Master Plan - Analysis of Site Use GEORGE HISLOP PARK CONCEPT PLAN

DOG RUN GROVE TTC

WALKWAY TABLE TOP TABLE AREA SEATING SEATING SEATING AREA SEATING FLEXIBLE PLAY OPEN GREEN/ LAWN AREA SEATING SEATING HEDGING HEDGING HEDGING AREA

NORMAN JEWISON PARK CONCEPT PLAN SEATING PAVED SEATING AREA

PLANTING TABLE TOP GROVE GROVE OPEN GREEN/ CROSSING LAWN AREA

AREA OPEN GREEN & AREA SEATING SEATING PLANTING SEATING SEATING

SEATING SEATING LAWN WALKWAY TOP TABLE TABLE TOP TABLE GROUNDCOVER OPEN GREEN/ OPEN GREEN/ OPEN GREEN/ OPEN GREEN/ PLANTING LAWN LAWN LAWN LAWN

31 George Hislop Park - Proposed Site Function

PRIORITIZE HIGH-CANOPY TREES VS. SMALL DOG RUN LOCATION CANOPY TREES TO MAXIMIZE SIGHTLINES HERE BLOCKS HOTEL N CONSIDER LESSONS- AND FLEXIBILITY PARK SPACE ACCESS. TAKES UP LARGE LEARNED FROM FOOTPRINT BARBARA HALL PARK

DOG RUN GROVE TTC FEELS LIKE A CORRIDOR VS. PARK SPACE MAXIMIZE PEDESTRIAN TABLETOP MAXIMIZE PEDESTRIAN CLEARANCE AT CLEARANCE AND ENTRIES AND MINIMIZE MINIMIZE HEDGING/ PAVING HEDGING/ PLANTING DECKING PLANTING HERE? FLEXIBLE PLAY LAWN

NARROW PIECE OF LAWN - SEATING AREAS TOO SMALL AND 2017 HEDGING HEDGING HARDER TO MAINTAIN DUE TO DISPARATE - COMPETING WITH INTENSITY OF WEAR AND TEAR HORT GARDEN AND DOG RUN A LARGER INVITING INTEGRATE AIR VENT - OCCUPIABLE CIVIC ANIMATE OR CLAD TO SPACE THAT ADDRESSES INTEGRATE BETTER INTEGRATED PUBLIC THE STREET AND IS ART PIECE - LGBTQ2S+ MORE PERMEABLE THEMED

GREEN RETREAT AND RECREATION ART FLEXIBLE PLAY PIECE TABLETOP SPACE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

PLAZA/ ENTRY CENTRAL PARK SPACE: PLAZA/ ENTRY FORECOURT • KEEP THE SPACES AND SIGHTLINES OPEN TO FEEL CONNECTED FORECOURT AND SAFE • MAINTAIN A FUNCTIONAL OPEN GREEN 2020 • INTEGRATE FLEXIBLE PLAY AREA TABLETOP OR COLOURED/ • CREATE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR SEATING FOR INDIVIDUAL AND A LARGER INVITING TEXTURED PAVING AT-GRADE? SMALL GROUP GATHERING IN PLACES THAT OFFER OPTIONS TO OCCUPIABLE CIVIC SPACE OPTIMIZE MICROCLIMATE AND VIEWS THAT ADDRESSES THE STREET - ADD HIGH-CANOPY TREES AND CONSIDER TREE SUCCESSION AND IS MORE PERMEABLE 32 • WORK WITH NEIGHBOURS TO UPGRADE FENCE Norman Jewison Park - Proposed Site Function

RECONSIDER WHETHER N SUBDIVIDING THE PARK INTO SMALLER AREAS IS APPROPRIATE SCREEN TABLETOP TABLETOP TERRACE TERRACE CONTINUOUS SCREEN

TERRACE OPEN GREEN GROVE GROVE MAY HINDER FEELING OF SAFETY AND CREATE ENTRAPMENT AREAS

PRIORITIZE HIGH-CANOPY TREES VS. SMALL CANOPY OPEN GREEN TREES TO MAXIMIZE 2017 SIGHTLINES AND FLEXIBILITY

A LARGER INVITING DELETE SOME HEDGES CREATE MORE PHYISCAL OCCUPIABLE CIVIC TO ALLOW FOR BETTER AND VISUAL CONNECTION SPACE THAT ADDRESSES SIGHTLINES THE STREET AND IS POINTS TO LANEWAY MORE PERMEABLE TABLETOP POTENTIAL DOG COMMUNITY RELIEF AREA TABLETOP RETREAT AND PLAZA/ ENTRY RECREATION FORECOURT

COMMUNITY

PLAZA/ ENTRY CENTRAL PARK SPACE: FORECOURT • KEEP THE SPACES AND SIGHTLINES OPEN TO FEEL CONNECTED AND SAFE A LARGER INVITING • MAINTAIN A FUNCTIONAL OPEN GREEN OCCUPIABLE CIVIC 2020 • CREATE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR SEATING FOR INDIVIDUAL AND SPACE THAT ADDRESSES SMALL GROUP GATHERING IN PLACES THAT OFFER OPTIONS TO THE STREET AND IS OPTIMIZE MICROCLIMATE AND VIEWS MORE PERMEABLE TABLETOP OR COLOURED/ • ADD HIGH-CANOPY TREES AND CONSIDER TREE SUCCESSION TEXTURED PAVING AT-GRADE • WORK WITH NEIGHBOURS TO UPGRADE FENCE 33 Alexander St. Parkette - Proposed Site Function

WORK WITH THEATRE AND CITY TRANSPORTATION TO EXPAND PARK EXPERIENCE TO CREATE A CONTINUOUS LANEWAY AND CREATE A BACK- LINEAR ENTRY PLAZA ENTRANCE MEWS - EXPANDS TO BOTH THEATRE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY PARKETTE BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE OR THEATRE USE

ENTRY UTILIZE GRADE CHANGE TO FORECOURT/ CREATE SEATING TERRACES - BOULEVARD FOR THEATRE SPILLOUT AND DAY-TO-DAY SEATING

theatre spillout/ terraces THEATRE SPILLOUT / TERRACES

COMMUNITY PLAZA PEDESTRIAN MEWS APARTMENTS

MAINTAIN FUNCTIONAL CREATE LARGER INVITING OPEN GREEN HERE AND USEFUL CIVIC PLAZA FOR PASSIVE/ACTIVE FOR BOTH PRIVATE AND RECREATION SMALL GROUP SEATING 2020 C/W BENCHES AND RESTAURANT PLANTING N 34 Precedent Images for Big Moves

1. ENTRY PLAZAS TO PARKS/PARKETTES

ST. JAMES PARK, BARBARA HALL PARK, DUNDAS WEST ST. CLARENS PARKETTE, DOCKLANDS PARK, DOCKLANDS PARK, PMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS THINC. DESIGN CITY OF TORONTO RUSH WRIGHT ASSOCIATES RUSH WRIGHT ASSOCIATES

2. FLEXIBLE PLAY

JOEL WEEKS PARK, JRS SUN HOP PARK TERRA NOVA PLAY TRILLIUM PARK SØRENGA CENTRAL PARK AND HARBOR PROMENADE, GRINDAKER HAPA COLLABORATIVE HAPA COLLABORATIVE LANDINC 35 Precedent Images for Big Moves

3. GENTLY CURVED WALKWAYS 4. PEDESTRIAN MEWS

THE HUNTERS POINT SHORELINE, TEARDROP PARK, MVVA BARBARA HALL PARK, BROTORGET, KARAVAN MARKET STREET, DTAH ENVELOPE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS LANDSKAPSARKITEKTER 5. TERRACES (AT ALEXANDER PARK) 6. DOG RELIEF AREA

TRILLIUM PARK, LANDINC MEMORIAL SQUARE, BARRIE, JACKSON TRIGGS ESTATE WINERY, , CLAUDE CORMIER DOG RELIEF AREA, SALT LAKE CITY PMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS JANET ROSENBERG & STUDIO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AIRPORT 36 Precedent Images - Integrated LGBTQ2S+ Art at George Hislop Park

STANISLAV JURKOVIC EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC ART

STANISLAV JURKOVIC, THE BLUE ROOMS, MOCCASIN IDENTIFIER, TRILLIUM PARK SITE SPECIFIC, SUMACH AND EASTERN TIME AND TIDE, PLANTATION LANE, BRONZE - EVOLUTION OF ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE STREET (W/ PMA) (LANDINC IN COLLABORATION W/ THE (SCOTT EUNSON & MARIANNE LOVINK) LONDON, UK (SIMON PATERSON) IN ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT, ST. JAMES MISSISSAUGAS OF THE NEW CREDIT PARK (SCOTT EUNSON W/ PMA) FIRST NATION)

STANISLAV JURKOVIC + JYHLING LEE, LUCEE WATERSHED CONSCIOUSNESS, CHINESE ZODIAC AND LANTERNS, GAY HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, MEIR KALEIDOSCOPIC TUNNEL, BRADSTOCK EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS (FERUCCIO CHINATOWNHURON ST SQUARE (JYHLING Chinatown, Toronto LEE) PARK, TEL AVIV (PROF. YAEL MORIAH) PARK, RICHMOND HILL (JYHLING LEE W/ Painted Aluminum, Bronze, Granite, Concrete Pavers, LED Lighting BRADSTOCK PARK Richmond Hill The redesign of Bradstock Park introduces a new kaleidoscopic theme and interactive artwork SARDELLA) PMA) to the the experience of the park spaces by way of a kaleidoscopic tunnel, teleidoscope Painted Aluminum, Mirrored Stainless Steel, Pavement Coating viewing apparatus, an integrated mirrored patterned shade canopy structure, and37 geometrical Completion: Spring 2019 concrete paving patterns across the site. Construction Cost: $210,000 Artist: Jyhling Lee Lower left Image: An interactive tilt-and-turn teleidoscope is centrally located within the Landscape Architect: PMA Landscape Architects park for a 360° veiwing experience. QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION DISCUSSION - DESIGN GOALS, PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMMING

38 Questions and Discussion QUESTIONS?

Questions for clarification?

39 Discussion - Design Goals, Priorities and Programming FEEDBACK?

Are there specific things the design can do more of to improve safety? Safety can be improved through better lighting, sightlines, physical and visual permeability, programming to name a few - what should we prioritize and what are some other methods?

40 Discussion - Design Goals, Priorities and Programming FEEDBACK?

How can the park support how you or your organization use the park? On a daily basis? For special events?

41 Discussion - Design Goals, Priorities and Programming FEEDBACK?

What do you like about the refreshed big moves? • community plazas at park entrances • gently curved paths • larger connected open green vs. subdivided areas • flexible play area(s) • unfenced dog relief area • landscape terrace seating • pedestrian mews behind Alexander St. Parkette into Sky Gilbert Lane

42 Discussion - Design Goals, Priorities and Programming FEEDBACK?

Other comments?

43 Additional Comments and Questions MORE FEEDBACK? Ways to Offer Feedback:

Email comments or call Jane Farrow, Project Facilitator Email: [email protected] Phone: 647-500-0385 For more information Nancy Chater, Senior Project Coordinator, PFR Capital Projects, Email: [email protected] Phone: 416-338-5237

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