ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT APPENDIX L9 Public Comments Table of Contents Public Comments Table .................................................................................... L9-1 SCARBOROUGH WATERFRONT PROJECT Toronto and Region Conservation ID # Date Source Comments Theme(s) 1 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour I guess this is a positive comment but could have listened to more more tours throughout the year Access Comment Form Public Access – how to manage an increase in the # of people accessing the Bluffs. Consultation + Parking – better bike access Parking Traffic 2 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Access by car Access Comment Form 3 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour I like the emphasis on finding solutions to erosion that are more “natural” or less invasive, and that accommodate Access Comment Form human AND animal / plant / insect life Ecology Making the trail safe for hiking, but still educating people about how not to disturb the natural / wildlife in the area. Erosion 4 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour A lot of work to put on. need to promote widely so public awareness is present for full consultation Access Comment Form Promoting widely to obtain maximum exposure + awareness Accessibility Biking trails + accessibility (AODA) Consultation 5 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Hiking Trail Access Comment Form 6 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Connect it with Bluffers Comment on Comment Form Alternative 7 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Better access to the waterfront would be great Access Comment Form 8 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour One of the existing accesses to the waterfront be made available in Guildwood, but not Greyabbey Trail Comment on Comment Form Alternative 9 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Waterfront Trail West to Connect Comment on Comment Form Alternative 10 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Continuous Walking / Cycling Trail to Boardwalk At Woodbine Comment on Comment Form Alternative 11 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Connect to Bluffers Park for Public Access Comment Form 12 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour I hope Bluffers will join the present trail in some capacity. Comment on Comment Form Alternative 13 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Better access to the Waterfront → So we could walk the tour rather than needing vans. Access Comment Form Better connections to the parks East & West of the site Comment on Alternative 14 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Make this a part of the Waterfront Trail Comment on Comment Form Alternative L9-1 ID # Date Source Comments Theme(s) 15 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour As a walker using the road along the waterfront, I would enjoy less vegetation along the water side of path. With all Ecology Comment Form the trees & bushes on both sides it gets very hot, as well as not having good views of the lake. Existing Conditions 16 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Look Forward to Ongoing Communication On the Progress Signage Comment Form Information Signs So People Can Learn 17 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Post a sign / picture board of the fish that are ‘catchable’ near the places where people are currently fishing with Existing Comment Form instructions of what they should do with their catch. currently people who catch carp throw them in the bushes. Conditions Signage 18 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Instructional Signs e.g. layers of the bluff Signage Comment Form 19 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour It is good option to preserve the environment and engage community to actively part of it. Consultation Comment Form Ecology 20 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Shoreline protection is very important, but in the process, we lose the “bluff” or cliff. I’d like to see that preserved Ecology Comment Form somewhere – and Bluffer’s Park may do. It’s a shame should we lose all of it. 21 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Better explanation of who has jurisdiction over what would be good e.g. wind turbines vs bird habitat. Accessibility Comment Form We prefer to keep the area more on the wild side even at the expense of accessibility. (AODA) Ecology Miscellaneous 22 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Swimming beaches Beach Comment Form Diving park for shipwrecks Boat dock / launch Washrooms / marina Trail must be made safe for women & kids Comment on Emergency phones Alternative Lighting Park Amenities Connect trail to beach (bluffers park) Safety Connect trail to P.U. trail Build marina at East Point Build sports facilities at East Point 23 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Maintaining natural beauty Ecology Comment Form Make the road smoother Materials Create look out points with maps and info about the area Signage 24 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Love to see clearer public access pts and connections to bluffers. Appreciate we may need to use trail design to Access Comment Form provide access and protect natural feel. Comment on Alternative L9-2 ID # Date Source Comments Theme(s) 25 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Include sign posts with descriptions along trail long-term-commission various art works between fool’s paradise & Park Amenities Comment Form guild park. Create an art & nature walk. Signage 26 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Focus on preservation as opposed to making it more recreational. Ecology Comment Form 27 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour As neighbours we hope to see the nature preserved as well as a place our family can explore Access Comment Form Protected and preserved areas without human access as well as controlled spaces for walking + bicycles, water Ecology access 28 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Footpath along shore, informal, no lighting Beach Comment Form No swimming beach Boat dock / launch No marina / marina Comment on Alternative 29 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour It would be nice to see the trees & shrubs cut down from road/path to water - be removed/cut down Access Comment Form More items like ‘the Passage’ on the shoreline Ecology 30 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Education to public on danger of Bluffs eroding i.e. see too many people climbing down Erosion Comment Form Existing Conditions 31 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour More info on how this study connects with neighbouring areas. Development Comment Form Only recreational, non-commercial opportunities Other Initiatives 32 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Water park on waterfront! Park Amenities Comment Form 33 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Picnic areas along the various spots in the project area. Park Amenities Comment Form Any activities that will draw in visitors to enjoy the shoreline. 34 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Not sure. I like all the ideas and think they are sufficient. Maybe install some tall posts for bat boxes? And see if Comment on Comment Form the water would be safe to swim? Alternative Ecology Water quality 35 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Improved trail (waterfront trail) Comment on Comment Form I like focus on wildlife habitat, fish spawning areas Alternative Ecology 36 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Consider a site/post where people with smart technology can interact. Post and get info about the area and Consultation Comment Form project. Park Amenities Please encourage the younger generation to participate in the project. 37 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Erosion # 1 of course Erosion Comment Form Swimming – Interesting to note that beaches are a great form of prevention Park Amenities L9-3 ID # Date Source Comments Theme(s) 38 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Wish money was available to let more people enjoy & appreciate this area Funding / cost Comment Form 39 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Social media, especially instagram has popularized the bluffs to a huge degree in the past 4 months. Many visitors Existing Comment Form every weekend result in huge traffic jams every weekend and crazy unsafe behavior at the top of the bluffs at Conditions scarb. bluffs park. No understanding of the dangers of undercut. people will be killed. Fire dept now out too Safety regularly plucking folks off the bluffs. Traffic 40 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Leave it alone Comment on Comment Form Alternative 41 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Could add more wetlands to improve diversity Ecology Comment Form 42 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Improve road Materials Comment Form 43 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Doing a fantastic job Comment on Comment Form Alternative 44 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Public Access Access Comment Form Bluff Remediation Management 45 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Site is wonderful. Keep it as natural as possible. Access for older folks would be great – perhaps not the whole Access Comment Form length but some of it. Maybe a boardwalk connecting to Bluffers rather than change the shoreline? Accessibility There was concern about bringing more people into this sensitive area. Need to protect the slopes as well as the (AODA) wildlife from the people. The Bluffs are unique and need to be preserved. Ecology 46 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Link up to bluffers park from the east. Comment on Comment Form Alternative 47 September 12, 2015 Shoreline Tour Would like to know more about future plans to preserve the Bluffs. Bluff Geology Comment Form 48 August 24, 2015 Email This letter is in response to the “shoreline concern” that was published in the summer edition of News and Views. Access There are several alternative perspectives to those expressed by and , and this letter presents Comment on one of those alternative perspectives. Alternative The first concern that the list is that a sandy beach at the base of the bluffs will be eliminated by the Miscellaneous construction of “an unnecessary bikeway”. Private Other developments that TRCA has along the shoreline have demonstrated that sandy beaches can be a part of any Landowners change that would make the beautiful shoreline at the base of the bluffs accessible to more people.