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TorontoIslandAirportexpansion:
Adecisionofgreatconsequence
?
Forthepastseveraldecadesaremarkabletransformation oftheToronto
waterfronthasbeenunderwayfromMimico totheScarboroughBluffs
andbeyond
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IthasbeenguidedbyasetofcorevaluesarticulatedbyDavidCrombies
WaterfrontRegeneration Trust CLEAN,GREEN,ACCESSIBLETOALL
Intheprocessthewaterfronthasgonefromanisolatedfringetoanewheartof
thecityasitscontexthasbeenradicallyalteredbysurroundingredevelopment
2002
2013
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Nowthismultidecadeeffortisthreatened:Itisnotjustonething noise,traffic,
marineexclusionzones itisaboutcumulativeimpactsthatunderminea critical
balance
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TrytoimaginealevelofairtrafficonthissmallsitecomparabletoOttawas
InternationalAirport(samescale)
WhatarethetrueimpactsandwilltheEnvironmentalAssessmentrevealthem?
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Thesesafetyissueshavebeendownplayed.Addtothese:traffic,noise,fueldeliveriesand
contamination
The
required
measures
to
address
these
impacts
have
the
potential
to
set
back
decades
of
workbyTorontoniansandsuccessiveMunicipal,ProvincialandFederalgovernments
Lookat6keyareastoappreciatethis:
BathurstQuay anemergingwaterfrontneighbourhoodintheeyeofthestormand
alreadyreelingundercurrentconditions
OntarioPlaceandtheWesternGap since1858creatingTorontoIslandtherehavebeen2
entrancestotheHarbour.TheWesternGapsqueezedupagainstOntarioPlacebecomes
almostunusable
ThenewParkbeingcreatedinOntarioPlacepotentiallyoverwhelmed.
Harbouritself onthelandsidetheceilingislowered,frequencyincreasedwithbigger,
faster
planes
at
up
to
3
minute
intervals,
all
the
popular
venues
on
the
edge
of
the
harbour
drastically
affected
TheHarbour onthewaterside,allthewaytoHarbourSquare,halfbecomesinaccessible
to
the
many
1000s
of
Torontonians
and
visitors
who
enjoy
getting
out
on
the
water
ThePortlands andthemouthoftheDonRiver aspirationsforagreatplacewherethe
DonenterstheHarbourinaparksettingandthecrowninWaterfrontTorontosPlanis
undermined
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Thesearenotincrementalchanges,or
adjustmentsThisisaprofoundchangein
kindandscale
Wewouldbegoingfrom
ANAIRPORTONTHEWATERFRONTto
AWATERFRONTINTHEAIRPORT
Whatthislookslikeontheground BathurstQuayanareaintransition
alreadyundergreatstressbutcriticaltothesuccessofthewaterfront
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WhatwillthisPrecincttellusaboutthepressuresalreadybeingfelt?Arethe
boundariestootightlydrawn?
Majortransportation challengesandconflictsalreadyevident
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JustoverthelinetheintersectionofBathurst,LakeshoreandFleet,dangerousand
confusing
Aconvergenceofnewwaystoandfromthewateremergingatthiscriticaljuncture
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.assignificantnewrelationshipsarebeingrevealedandresourcestapped
AchainofnewparkconnectionsradiatingfromFortYork
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TothewestaprofoundconflictwiththeinitiativesforOntarioPlace
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TotheeastontheHarbourawholeseriesofprojectsthreatened
AlloftheefforttoredesignQueensQuayasaGreenway
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TherecentimprovementstoHarbourfront Centre
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TheabilitytousetheHarbourwatersheet
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Allthingsconsidereditdoesntaddup.
Citiesdomakedecisionsbasedonsharedvaluesandpriorities
ChicagoMayor
Bulldozes
A
Small
Downtown
Airport
By
JOHN
W.
FOUNTAIN
April
1,
2003
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