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Urb
an L
and
Inst
itute
Tor
onto
/ J
anua
ry 2
013
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t R
evit
aliza
tio
n
Pu
blic
Re
alm
Im
pro
ve
me
nt
Pla
n
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e iii
Co
nte
nts
Intr
oduc
tion
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Pro
cess
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Exi
stin
g C
ond
ition
s ...
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Ana
lysi
s >
Syn
thes
is...
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Des
ign
Prin
cip
les .
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Pub
lic R
ealm
Pla
n R
ecom
men
dat
ions
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10
Dem
onst
ratio
n P
lan
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9
Nex
t S
tep
s ....
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Ap
pen
dic
es
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e iv
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t P
rec
inc
t S
tud
y A
rea
/ o
bliq
ue
ae
ria
l lo
ok
ing
no
rth
ea
st
sour
ce: c
omp
osite
of B
ing
Map
s sc
reen
cap
ture
s
Rai
l Cor
ridor
Wes
ton
GO
S
tatio
n A
rea
John Stre
et
Pan
telis K
ala
mari
s L
an
eEls
mer
e Ave
nue
Toro
nto
Par
king
A
utho
rity/
Farm
ers
Mar
ket
Futu
re J
ohn
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge
Wes
ton
Roa
d
Law
renc
e A
venu
e W
est
South
Sta
tion S
treet
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 1
Intr
od
uc
tio
n
Wes
ton
is a
n ar
ea in
Tor
onto
with
a r
ich
hist
ory.
The
com
mun
ity h
as g
row
n an
d e
volv
ed s
ince
it w
as fi
rst
sett
led
in
the
1800
’s. J
ohn
Str
eet—
one
of t
he o
rigin
al v
illag
e st
reet
s—
was
onc
e th
e co
nnec
tor
to t
he m
arke
t sp
ace
asso
ciat
ed
with
the
rai
lway
sta
tion
and
is a
n im
por
tant
par
t of
Wes
ton’
s
herit
age.
John
Str
eet
curr
ently
con
nect
s th
e re
sid
entia
l nei
ghb
ourh
ood
east
of t
he e
xist
ing
rail
corr
idor
to
the
trad
ition
al c
omm
erci
al
core
loca
ted
alo
ng W
esto
n R
oad
, and
is h
ome
to t
he
seas
onal
ly o
per
atin
g Fa
rmer
s’ M
arke
t lo
cate
d a
t th
e To
ront
o
Par
king
Aut
horit
y p
arki
ng lo
t. T
he c
losu
re o
f Joh
n S
tree
t to
vehi
cula
r tr
affic
as
par
t of
the
Met
rolin
x 20
15 U
nion
Pea
rson
Exp
ress
pro
ject
and
the
rel
ocat
ion
of t
he G
O R
ail S
tatio
n ha
s
galv
aniz
ed t
he c
omm
unity
, who
are
act
ivel
y se
ekin
g w
ays
to t
ake
adva
ntag
e of
exi
stin
g st
reng
ths
and
iden
tify
futu
re
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
imp
rove
Wes
ton.
In D
ecem
ber
, 201
1, U
LI T
oron
to D
istr
ict
Cou
ncil,
in
par
tner
ship
with
Met
rolin
x an
d t
he C
ity o
f Tor
onto
,
succ
essf
ully
sub
mitt
ed a
gra
nt a
pp
licat
ion
calle
d t
he
“Joh
n S
tree
t R
evita
lizat
ion/
Str
eets
cap
e P
lan”
as p
art
of
an in
tern
atio
nal c
omp
etiti
on fo
r U
LI’s
75t
h A
nniv
ersa
ry
Urb
an In
nova
tion
Fund
. The
Pla
n w
ill c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
tran
sfor
mat
ion
of t
he p
reci
nct
surr
ound
ing
John
Str
eet
into
a
vib
rant
mar
ket
dis
tric
t. D
TAH
—a
Toro
nto-
bas
ed a
rchi
tect
ure,
land
scap
e ar
chite
ctur
e, a
nd u
rban
des
ign
firm
—w
ere
sele
cted
by
ULI
to
assi
st w
ith t
he P
lan.
This
pro
ject
is o
ne o
f the
firs
t ‘q
uick
-sta
rt’ i
nitia
tives
to
emer
ge fr
om t
he C
ity o
f Tor
onto
Wes
ton
2021
Des
ign
Initi
ativ
e
and
the
ULI
Tec
hnic
al A
ssis
tanc
e P
anel
(TA
P),
cond
ucte
d
toge
ther
with
tw
o p
ublic
-sec
tor
par
tner
s –
the
City
of T
oron
to
and
Met
rolin
x. T
he U
LI T
AP
pro
gram
bro
ught
tog
ethe
r lo
cal
ind
ustr
y ex
per
tise
to d
eter
min
e ho
w t
o b
est
leve
rage
ong
oing
initi
ativ
es t
o st
art
the
revi
taliz
atio
n of
the
nei
ghb
ourh
ood
.
This
Pla
n d
oes
not
incl
ude
bui
lt fo
rm r
ecom
men
dat
ions
, but
doe
s su
gges
t a
pot
entia
l pub
lic r
ealm
dire
ctio
n fo
r W
esto
n
to s
upp
ort
red
evel
opm
ent.
The
Pla
n w
ill h
opef
ully
ser
ve a
s a
guid
e fo
r fu
ture
City
pub
lic r
ealm
pro
ject
s an
d c
omm
unity
led
initi
ativ
es.
It is
too
muc
h to
ask
of t
his
Pla
n to
sol
ve a
ll of
the
issu
es
that
Wes
ton
mus
t ad
dre
ss—
for
man
y ar
e b
eyon
d t
he r
each
of p
ublic
rea
lm d
esig
n. H
owev
er, t
he P
lan
doe
s su
gges
t an
d
dem
onst
rate
tha
t a
thou
ghtf
ul a
nd w
ell-
des
igne
d p
ublic
rea
lm
can
sup
por
t so
cial
inte
ract
ion,
be
safe
and
invi
ting,
be
cost
effe
ctiv
e, a
nd a
dd
val
ue t
o th
e co
mm
unity
.
This
Pla
n in
volv
ed t
he c
oop
erat
ion
of C
ounc
illor
Nun
ziat
a’s
offic
e, t
he W
esto
n V
illag
e B
IA, C
ity o
f Tor
onto
sta
ff (P
lann
ing,
Urb
an D
esig
n, B
IA O
ffice
, Pub
lic R
ealm
, Tra
nsp
orta
tion)
,
Met
rolin
x, a
nd n
umer
ous
ind
ivid
uals
who
ser
ved
on
the
Sta
keho
lder
Ad
viso
ry C
omm
ittee
.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 2
Pro
ce
ss
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber
of p
ositi
ve in
itiat
ives
in t
he a
rea
that
Wes
ton
need
s to
cap
italiz
e on
suc
h as
the
GO
Sta
tion
relo
catio
n an
d S
tatio
n A
rea
Mas
ter
Pla
n, F
arm
ers’
Mar
ket,
pen
din
g C
ultu
ral H
ub, a
nd t
he J
ohn
Str
eet
Brid
ge. T
his
Pub
lic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n in
tend
s to
bui
ld u
pon
tho
se e
ffort
s.
The
Pla
n w
as g
uid
ed b
y a
Pro
ject
Man
agem
ent
Com
mitt
ee
with
rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
ULI
, Cou
ncill
or N
unzi
ata’
s of
fice,
City
of T
oron
to P
lann
ing
- U
rban
Des
ign,
BIA
Offi
ce, C
apita
l
Pro
ject
s, P
ublic
Rea
lm, a
nd M
etro
linx.
The
pro
cess
incl
uded
two
com
mun
ity s
take
hold
er m
eetin
gs, a
des
ign
wor
ksho
p,
and
a p
ublic
rea
lm d
emon
stra
tion
pro
ject
.
The
first
sta
keho
lder
mee
ting
was
hel
d in
late
Feb
ruar
y 20
12
to in
trod
uce
the
pro
ject
, defi
ne t
he s
cop
e of
wor
k, a
nd li
sten
to p
artic
ipan
ts in
itial
idea
s fo
r im
pro
ving
the
pub
lic r
ealm
. The
pre
sent
atio
n in
clud
ed e
xam
ple
s of
str
eets
cap
e im
pro
vem
ents
from
oth
er p
lace
s to
stim
ulat
e th
e d
iscu
ssio
n an
d s
ugge
st
pos
sib
le d
irect
ions
for
Wes
ton.
A d
esig
n w
orks
hop
with
invi
ted
sta
keho
lder
par
ticip
ants
was
held
in A
pril
201
2. T
he w
orks
hop
beg
an w
ith a
wal
king
site
tour
to
bet
ter
und
erst
and
the
exi
stin
g si
te c
ond
ition
s, g
ain
a
shar
ed s
tree
tsca
pe
des
ign
voca
bul
ary,
and
iden
tify
chal
leng
es
and
op
por
tuni
ties.
Par
ticip
ants
wor
ked
in g
roup
s to
exp
lore
stre
etsc
ape
des
ign
optio
ns, s
ugge
st m
ater
ials
and
det
ails
,
and
oth
er e
lem
ents
the
y th
ough
t w
ould
con
trib
ute
to a
pos
itive
pub
lic r
ealm
des
ign.
Eac
h gr
oup
rep
orte
d b
ack
to t
he
larg
er w
orks
hop
, with
the
res
ults
info
rmin
g th
e ov
eral
l pla
n.
One
of t
he e
arly
sug
gest
ions
tha
t ca
me
from
the
tw
o in
itial
mee
tings
was
the
idea
of a
dem
onst
ratio
n or
“p
ilot
pro
ject
”. A
pilo
t is
a g
ood
way
ove
r a
shor
t p
erio
d o
f tim
e—an
d w
ith fa
r
less
cap
ital c
ost—
to t
est
if th
e p
rop
osed
imp
rove
men
ts w
ould
ben
efit
the
com
mun
ity.
The
Pilo
t w
as in
stal
led
mid
-Jun
e to
alig
n w
ith t
he g
rand
op
enin
g of
the
Wes
ton
Farm
ers’
Mar
ket
and
rem
aine
d u
ntil
late
Aug
ust
2012
. The
pur
pos
e of
the
pilo
t
was
to
see
how
driv
ers
wou
ld b
ehav
e to
a m
odifi
ed r
oad
way
,
and
how
res
iden
ts a
nd v
isito
rs w
ould
mak
e us
e of
ad
diti
onal
pub
lic s
pac
e.
A fi
nal s
take
hold
er p
rese
ntat
ion
in la
te S
epte
mb
er 2
012
sum
mar
ized
the
find
ings
from
the
Pilo
t p
roje
ct, p
rese
nted
the
pro
pos
ed d
esig
n p
rinci
ple
s an
d p
ublic
rea
lm im
pro
vem
ents
,
dem
onst
rate
d w
hat
the
pub
lic r
ealm
cou
ld lo
ok li
ke if
follo
win
g th
e d
esig
n d
irect
ion,
and
sug
gest
ed n
ext
step
s fo
r
the
City
and
com
mun
ity t
o ke
ep t
he p
roje
ct m
ovin
g fo
rwar
d.
The
mai
n in
tere
st e
xpre
ssed
by
par
ticip
ants
dur
ing
the
mee
tings
and
des
ign
wor
ksho
p w
as t
o m
ake
the
pub
lic r
ealm
mor
e in
vitin
g, a
ttra
ctiv
e an
d c
eleb
rato
ry. I
t sh
ould
bui
ld o
n
the
Wes
ton
Vill
age
iden
tity,
and
com
ple
men
t th
e hi
stor
ic b
uilt
form
cha
ract
er. T
he p
ublic
rea
lm s
houl
d p
rovi
de
opp
ortu
nitie
s
to t
ell m
ore
of t
he W
esto
n st
ory—
bot
h th
e p
ast
but
als
o
the
Wes
ton
of t
oday
and
into
the
futu
re. O
vera
ll it
shou
ld
bec
ome
mor
e ac
cess
ible
and
bal
ance
d, a
ccom
mod
atin
g
peo
ple
as
wel
l as
vehi
cles
. Wes
ton
need
s to
get
rea
dy
for
red
evel
opm
ent
that
will
inev
itab
ly h
app
en in
tim
e, w
ith p
ublic
real
m im
pro
vem
ents
bei
ng p
art
of t
he s
olut
ion.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 3
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t P
ilo
t P
roje
ct
/ Ju
ne
to
Au
gu
st
2012
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 4
An
aly
sis
> S
yn
the
sis
Exis
tin
g C
on
dit
ion
s
The
exis
ting
pub
lic r
ealm
is b
est
des
crib
ed a
s ut
ilita
rian,
with
bas
ic m
ater
ials
and
arr
ange
d t
o su
pp
ort
vehi
cle
mov
emen
t,
not
enric
h th
e p
edes
tria
n ex
per
ienc
e. S
idew
alks
are
nar
row
,
with
man
y no
t m
eetin
g cu
rren
t C
ity o
f Tor
onto
gui
del
ines
for
crea
ting
vib
rant
str
eets
. Str
eet
tree
s or
oth
er p
lant
ings
are
nota
bly
ab
sent
. Ove
rhea
d p
ower
line
s an
d w
ood
en p
oles
are
dom
inan
t st
reet
scap
e fe
atur
es. T
he c
urb
to
curb
dim
ensi
ons
are
too
larg
e fo
r th
e cu
rren
t an
d p
rop
osed
op
erat
iona
l
req
uire
men
ts. T
here
are
no
spec
ial d
esig
n fe
atur
es p
rese
nt a
t
all.
Ove
rall,
the
str
eets
cap
e is
uni
nviti
ng a
s a
pla
ce, b
ut o
ffers
a gr
eat
dea
l of r
oom
for
imp
rove
men
t.
Ch
alle
ng
es +
Op
po
rtu
nit
ies
The
John
Str
eet
ped
estr
ian
real
m is
tig
hter
tha
n a
typ
ical
City
of T
oron
to s
tree
t. S
idew
alks
can
be
wid
ened
to
bet
ter
acco
mm
odat
e p
edes
tria
n m
ovem
ent
by
narr
owin
g th
e la
ne
wid
ths
and
mov
ing
the
curb
s. T
his
will
pro
vid
e op
tions
for
tree
s an
d o
ther
pla
ntin
gs b
ut o
nly
in c
erta
in lo
catio
ns. S
outh
Sta
tion
Str
eet
has
a fa
r w
ider
tra
vel w
ay t
han
req
uire
d, b
ut it
will
be
diffi
cult
to p
lant
tre
es c
onsi
sten
tly w
ith a
hig
h nu
mb
er
of e
xist
ing
driv
eway
s in
ters
ectin
g w
ith t
he s
idew
alks
on
bot
h
sid
es. E
lsm
ere
Ave
nue
pre
sent
s as
a d
rivew
ay o
r ac
cess
lane
,
not
a p
ublic
str
eet.
The
tra
vel w
ay is
als
o la
rger
tha
n re
qui
red
so it
is p
ossi
ble
to
gain
som
e sp
ace
to w
iden
sid
ewal
ks.
Ove
rhea
d p
ower
line
s ca
n b
e p
lace
d b
elow
gra
de,
but
not
with
out
sign
ifica
nt c
ost.
How
ever
, doi
ng s
o w
ould
red
uce
visu
al c
lutt
er a
nd p
rovi
de
the
bes
t op
por
tuni
ty fo
r tr
ees
to
grow
to
a m
atur
e si
ze.
The
futu
re J
ohn
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge w
ill s
oon
pro
vid
e
a la
ndm
ark
stru
ctur
e th
at t
erm
inat
es t
he v
iew
alo
ng J
ohn
Str
eet
from
Wes
ton
Roa
d. T
he fu
ture
pot
entia
l red
evel
opm
ent
of t
he T
oron
to P
arki
ng A
utho
rity
pro
per
ty a
nd t
he p
ossi
ble
exp
ansi
on o
f the
Far
mer
s’ M
arke
t op
erat
ion
and
Cul
tura
l Hub
are
wel
com
e op
por
tuni
ties.
Oth
er p
ossi
ble
red
evel
opm
ent
site
s ar
e fo
und
alo
ng J
ohn
Str
eet,
Sou
th S
tatio
n S
tree
t,
Els
mer
e A
venu
e an
d P
ante
lis K
alam
aris
Lan
e. A
ll of
the
se
pro
ject
s sh
ould
pro
vid
e a
pos
itive
fron
tage
to
the
pub
lic
real
m, a
nd c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
ove
rall
revi
taliz
atio
n of
the
Pre
cinc
t.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 5
Exis
tin
g C
on
dit
ion
s /
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t P
rec
inc
t
Els
mer
e A
venu
eJo
hn S
tree
t at
Wes
ton
Roa
dJo
hn S
tree
t to
war
ds
rail
corr
idor
Pan
telis
Kal
amar
is L
ane
Law
renc
e A
venu
e W
est
John
Str
eet
Sou
th S
tatio
n R
oad
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 6
De
sig
n P
rin
cip
les
The
stre
ets,
lane
s an
d s
upp
ortin
g op
en
spac
es s
houl
d b
ecom
e cr
itica
l com
pon
ents
of t
he p
ublic
rea
lm n
etw
ork.
The
y sh
ould
bet
ter
acco
mm
odat
e p
edes
tria
ns, a
nd
pro
vid
e a
high
er q
ualit
y of
des
ign
and
mat
eria
ls.
This
des
ign
app
roac
h b
uild
s up
on t
he
dire
ctio
n es
tab
lishe
d t
hrou
gh t
he W
esto
n
2021
Des
ign
Initi
ativ
e (2
011)
. The
follo
win
g
des
ign
prin
cip
les
shou
ld g
uid
e fu
ture
imp
rove
men
ts t
o th
e p
ublic
rea
lm.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 7
Sti
mu
late
Cu
ltu
ral
Exp
ressio
n
Toro
nto
is a
city
of m
any
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds
and
villa
ges.
The
com
mun
ity o
f
Wes
ton—
like
the
City
it is
with
in—
enjo
ys a
sto
ried
pas
t
and
brig
ht fu
ture
alo
ng w
ith
an e
ver
incr
easi
ng le
vel o
f
cultu
ral d
iver
sity
.
Thes
e el
emen
ts w
ill b
e
evid
ent
in t
he d
esig
n of
the
Vill
age
pub
lic s
pac
es. L
ayer
s
of s
tory
tel
ling
will
tak
e p
lace
on t
he s
idew
alks
and
str
eet
furn
ishi
ngs,
and
bec
ome
par
t of
the
eve
ryd
ay v
isua
l
iden
tity
of W
esto
n.
Cre
ate
Id
en
tifi
ab
le
La
nd
ma
rks
A n
ew F
arm
ers’
Mar
ket
+
Cul
tura
l Fac
ility
and
the
John
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge
will
pro
vid
e d
iffer
ent
typ
es
of la
ndm
arks
ann
ounc
ing
arriv
al in
to W
esto
n V
illag
e.
The
stre
etsc
ape
imp
rove
men
ts s
houl
d
also
ser
ve a
s la
ndm
arks
into
the
Vill
age
with
a
mod
ified
roa
dw
ay, w
iden
ed
sid
ewal
ks, p
edes
tria
n-sc
aled
light
ing,
str
eet
tree
s, a
nd
othe
r p
lant
ings
. The
str
eets
will
com
ple
men
t W
esto
n’s
exis
ting
and
futu
re b
uilt
form
.
Bu
ild
a G
ree
n
We
sto
n V
illa
ge
New
larg
e-ca
nop
y st
reet
tree
s an
d s
tree
t p
lant
ers—
alon
g w
ith a
mor
e in
vitin
g
ped
estr
ian
and
cyc
ling
envi
ronm
ent—
will
furt
her
the
gree
n id
entit
y of
Wes
ton
Vill
age.
Mak
e ef
fort
s to
pro
vid
e
optim
um c
ond
ition
s fo
r
heal
thy
pla
nt g
row
th t
o
achi
eve
max
imum
ben
efit.
Intr
oduc
e gr
een
des
ign
feat
ures
in t
he p
ublic
rea
lm
and
on
priv
ate
dev
elop
men
t
site
s, s
uch
as lo
w im
pac
t
dev
elop
men
t st
rate
gies
and
sto
rmw
ater
wat
er
man
agem
ent
feat
ures
(bio
-
rete
ntio
n ce
lls, r
ain
gard
ens,
bio
swal
es, e
tc.).
Ma
ke
Str
ee
ts
as P
lac
es
The
stre
ets
and
lane
s of
the
Vill
age
shou
ld b
ecom
e m
ore
than
cor
ridor
s fo
r ve
hicl
es.
They
sho
uld
sup
por
t st
reet
-
rela
ted
dev
elop
men
t th
at
enco
urag
es w
alki
ng a
nd
cycl
ing.
They
sho
uld
bec
ome
mor
e
urb
an p
lace
s w
ith a
wid
e
rang
e of
act
iviti
es a
nd
amen
ities
.
The
stre
ets,
pub
lic la
nes,
and
priv
ate
wal
kway
s sh
ould
bec
ome
mor
e im
por
tant
as r
edev
elop
men
t an
d
revi
taliz
atio
n ta
kes
pla
ce.
En
co
ura
ge
a M
ore
Wa
lka
ble
We
sto
n V
illa
ge
Reb
alan
ce s
tree
ts t
o fa
vour
the
ped
estr
ian
and
imp
rove
amen
ities
to
enco
urag
e
grea
ter
ped
estr
ian
activ
ity.
This
will
in t
urn
sup
por
t th
e
exis
ting
shop
s an
d s
ervi
ces
and
insp
ire n
ew b
usin
esse
s
to t
ake
adva
ntag
e of
a
revi
taliz
ed W
esto
n V
illag
e.
The
stre
et n
etw
ork
shou
ld
grow
, with
con
nect
ions
to
Kin
g S
tree
t, t
he W
esto
n
Lib
rary
and
the
his
toric
Cen
tral
Uni
ted
Chu
rch
pos
sib
le v
ia t
he e
xten
sion
of
Pan
telis
Kal
amar
tis L
ane.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 8
Pu
blic
Re
alm
Pla
n >
Re
co
mm
en
da
tio
ns
The
pub
lic r
ealm
pla
n fo
r th
e Jo
hn S
tree
t
Pre
cinc
t b
uild
s on
the
rec
omm
end
atio
ns
from
the
202
1 D
esig
n In
itiat
ive
and
add
ition
al in
sigh
t ga
ined
thr
ough
thi
s
pro
cess
.
The
pre
scrip
tion
for
Wes
ton
is t
o le
arn
from
the
bes
t an
d m
ost
app
rop
riate
str
eets
in
Toro
nto:
Kee
p it
sim
ple
, use
wha
t w
orks
and
wha
t w
e kn
ow c
an b
e d
one.
Ove
rall,
the
pub
lic r
ealm
sho
uld
be
eleg
ant
yet
sim
ple
, unc
lutt
ered
, eas
y to
mai
ntai
n,
and
pro
vid
e op
por
tuni
ties
to t
ell W
esto
n’s
stor
y.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 9
Sid
ewal
ks s
houl
d b
e w
iden
ed t
o ac
com
mod
ate
a m
inim
um
2.1
m c
lear
ped
estr
ian
zone
on
all s
tree
ts. P
rovi
de
rolle
d o
r
cham
fere
d c
urb
s in
eith
er g
rani
te o
r co
ncre
te t
o im
pro
ve
acce
ssib
ility
and
sug
gest
a d
iffer
ent
char
acte
r th
at s
upp
orts
the
Vill
age
iden
tity.
Sid
ewal
k p
avin
g m
ater
ials
sho
uld
be
conc
rete
whi
ch is
sim
ple
to
cons
truc
t, m
aint
ain
and
rep
lace
.
The
sid
ewal
ks s
houl
d b
e d
etai
led
and
con
stru
cted
to
a
high
qua
lity.
Con
trol
join
ts s
houl
d b
e sa
w c
ut r
athe
r th
an
tool
join
ted
for
a sm
ooth
er s
urfa
ce a
nd m
ore
pre
cise
det
ail.
Min
imiz
e is
olat
ion/
exp
ansi
on jo
ints
acr
oss
the
foot
pat
h to
imp
rove
acc
essi
bili
ty a
nd v
isua
l ap
pea
ranc
e.
Sid
ew
alk
s a
nd
Cu
rbs
Ro
ad
wa
y
Eac
h ex
istin
g st
reet
has
one
lane
of t
hrou
gh t
rave
l in
each
dire
ctio
n, w
ith o
ne la
ne o
f par
king
. The
lane
is b
asic
con
cret
e
in a
nar
row
rig
ht o
f way
. The
imp
rove
d s
tree
ts a
nd la
nes
shou
ld m
aint
ain
the
curr
ent
lane
ass
ignm
ents
but
nar
row
lane
wid
ths
to g
ain
spac
e fo
r si
dew
alks
and
cal
m t
raffi
c.
Mat
eria
ls w
ithin
the
roa
dw
ay s
houl
d b
e of
a h
ighe
r q
ualit
y.
We
sugg
est
gran
ite c
obb
les
or c
oncr
ete
inte
rlock
ing
unit
pav
ers
with
an
app
rop
riate
vill
age
char
acte
r. Th
e ro
adw
ay is
the
larg
est
surf
ace
in t
he p
ublic
rea
lm, s
o th
is w
ill r
esul
t in
the
mos
t vi
sib
le c
hang
e to
the
cha
ract
er o
f the
str
eets
. The
City
is c
urre
ntly
usi
ng a
var
iety
of u
nit
pav
ers
on m
any
stre
ets
that
are
wel
l sui
ted
for
Wes
ton.
Imp
rove
d p
avin
g m
ate
ria
ls in
ro
ad
wa
yC
on
cre
te s
ide
wa
lk a
nd
ch
am
fere
d c
urb
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 10
Str
ee
t L
igh
tin
g
New
str
eet
light
s w
ill c
ontr
ibut
e to
a u
niq
ue P
reci
nct
iden
tity.
They
sho
uld
be
eleg
ant,
of p
edes
tria
n sc
ale
and
pro
vid
e
a se
nse
of in
timac
y an
d s
ecur
ity. O
ne o
f the
ele
men
ts
sugg
este
d t
hrou
gh t
he s
take
hold
er p
roce
ss w
as t
o in
clud
e
holid
ay li
ghtin
g ac
ross
Joh
n S
tree
t to
cre
ate
a d
istin
ct
envi
ronm
ent
from
the
oth
er s
tree
ts.
Ther
e ar
e tw
o p
ossi
ble
str
eet
light
ing
optio
ns:
The
first
op
tion
sugg
ests
a m
ore
conv
entio
nal a
pp
roac
h:
und
ergr
ound
all
of t
he o
verh
ead
pow
er li
nes,
intr
oduc
e
dec
orat
ive
ped
estr
ian
scal
e p
oles
with
con
cret
e fo
otin
gs
on b
oth
sid
es o
f the
str
eet,
with
eith
er p
ost
top
mou
nted
lum
inar
ies
or o
n a
mas
t ar
m, a
nd a
dd
cat
enar
y lig
hts
on c
able
s st
rung
acr
oss
the
John
Str
eet
road
way
and
atta
ched
to
bui
ldin
gs a
cros
s P
ante
lis K
alam
aris
Lan
e. T
his
optio
n p
rovi
des
a c
lean
ap
pea
ranc
e an
d r
educ
es c
onfli
cts
with
str
eet
tree
s. T
his
optio
n w
ould
req
uire
cab
le d
uct
wor
k b
etw
een
pol
es.
The
seco
nd o
ptio
n su
gges
ts a
uni
que
to
Wes
ton
des
ign:
intr
oduc
e si
mp
le d
irect
bur
ial c
oncr
ete-
or s
teel
pol
es o
n
bot
h si
des
of t
he s
tree
t, s
trin
g ho
liday
ligh
ts b
etw
een
the
pol
es a
nd a
cros
s th
e st
reet
, and
pla
ce a
sin
gle
lum
inai
re
over
the
cen
tre
of t
he r
oad
way
. Thi
s op
tion
wou
ld n
ot
req
uire
the
und
er-g
roun
din
g of
the
exi
stin
g p
ower
line
s,
with
bui
ldin
g su
pp
ly fr
om e
ither
sid
e of
the
str
eet
(not
acro
ss fr
om o
ne s
ide
as e
xist
ing)
. The
hol
iday
ligh
ts
wou
ld p
rovi
de
the
cab
le c
onne
ctio
n fo
r th
e st
reet
ligh
ts.
This
op
tion
doe
s no
t re
qui
re fo
otin
gs o
r ca
ble
duc
t w
ork
bet
wee
n p
oles
, and
is m
ore
cost
effe
ctiv
e (a
pp
roxi
mat
ely
1/3
the
cost
of t
he c
onve
ntio
nal o
ptio
n).
In b
oth
optio
ns w
e su
gges
t LE
D lu
min
arie
s an
d h
olid
ay
light
s. T
his
tech
nolo
gy—
alth
ough
not
cur
rent
ly u
sed
in
Toro
nto’
s p
ublic
rea
lm—
is li
kely
the
inev
itab
le fu
ture
.
LED
s ar
e co
mp
act,
cos
t ef
fect
ive
and
mor
e en
viro
nmen
tal
resp
onsi
ble
tha
n co
nven
tiona
l lig
htin
g te
chno
logi
es. L
ED
s
are
succ
essf
ully
use
d o
n w
ell-
know
n p
rivat
e d
evel
opm
ents
thro
ugho
ut t
he C
ity, f
or e
xam
ple
Eve
rgre
en a
t th
e B
rickw
orks
and
the
Dis
tille
ry D
istr
ict.
Wes
ton
coul
d b
ecom
e th
e fir
st
com
mun
ity in
Tor
onto
to
emb
race
LE
Ds
and
cat
enar
y lig
hts
as p
art
of t
heir
pub
lic r
ealm
des
ign.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 11
Sp
ec
ial str
ee
t lig
hti
ng
op
tio
ns
LED
cat
enar
y st
reet
ligh
ting
for
John
Str
eet
and
Pan
telis
Kal
amar
is L
ane
Hol
iday
ligh
ts a
cros
s Jo
hn S
tree
t
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 12
Tree
s sh
ould
be
pla
nted
on
all s
tree
ts w
here
the
sid
ewal
k
wid
th is
a m
inim
um o
f 3.5
met
res.
On
John
Str
eet,
the
sid
ewal
ks a
re n
ot w
ide
enou
gh t
o in
trod
uce
tree
s on
bot
h
sid
es o
f the
str
eet,
and
will
nee
d t
o m
ake
use
of c
urb
exte
nsio
ns w
ithin
the
par
king
lane
to
pro
vid
e su
ffici
ent
soil
volu
me.
Tre
es s
houl
d n
ot b
e p
lant
ed in
con
diti
ons
that
inhi
bit
thei
r gr
owth
to
a he
alth
y, m
atur
e si
ze fo
r la
rge
tree
s ha
ve fa
r
grea
ter
ben
efit
than
sm
all t
rees
.
For
John
Str
eet,
a la
rge
nort
h si
de
curb
ext
ensi
on is
pos
sib
le
at t
he in
ters
ectio
n w
ith W
esto
n R
oad
. Thi
s ad
diti
onal
sp
ace
can
be
used
for
man
y d
iffer
ent
pur
pos
es, s
uch
as o
utd
oor
seat
ing,
str
eet
tree
s, o
r ad
diti
onal
pla
ntin
g. O
ther
cur
b
exte
nsio
ns a
re p
ossi
ble
at
the
inte
rsec
tion
with
Pan
telis
Kal
amar
is L
ane,
in fr
ont
of t
he T
PA lo
t, a
nd t
he s
pac
es
asso
ciat
ed w
ith t
he J
ohn
Str
eet
Brid
ge la
ndin
g.
On
Sou
th S
tatio
n S
tree
t, t
he s
idew
alks
are
larg
e en
ough
to
pla
nt t
rees
with
out
add
ing
curb
ext
ensi
ons,
but
the
y m
ust
avoi
d t
he m
ultip
le d
rivew
ays
that
inte
rsec
tion
sid
ewal
ks o
n
bot
h si
des
of t
he s
tree
t. If
driv
eway
s ar
e co
nsol
idat
ed d
urin
g
red
evel
opm
ent,
the
City
sho
uld
exp
lore
op
por
tuni
ties
to p
lant
add
ition
al t
rees
.
On
Els
mer
e A
venu
e, t
rees
are
pos
sib
le o
n th
e no
rth
sid
e
alon
g th
e si
dew
alk
of S
hop
per
s D
rug
Mar
t. T
his
pla
ntin
g
wou
ld r
equi
re p
arki
ng r
estr
ictio
ns a
long
thi
s se
gmen
t of
the
stre
et.
Alth
ough
not
in t
he P
reci
nct
stud
y ar
ea, w
e co
nsid
ered
how
to in
trod
uce
tree
s to
the
Law
renc
e A
venu
e W
est
and
Wes
ton
Roa
d in
ters
ectio
n. S
tree
t tr
ee p
lant
ings
are
pos
sib
le in
larg
e
open
pla
nter
s al
ong
the
York
Act
ive
Livi
ng C
entr
e fr
onta
ge.
This
wou
ld h
ave
the
add
ition
al b
enefi
t of
con
solid
atin
g th
e
sid
ewal
k w
idth
into
a m
ore
gene
rous
pro
men
ade
adja
cent
to
the
bui
ldin
g fa
ce, r
athe
r th
an d
ivid
ed in
to t
wo
foot
pat
hs.
All
stre
et t
ree
pla
ntin
gs s
houl
d fo
llow
the
gui
del
ines
foun
d in
the
rece
nt C
ity o
f Tor
onto
“Tr
ee P
lant
ing
Sol
utio
ns in
Har
d-
Sur
face
Bou
leva
rds”
(201
2). W
here
op
en p
lant
ers
are
pos
sib
le
they
offe
r th
e ad
ded
ben
efit
of p
oten
tial u
nder
pla
ntin
g w
ith
grou
ndco
vers
, ann
uals
, and
per
enni
als.
Str
ee
t Tre
es
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 13
Big
tre
es a
nd
op
po
rtu
nit
ies f
or
ad
dit
ion
al p
lan
tin
g
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 14
Sp
ec
ial F
ea
ture
s
Ou
tdo
or
Se
ati
ng
Wid
ened
sid
ewal
ks a
nd c
urb
ext
ensi
ons
pro
vid
e op
por
tuni
ties
to a
ctiv
ate
the
pub
lic r
ealm
. Caf
es, p
ubs,
res
taur
ants
and
othe
r co
mm
erci
al u
ses
can
mak
e us
e of
the
ad
diti
onal
sp
ace
for
tab
les
and
cha
irs, d
isp
lays
, and
sp
ecia
l eve
nts.
One
of t
he
less
ons
lear
ned
from
the
pilo
t p
roje
ct is
tha
t al
thou
gh s
eatin
g
will
be
used
if p
rese
nt, i
t is
imp
orta
nt t
hat
som
eone
man
age
the
faci
litie
s re
spon
sib
ly. O
ther
sea
ting
is p
ossi
ble
by
add
ing
ben
ches
with
in t
he s
tree
t fu
rnis
hing
zon
e or
inte
grat
ing
ben
ches
into
the
des
ign
of p
lant
ers
on J
ohn
Str
eet
and
at
the
Wes
ton
Roa
d a
nd L
awre
nce
Ave
nue
Wes
t in
ters
ectio
n.
Pu
blic
Art
Pub
lic a
rt w
ill h
ighl
ight
the
imp
orta
nce
of t
he p
reci
nct
to
Wes
ton.
Int
rod
ucin
g p
ublic
art
in t
he P
reci
nct
offe
rs a
n
opp
ortu
nity
to
incr
ease
civ
ic e
ngag
emen
t. P
ublic
art
cou
ld
be
eith
er c
omm
issi
oned
wor
ks b
y p
rofe
ssio
nal a
rtis
ts o
r th
e
sub
ject
of s
ubse
que
nt c
omm
unity
art
pro
ject
s.
The
sim
ple
con
cret
e si
dew
alks
pro
vid
e a
suita
ble
can
vas
for
pub
lic a
rt. O
ne o
f the
sug
gest
ions
from
the
sta
keho
lder
mee
tings
was
to
dev
elop
a “
Wes
ton
Wal
k of
Fam
e”. S
ever
al
exam
ple
s ex
ist
in T
oron
to a
nd o
ther
pla
ces
of e
mb
edd
ed
bro
nze
pla
que
s or
car
ved
gra
nite
in c
oncr
ete
sid
ewal
ks. M
ore
ephe
mer
al a
rt in
stal
latio
ns a
re a
lso
pos
sib
le o
n th
e co
ncre
te
surf
ace.
Larg
e sc
ale
pub
lic a
rt is
ap
pro
pria
te in
hig
hly
visi
ble
and
imp
orta
nt p
ublic
rea
lm lo
catio
ns. W
e su
gges
t th
at t
he
inte
rsec
tion
of L
awre
nce
Ave
nue
Wes
t an
d W
esto
n R
oad
coul
d a
ccom
mod
ate
a la
rge
scul
ptu
ral i
nsta
llatio
n. S
uch
pub
lic a
rt s
houl
d b
e of
a s
uffic
ient
sca
le a
nd b
old
ness
to p
rovi
de
mea
ning
ful i
mp
act.
The
pro
pos
ed p
ylon
sig
n
asso
ciat
ed w
ith t
he J
ohn
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge w
ill a
lso
serv
e as
a la
ndm
ark
feat
ure
to h
elp
orie
nt r
esid
ents
and
visi
tors
and
ann
ounc
e ar
rival
in t
he P
reci
nct.
Pu
blic
Op
en
Sp
ac
es
Pub
lic g
athe
ring
spac
es—
such
as
a sq
uare
or
pla
za—
shou
ld
be
intr
oduc
ed b
y th
e Fa
rmer
s’ M
arke
t/C
ultu
ral H
ub a
nd t
he
land
ing
of t
he J
ohn
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge. A
new
par
kett
e
at t
he in
ters
ectio
n Jo
hn S
tree
t an
d S
outh
Sta
tion
Str
eet
on
exis
ting
City
-ow
ned
land
wou
ld fu
rthe
r ad
d a
muc
h ne
eded
pub
lic s
pac
e. A
ll of
the
pub
lic s
pac
es s
houl
d in
clud
e se
atin
g
and
pla
ntin
g to
furt
her
pro
mot
e th
e gr
een
iden
tity
of W
esto
n.
Pla
ntin
gs s
houl
d p
rovi
de
visu
al in
tere
st t
hrou
ghou
t th
e
seas
ons
and
be
low
mai
nten
ance
.
Wa
yfi
nd
ing
A s
yste
m t
o d
irect
res
iden
ts a
nd v
isito
rs t
o ke
y d
estin
atio
n
and
ser
vice
s w
ould
pro
vid
e an
othe
r le
vel o
f id
entit
y,
orie
ntat
ion
and
a s
ense
of s
ecur
ity. A
ny s
yste
m fo
r W
esto
n
shou
ld c
oord
inat
e w
ith t
he C
ity o
f Tor
onto
’s w
ayfin
din
g
stra
tegy
.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 15
Sp
ec
ial fe
atu
res t
o e
nri
ch
th
e p
ub
lic
re
alm
exp
eri
en
ce
Pla
ces
to s
it
Ele
men
ts o
f sur
pris
e
Larg
e sc
ale
pub
lic a
rt
Ep
hem
eral
use
of s
idew
alk
for
pub
lic a
rtE
mb
edd
ed s
torie
s in
sid
ewal
k
Way
find
ing
+ o
rient
atio
n
Pla
ces
to w
atch
oth
ers
Fost
erin
g a
gree
n id
entit
y
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 16
Str
ee
t D
esig
n >
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t
Exis
tin
g
2 th
roug
h la
nes,
1 p
arki
ng la
ne
Wid
er r
oad
way
tha
n re
qui
red
Nar
row
, sub
-sta
ndar
d s
idew
alks
over
head
wire
s
no t
rees
Po
ten
tia
l -
Mid
blo
ck
2 th
roug
h la
nes,
1 p
arki
ng la
ne
Nar
row
roa
dw
ay
wid
en s
idew
alks
to
mee
t m
inim
um C
ity
guid
elin
es fo
r vi
bra
nt s
tree
ts
over
head
wire
s w
ith u
niq
ue s
tree
t lig
htin
g
no t
rees
Po
ten
tia
l w
ith
Cu
rb E
xte
nsio
n
2 th
roug
h la
nes
Nar
row
roa
dw
ay
wid
en s
idew
alks
to
mee
t m
inim
um C
ity
guid
elin
es fo
r vi
bra
nt s
tree
ts
over
head
wire
s w
ith u
niq
ue s
tree
t
light
ing
stre
et t
rees
and
sea
ting
opp
ortu
nity
in
pla
ce o
f par
king
lane
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 17
Str
ee
t D
esig
n >
Els
me
re A
ve
nu
e
Exis
tin
g
2 th
roug
h la
nes
Wid
er r
oad
way
tha
n re
qui
red
Nar
row
, sub
-sta
ndar
d s
idew
alks
over
head
wire
s
no t
rees
Po
ten
tia
l
2 th
roug
h la
nes
wid
en n
orth
sid
ewal
k to
pro
vid
e m
inim
um
spac
e fo
r p
lant
ing
tree
s
wid
en s
outh
sid
ewal
k to
imp
rove
ped
estr
ian
envi
ronm
ent
narr
ow r
oad
way
Par
king
lane
stil
l pos
sib
le b
ut w
ill li
mit
num
ber
of s
tree
t tr
ees
and
will
red
uce
sid
ewal
ks
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 18
Str
ee
t D
esig
n >
So
uth
Sta
tio
n S
tre
et
Exis
tin
g
2 th
roug
h la
nes
with
par
king
lane
Wid
er r
oad
way
tha
n re
qui
red
Nar
row
, sub
-sta
ndar
d s
idew
alks
over
head
wire
s
no t
rees
Po
ten
tia
l
2 th
roug
h la
nes
with
par
king
layb
ys w
here
pos
sib
le
wid
en w
est
sid
ewal
k w
ith r
edev
elop
men
t to
pro
vid
e
min
imum
sp
ace
for
pla
ntin
g tr
ees
wid
en e
ast
sid
ewal
k to
imp
rove
ped
estr
ian
envi
ronm
ent
and
pla
nt t
rees
whe
re p
ossi
ble
narr
ow r
oad
way
Mor
e sp
ace
for
par
king
and
tre
es s
till p
ossi
ble
with
red
evel
opm
ent
and
driv
eway
con
solid
atio
n
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 19
De
mo
nstr
ati
on
Pla
n
A d
emon
stra
tion
pla
n ill
ustr
ates
one
way
how
the
pub
lic s
pac
e p
lan
coul
d b
e
imp
lem
ente
d o
ver
time
if fo
llow
ing
the
des
ign
prin
cip
les
and
rec
omm
end
atio
ns.
The
pur
pos
e of
the
dem
onst
ratio
n p
lan
is
to p
rovi
de
guid
ance
for
the
coor
din
ated
dev
elop
men
t of
the
pub
lic r
ealm
, in
adva
nce
or a
t th
e sa
me
time
as r
edev
elop
men
t in
the
Pre
cinc
t.
On
the
follo
win
g p
ages
are
sev
eral
rend
erin
gs t
hat
sugg
est
the
spat
ial
arra
ngem
ent,
vis
ual c
hara
cter
, and
qua
lity
of t
he p
ublic
rea
lm t
hat
is b
oth
app
rop
riate
and
pos
sib
le fo
r th
e Jo
hn S
tree
t P
reci
nct.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 20
Pa
nte
ris K
ala
me
ris L
an
e
Elsmere Avnue
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t P
rec
inc
t
The
John
Str
eet
Pre
cinc
t w
ill b
ecom
e th
e
hear
t of
a r
evita
lized
Wes
ton
Vill
age.
It
shou
ld s
upp
ort
a hi
gher
leve
l of p
edes
tria
n
activ
ity, c
reat
e b
ette
r co
nnec
tions
bet
wee
n
exis
ting
and
new
des
tinat
ions
, and
pre
sent
an in
vitin
g V
illag
e sc
ale
and
cha
ract
er.
To
ron
to
Pa
rkin
g A
uth
ori
tyC
on
ne
cti
on
to K
ing
Str
ee
t
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 21
John Street
So
uth
Sta
tio
n S
tre
et
We
sto
n R
oa
d
Law
rence A
venue W
est
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t B
rid
ge
Po
ten
tia
l F
utu
re
Ma
rke
t/C
ult
ura
l H
ub
GO
Sta
tio
n A
rea
Pa
rke
tte
Ra
il C
orr
ido
r
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 22
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t a
t W
esto
n R
oa
d
The
curb
ext
ensi
on a
t W
esto
n R
oad
will
bec
ome
a w
elco
min
g p
ublic
sp
ace
with
pla
ntin
gs, s
pac
e fo
r ou
tdoo
r se
atin
g, a
nd a
ple
asan
t en
tran
ce fe
atur
e to
the
Pre
cinc
t.
The
over
head
cat
enar
y st
reet
ligh
ting
and
holid
ay li
ghts
—to
geth
er w
ith n
ew m
ater
ials
and
a r
ebal
ance
d r
oad
way
—w
ill c
reat
e a
spec
ial u
rban
pla
ce u
niq
ue t
o W
esto
n.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 23
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 24
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t >
Ove
rvie
w
John
Str
eet
is t
he c
entr
al c
orrid
or in
the
Pre
cinc
t. It
pro
vid
es a
crit
ical
link
bet
wee
n
the
Wes
ton
Roa
d c
omm
erci
al d
istr
ict
and
the
John
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge. T
he
reco
mm
end
ed im
pro
vem
ents
will
incr
ease
ped
estr
ian
activ
ity, i
nvite
soc
ial i
nter
actio
n,
sup
por
t gr
ade-
rela
ted
ret
ail,
and
put
forw
ard
a m
ore
gree
n id
entit
y fo
r W
esto
n.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 25
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 26
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t +
So
uth
Sta
tio
n P
ark
ett
e
Red
evel
opm
ent
of t
he C
ity-o
wne
d p
rop
erty
at t
he in
ters
ectio
n of
Joh
n S
tree
t an
d S
outh
Sta
tion
Str
eet
pro
vid
es a
n op
por
tuni
ty t
o
intr
oduc
e a
smal
l par
kett
e. T
he p
arke
tte
shou
ld in
clud
e se
atin
g an
d p
lant
ing
to
sup
por
t th
e gr
eeni
ng o
f Wes
ton.
The
Farm
ers’
Mar
ket,
Cul
tura
l Hub
and
the
John
Str
eet
Ped
estr
ian
Brid
ge w
ill
wor
k w
ith e
ach
othe
r an
d t
he p
ublic
rea
lm
imp
rove
men
ts t
o re
-ene
rgiz
e th
e P
reci
nct
and
bec
ome
com
mun
ity la
ndm
arks
.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 27
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 28
Jo
hn
Str
ee
t M
ark
et
Are
a
The
imp
rove
men
ts t
o Jo
hn S
tree
t w
ill fu
rthe
r
sup
por
t th
e re
dev
elop
men
t of
the
Tor
onto
Par
king
Aut
horit
y p
rop
erty
and
the
exi
stin
g
Farm
ers’
Mar
ket
oper
atio
n. T
he M
arke
t
has
the
pot
entia
l to
exp
and
and
bec
ome
a
year
-rou
nd a
men
ity fo
r th
e co
mm
unity
and
regi
onal
des
tinat
ion.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 29
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 30
So
uth
Sta
tio
n S
tre
et
Sou
th S
tatio
n S
tree
t w
ill b
ecom
e a
criti
cal
gree
n co
nnec
tion
bet
wee
n th
e Fa
rmer
s’
Mar
ket
area
and
the
GO
Sta
tion.
Thi
s
imp
orta
nt s
tree
t w
ill h
ave
gene
rous
sid
ewal
ks a
nd m
ore
narr
ow r
oad
way
to
calm
tra
ffic.
Pot
entia
l fut
ure
red
evel
opm
ent
alon
g th
e st
reet
will
rel
ate
to a
nd r
einf
orce
the
Vill
age
char
acte
r.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 31
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 32
Els
me
re A
ve
nu
e
Els
mer
e A
venu
e w
ill b
ecom
e m
ore
of a
pro
per
Vill
age
stre
et, w
ith w
ider
sid
ewal
ks,
high
er q
ualit
y p
avin
g an
d s
tree
t tr
ees.
The
stre
et w
ill a
ccom
mod
ate
all u
sers
in a
mor
e
bal
ance
d a
rran
gem
ent.
Els
mer
e A
venu
e
with
Pan
teris
Kal
amer
is L
ane
will
pro
vid
e a
smal
ler
scal
e p
edes
tria
n ro
ute
conn
ecte
d
to t
he F
arm
ers’
Mar
ket
area
and
futu
re
red
evel
opm
ent.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 33
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 34
We
sto
n R
oa
d a
nd
La
wre
nc
e A
ve
nu
e W
est
The
inte
rsec
tion
of W
esto
n R
oad
and
Law
renc
e A
venu
e W
est
will
bec
ome
a m
ajor
com
mun
ity g
atew
ay. L
arge
tre
es in
op
en
pla
nter
s w
ill p
rovi
de
a gr
een
entr
ance
to
the
Vill
age
and
Joh
n S
tree
t P
reci
nct.
The
reco
nfigu
red
sid
ewal
ks w
ill c
omp
lem
ent
the
grad
e-re
late
d b
usin
esse
s an
d s
upp
ort
soci
al a
ctiv
ities
. Lar
ge s
cale
pub
lic a
rt
will
hol
d t
his
imp
orta
nt c
orne
r an
d fu
rthe
r
pro
mot
e th
e ro
le o
f art
s an
d c
ultu
re in
Wes
ton’
s re
vita
lizat
ion.
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 35
John
Str
eet
Rev
italiz
atio
n P
ublic
Rea
lm Im
pro
vem
ent
Pla
n /
Janu
ary
2013
pag
e 36
Ne
xt
Ste
ps
This
pub
lic r
ealm
imp
rove
men
t p
lan
is a
n
outr
each
effo
rt b
y U
LI a
nd p
artn
ers
for
the
com
mun
ity o
f Wes
ton.
It c
urre
ntly
has
no o
ffici
al s
tatu
s. T
he r
ecom
men
dat
ions
with
in a
re b
eing
offe
red
as
a to
ol fo
r th
e
com
mun
ity, t
he lo
cal W
esto
n V
illag
e
BIA
, and
the
City
of T
oron
to fo
r m
ovin
g
forw
ard
thr
ough
the
red
evel
opm
ent
and
revi
taliz
atio
n of
Wes
ton,
and
to
coor
din
ate
with
the
man
y ot
her
initi
ativ
es c
urre
ntly
und
erw
ay in
the
com
mun
ity.
The
imp
rove
men
ts m
ay n
ot o
ccur
exa
ctly
as
pre
sent
ed, b
ut t
he s
piri
t of
the
doc
umen
t is
bas
ed o
n ex
amp
les
that
hav
e ha
pp
ened
in
Toro
nto
and
oth
er p
lace
s, o
r w
ill in
the
nea
r
futu
re. I
n ad
diti
on t
o p
rivat
e re
dev
elop
men
t,
the
City
and
BIA
sho
uld
con
tinue
dia
logu
e
and
wor
k to
war
ds
a fo
rmal
coo
rdin
ated
pub
lic r
ealm
imp
rove
men
t p
lan
for
Wes
ton.
Hop
eful
ly, t
his
pla
n w
ill h
elp
Wes
ton
take
the
next
ste
ps
tow
ard
s re
aliz
ing
a vi
bra
nt
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eet
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