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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