A 25-YEAR PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN The Downtown Secondary Plan will provide policy direction to shape future growth and link that growth to the provision of infrastructure for liveability 1. BALANCING GROWTH TOcore is examining ways to balance the anticipated growth in residents and workers while maintaining liveability. We are determining appropriate: locations for growth, scale and built form of new buildings; land uses; and transition from areas of high intensity to areas of lower intensity including to open spaces. This will include: 3. ENSURING WE HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT & TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure comes in the form of both physical infrastructure (such as roads, sewers, water, electricity) and social infrastructure (such as schools, daycares, libraries, parks, recreation centres). By identifying current stock and projecting future needs we can ensure that we have the infrastructure we need to serve the growing and changing population. This will include: Community Facilities Strategy Energy Strategy Water Infrastructure Assessment Office and Institutional Strategy 2. GETTING CONNECTIONS RIGHT The Downtown is a diverse collection of spaces and places. TOcore is connecting all the pieces together such as the parks system, pedestrian and cycling routes, and the surface transit network. This will include: Parks and Public Realm Plan Transportation Strategy
Downtown is a Vibrant and Complex Place BUILDINGS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS How will we make sure buildings & neighbourhoods are great places to live, work, play and visit? It is full of tall buildings, neighbourhood spaces (like libraries and community centres) and many jobs and homes. It s also made up of the spaces between buildings like streets, parks, sidewalks and squares. Then there are the things that we sometimes take for granted, like the pipes that carry our water and wires that bring us power. TOcore is examining these seven Building Blocks to create a new plan for the Downtown. PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES COMMUNITY FACILITIES MOBILITY How might we improve parks and public spaces as Downtown grows? ECONOMY WATER What can we do to make sure we have many kinds of jobs Downtown? How will our sewers and pipes keep up with all the new growth? How will people walk, cycle and take transit to travel to and around Downtown? How will we make sure people Downtown have access to many services? ENERGY How can plan for an energy-efficient future?
ALIGNED INITIATIVES Waterfront Servicing Master Plan EA Review Central Toronto Integrated Regional Resource Plan WATER ENERGY Local Area Studies Complete Street Guidelines City-wide Planning Policy Reviews Outdoor Café Design Guidelines Heritage Conservation Studies BUILDINGS AND PARKS AND Yonge Street Functional Design Study Growing Conversations Growing Up: Planning for Children in Vertical Communities NEIGHBOURHOODS PUBLIC SPACE John Street Revitalization Park Revitalizations Park Revitalizations (Berczy Park & Grange Park) COMMUNITY MOBILITY FACILITIES SmartTrack and Relief Line Assessments Cycling Network Plan Feeling Congested? Waterfront Transit Reset Toronto 360 Wayfinding Strategy ECONOMY Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation, Technology (IMIT) Incentive Program Review Toronto Music Strategy Toronto Film Strategy Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan Licensed Child care Demand and Affordability Study George Street Revitalization More Moss Park
DOWNTOWN PLANNING FRAMEWORK TOcore Study Area Dupont St po C N R er iv v en eda Bloor St W le V alley Green Space Rd Bloor St E Charles St W Danforth Ave Charles St E College St Queen St W Richmond St W CP Adelaide St W Gardiner Sherbourne St Jarvis St Church St Yonge St Bay St Parliament St Broadview Ave Bayview Ave Queen St E Adelaide St E King St E C Front St E Wellington St W N R The Esplanade Front St W Shuter St Dundas St E Richmond St E King St W R Dundas St E Gerrard St E Queen St E York St Strachan Ave R/ University Ave Spadina Ave Bathurst St Ossington Ave Dovercourt Rd Dundas St W River St Gerrard St E Gerrard St W Don Valley Pa rkway Carlton St Carlaw Ave Wellesley St E Logan Ave Grace St Wellesley St W Jones Ave Hoskin Ave Harbord St CN TOcore Study Area sa n t Ros Mount Plea Bay St Avenue Rd Bedford Rd St George St Spadina Rd Bathurst St Christie St Ossington Ave Ayl mer Av e Belmont St Dovercourt Rd nr Do Rd d Yonge St rt R Pape Ave Da The Official Plan is a policy document adopted by City Council that guides how the City grows Expressw r Blvd mne Bre ay Gardiner Expressway Queens lvd E hore B Lake S Quay E ers St ission Queens Quay W Comm vd W Cherry Lake Shore Bl St Toronto Inner Harbour LAYERS OF POLICY All these layers of policy work together to provide guidance on the appropriate location, type, scale and form of development. Each level of this hierarchy informs the level below and implements the level above. Each level downward provides a greater degree of specificity. SITE AND AREA SPECIFIC POLICIES (SASPs) SASPs regulate incremental growth on specific sites or in a particular geography. The 51 existing SASPs within the Downtown will remain in place and further SASPs may be added as time goes on. SECONDARY PLANS ZONING BY-LAWS Secondary Plans are detailed local area plans that guide development in a defined area. The 9 existing Secondary Plans within the Downtown boundaries will be integrated within the TOcore Plan. Zoning By-Laws include specific permissions and requirements that guide development on any property such as permitted height, use, density or required parking, and green space.
GROWTH Downtown is targeted for growth by both provincial policy and the City s Official Plan CITY OF TORONTO OFFICIAL PLAN DOWNTOWN LAND USE Map 2 in the Official Plan provides an Urban Structure directing where growth is encouraged, including to the Downtown. Within Downtown, growth is targeted to Mixed Use Areas (red) and Regeneration Areas (brown). PROVINCE OF ONTARIO PLACES TO GROW Downtown Toronto is an Urban Growth Centre in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Development Applications 2003-2015 Parks & Open Space Areas Neighbourhoods Natural Areas Institutional Areas Apartment Neighbourhoods Parks Regeneration Areas Mixed Use Areas Other Open Space Areas Employment Areas Utility Corridors Map created October 2015