Re: ED14.9 PORT LANDS ACCELERATION INITATIVE- PHASE 2 PORT LANDS PLANNING FRAMEWORK Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board June 10, 2016 2016-06-10-1
THE PORT LANDS TODAY CARLAW AVENUE CHERRY STREET KEATING CHANNEL DON ROADWAY COMMISSIONERS STREET SHIP CHANNEL INNER HARBOUR OUTER HARBOUR LEGEND Heritage Buildings + Structures Active Port Uses Ports Toronto Active Port Edge Hydro Infrastructure Pinewood Secure Permineter Film + Film Related Existing Parks + Open Spaces 2016-06-10-1
OWNERSHIP EAST ENUE AVEN UE LOGAN AV BOOTH AVEN UE ERN LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD E. CARLAW AVENUE DON ROADWAY MUNITIONS STREET COMMISSIONERS STREET LESLIE STREET CHERRY STREET SAULTER STREET S. VILLIERS STREET NUE UNWIN AVE LEGEND Federally Owned Land Privately Owned Land Provincially Owned Land Waterfront Toronto Owned Land Municipally Owned Land Property Boundaries Long-Term Leases Option for a Long-term Lease 2016-06-10-2
EXISTING PLANNING FRAMEWORK + KEY ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED Central Waterfront Secondary Plan approved in 2003 representing current Council Direction: + Creation of new urban districts set amid Toronto s ongoing port activities + Renaturalizing the mouth of the Don River + Mixed-use (live-work) with new media, knowledge based industries and other industrial + Mid-rise character with some taller buildings at appropriate locations + The Ship Channel as a focal point, unique amenity and required for port activities Lack of specificity for co-existence of different land uses and compatibility with heavier industrial, city-serving uses Planned street network impeded by significant constraints and key connections required detailed study She Map E: Land Use Plan, Central Waterfront Secondary Plan (as amended by OPA 388) mond St ide St (2) Parl Cherry St. Ba Don V Villers St. Broa Don Roadway Basin St. (4) Unwin Av (4) Commissioners St Basin St PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AREAS (1) (3) Ca Eastern Av Lake Shore Blvd E REGENERATION AREAS (3) EXISTING USE AREAS (3) Queen St E FOOT OF YONGE SPECIAL STUDY AREA PUBLIC PROMENADE (DOCKWALL / WATER'S EDGE) INNER HARBOUR SPECIAL PLACES AREA OF AMENDMENT FOR LOWER DON LANDS Co 2016-06-10-3
PORT LANDS PLANNING FRAMEWORK Update and refresh the vision for the Port Lands Reconcile competing interests More detailed, context specific framework for the Port Lands: + Desired and permissible uses in different parts of the Port Lands + Major street, servicing, community infrastructure and park networks required to support development + Heritage conservation and environmental protection and enhancement + Urban design objectives, policies and guidance + Implementation direction Basis for amendments to the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan to address key issues Resolution of outstanding appeals at the Ontario Municipal Board 2016-06-10-4
INPUTS INTO THE PLAN NOISE + AIR QUALITY STUDY BIODIVERSITY PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP POLICIES + LEGISLATION PORT LANDS CHARRETTE CITY POLICIES + GUIDELINES ECONOMIC + MARKET ADVICE TRANSPORTATION + PREFERRED HYDROLOGICAL MODELING FIRST NATIONS PLAN PLACEMAKING CONSULTATION OBJECTIVES PUBLIC CONSULTATION DIVISIONS + AGENCIES LAND OWNERS + STAKEHOLDERS INDUSTRY CITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FILM + MEDIA SECTORS 2016-06-10-5
LAND USE 2016-06-10-6
CARLAW AVENUE LOGAN AVENUE KEY MILESTONES + PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO DATE LAKE BOULE SHORE Leslie Barns Streetcar Yard EAST VARD LESLIE APRIL 2014 JUNE 2014 MAR-AUG 2015 STREE DEC 2014 NOV 2015 JAN 2016 T Y OADWA DON R JAN 2014 REFINING THE LAND USE DIRECTION + URBAN STRUCTURE TREET S S BOARD LAND USE + ISSIONERFILM M M O C URBAN STRUCTURE COUNCIL APPROVED LAND USE DIRECTION FILM SECTOR CONSULTATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION PORT LANDS PLANNING FRAMEWORK: FINAL LAND USE, CONSULTATION FILM ONTARIO URBAN STRUCTURE + ELEMENTS LAND USE DIRECTION 2014 COUNCIL APPROVED LAND USE DIRECTION EAS TER N AV ENU E EASTERN AVENUE E VALL AY RKW Y PA EAS T FRONT STREET EAST LAKE XP R LEGEND ES SW AY l Channe Mixed-use Residential Noise and Air Quality Assessment Zone T Keating STREE ER E OADWAY DON R V IN A UNW DIN BOU Leslie Barns Streetcar Yard T D EAS LEVAR LESLIE GAR SHORE CARLAW AVENUE EET LOGAN AVENUE STR DON KING COM NER MISSIO EET S STR Buffer Uses E ENU Film Studios Creative Cluster NEW Mixed-Use Creative Neighbourhood CHE RRY LEGEND Creative Cluster with Residential to be Assessed STR Mixed-use Residential EET Noise and Air Quality Assessment Zone UNW VEN IN A Community Hub Buffer Uses UE Film Studios Employment / Light Industrial Creative Cluster Mixed-Use Creative Neighbourhood Employment / Commercial Creative Cluster with Residential to be Assessed Port Operations / Employment Community Hub Port and Maritime Cluster Employment / Light Industrial Employment / Commercial Not to Scale Maritime Hub Port Operations / Employment Port and Maritime Cluster 2016-06-10-7
LAND USE ANALYSIS KEY ACTIVITIES + REFINEMENT FOCI FOUR REFINEMENT FOCI 1. COMPLETE, MIXED-USE COMMUNITIES: Self-sufficient and five-minute living Framed by spectacular parks + open spaces Supports and will be supported by a broad range of community infrastructure 2. A FILM-FRIENDLY FUTURE: Diverse range of film activities accommodated Flexibility + adaptability for a changing industry Ancillary uses + needs - backlots, shooting streets and dedicated location parking 3. INDUSTRY + PORT THRIVES: Sufficient lands to support continued uses and services Impacts addressed while allowing for areas to undergo comprehensive redevelopment 4. GROWING + SUSTAINING OUR ECONOMY: Strategic location close to the Downtown Diverse opportunities Judicious use of land Near-term versus longer-term 2016-06-10-8
FILM SECTOR CONSULTATION Productions of all sizes (television, major motion pictures etc.) Use of the Port Lands today and pushed out of other locations (East Bayfront + West Don Lands) Demand is outpacing supply of studios today Shooting happens on location, in studios and outside studios Tensions with outdoor shooting and residential, but some feel a mixed-use environment would benefit the industry Need for reasonably priced purpose built studios Workshop/wardbrobe space in close proximity to studios A package of amenities that minimizes the need for packing up trucks would benefit Toronto to attract productions Proximity of Port Lands to downtown core and regional roads (DVP/Gardiner) is a benefit Flexibility, adaptability + spontaneity Purpose built vs. adaptive reuse Technology is changing - digital media Different media have different needs - eg. lighting + ceiling heights Parking is critical Shooting streets would be a benefit 2016-06-10-9
PREFERRED LAND USE DIRECTION SOUTH OF EASTERN UNILEVER PRECINCT 7 1 5 4 6 8 9 Lower Don Lands 1 Villiers Island 2 12 3 11 11 10 2 Polson Quay 3 South River Film Studio District 4 McCleary District 5 Media City 6 Turning Basin District East Port 7 Warehouse District 13 8 East Port South Ship Channel 9 South Port East 10 Hearn Hub 11 South Port 12 Maritime Hub 13 Ports Toronto 2016-06-10-10
PREFERRED LAND USE DIRECTION King St. E. Eastern Ave. DVP oa Br dv vard iew Lake Shore Boule E.. Carla e Av. Leslie w Ave St. Queens Quay E. t. ers S ission Comm Don way Road t. rry S Che U Ave nwin Mixed Use Residential Major public parks and open space Production, Interactive and Creative (PIC) - Mixed-Use* Natural open space and Don Greenway Production, Interactive and Creative (PIC) - Core Water s edge promenade Light Industrial and Production Future water s edge promenade Port and Industrial Future Naturalization Port Hydro Ports Toronto Existing Use Destination / Catalytic Maritime Hub * Residential in Polson Quay/South River subject to appropriate buffers and source/receptor mitigation measures to be determined at precinct planning, and minimum PIC uses 2016-06-10-11
PREFERRED LAND USE DIRECTION PRODUCTION, INTERACTIVE + CREATIVE (PIC) Permit a wide range of uses that support key economic sectors with active ground floor uses on key public street frontages Focus is on growing Toronto s screen-based industries - film, television and digital media - interactive, and arts and design activities Two types of PIC areas proposed - Core and Mixed Use PIC Core areas are reserved for desired production, interactive and creative uses and other compatible uses, and accommodate larger floor plates and more intense production activities LIGHT INDUSTRIAL + PRODUCTION Permit a wide range of lighter industrial and production related uses, including production studios and ancillary uses in single and/or multiple use buildings Provide synergies with the South of Eastern area Existing uses are able to continue their operations, but the area will transition over time into a modern, 21st Century warehouse district with lighter industrial and production related uses. PIC Mixed Use areas require a minimum amount of PIC uses in a mixed-use, compact form 2016-06-10-12
PREFERRED LAND USE DIRECTION - LONG-TERM VISION 20.1% 4.8% 10.5% Mixed Use Residential PIC - Mixed Use 6.4% 29% PIC - Core 3.9% Light Industrial + Production 5.5% 12.1% Port + Industrial Destinations 36.7% Power Parks + Open Spaces 2016-06-10-13
Don Roadway Carlaw Ave. Leslie St. NEAR-TERM PIC OPPORTUNITIES King St. E. Eastern Ave. DVP Broadview Ave. Lake Shore Boulevard E. Queens Quay E. Commissioners St. Cherry St. Unwin Ave Major public parks and open space Natural open space and Don Greenway Lower Don Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Existing Building to Remain Heritage Building/ Structure Production, Interactive and Creative (PIC) - Mixed-Use* Production, Interactive and Creative (PIC) - Core Privately Owned-Land with PIC Uses Opportunities 2016-06-10-14
URBAN STRUCTURE + COORDINATED INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING 2016-06-10-15
PORT LANDS + SOUTH OF EASTERN EXISTING STREET NETWORK Lack of surface street connections and insufficient capacity Lack of connections to/for transit Limited street network = long blocks and few options Limited Ship Channel crossings and in need of repair DON ROADWAY EASTERN AVENUE LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD E. CARLAW AVENUE Gardiner Expressway / Lake Shore Blvd barrier/connection COMMISSIONERS STREET Auto-dependent transportation network Significant heavy truck traffic open to all streets UNWIN AVENUE Limited amenities for pedestrians and cyclists Discontinuous or no sidewalks Streets lack defined streetscapes Streets are not desirable destinations LESLIE STREET 2016-06-10-16
PORT LANDS + SOUTH OF EASTERN FUTURE STREET NETWORK Long-term network and future proofing to support evolution Multi-modal system that supports all transportation modes Detailed transportation modeling and analysis to establish vehicular capacity needs, public street connections and transit system Driving Taking Transit Significant truck activity in and out of the Port Lands Continued need to accommodate shipping in the Ship Channel Film-friendly streets in key locations Walking Cycling Moving Goods 2016-06-10-17
FILM FRIENDLY STREETS 3.2m 1.8m 1.8m 3.2m 3.0m 3.2m 1.8m 1.8m 3.2m sidewalk 5.0m cycle lane vehicular ROW 9.4m cycle lane sidewalk 5.0m existing ROW 23.0m W ROW 23.0m E 2016-06-10-18
PORT LANDS + SOUTH OF EASTERN FUTURE STREET NETWORK Queen St. E. King St. E. Eastern A ve. DVP Broadview Ave. Lake Shore Boulevard E. Carlaw Ave. Leslie St. Don Roadway Queens Quay E. Commissioners St. Cherry St. Unwin Ave TSMP Major Streets Existing/Planned Major Streets Protected for Future Crossing 2016-06-10-19
BROADVIEW EXTENSION Critical transportation connection and capacity link Supports redevelopment in the Unilever Precinct and the Port Lands Important transit link with future dedicated streetcar Multi-modal connection Challenging connection with a multitude of constraints Supports redundancy in the system Mid-point through Unilever, Film Studio District and South of the Ship Channel KEY OBJECTIVES: Create a continuous connection across the Ship Channel Preserve ability to achieve a second new connection across the Ship Channel Create porosity across Lake Shore Connect to Unilever and destinations Ensure continued viability of Pinewood Toronto Studios Ensure developable blocks Create a place - take advantage of views, destinations etc. 2016-06-10-20
BROADVIEW EXTENSION DUE DILIGENCE ON PREFERRED SOLUTION Existing Buildings to Remain Heritage Buildings/Structures Existing Property Boundaries Existing Pinewood Secure Perimeter New Anticipated Production Space Remaining Option Lands 2016-06-10-21
NEXT STEPS 2016-06-10-22