Yonge Street Planning Study

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     

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     

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     

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  

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 Yonge Street - From Dundas to Gerrard The 300-blocks are set to transform significantly in the future. The recommendations within the Yonge Street Planning framework encourage developments developments that will allow the neighbourhood to intensify while retaining its low-rise heritage at-grade, enhancing the fine-grained pedestrian network stemming from the main public realm spine of Yonge, and encouraging a diversity of programs to support the interests of both locals and tourists.

INTRODUCTION

 Yonge  Y onge Street is Toronto's Toronto's uncontested ‘main street’. As it has evolved it has accumulated

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 Yonge & Gerrard  Yonge Street Street closed to vehicular vehicular traffic during during a street event. event. Periodically turning turning the roadway over to pedestrians and increasing increasing foot traffic along the street street both activates the the public realm and supports local businesses. businesses.

OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDA RECOMMENDATIONS TIONS Four themes have been identified to guide the City & community in moving forward:                                  

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PUBLIC REALM & TRANSPORTATION

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Expanding Access to the Subway – a Ryerson Station at Gould                                   

Expand and improve the Fine-Grained Pedestrian Network Surrounding Yonge Yonge Street villages’ villages’                         

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Heritage & the Character of Yonge     densify. As                    

Building Envelopes    in                   

Signage in the Downtown Yonge Special Sign District    

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Pilot Projects

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PROGRAM & LAND-USE

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Use Capital Programs to Enhance Pedestrian Networks and Expand Neighbourhood Public Realm

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 YONGE STREET: STREET: HISTORY & CONTEXT         

AN EVOLVING URBAN CONTEXT             1 Yonge Street, Street, circa 1950

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 YONGE STREET MALL, 1971-1974

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·     ·   

Source: , James Bow, http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5102.shtml http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5102.shtml

1 Yonge subway line construction, construction, circa 1950

Source:       Astrid Idlewild & Duncan Taylor

2 Yonge Street Street Mall, circa 1971-72

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

MEDIA & MUSIC

XXX & THE BURLESQUE

   

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  

            

Source: , (a review of Bravo's Yonge Street: Toronto Toronto Rock and Roll Stories) http://www.blogto.com/music/2011/03/a_history_of_the http://www .blogto.com/music/2011/03/a_history_of_the_yonge_street_music_scen _yonge_street_music_scene/ e/

Source:  , Richard Fiennes-Clinton http://torontothenandnow.bl http://torontot henandnow.blogspot.com/2011/02/18-cinemas-scandals-then-and-now-part. ogspot.com/2011/02/18-cinemas-scandals-then-and-now-part.html html

1 Yonge Street, circa 1970

2 Yonge Street, 1973

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

STREET LIGHTING

FINE GRAIN RETAIL

 

    

    ·             

EVENT SPACE      core

     

1 Yonge Street at night, circa 1970

2 Live Green Festival, July 2010

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

EVOLUTION OF YONGE STREET'S EAST STREETSCAPE 

 

1 Yonge Street Street - East Elevation, 2011

2 Yonge Street's Street's East Streetscape, 2011

3 Yonge Street's Street's East Streetscape, circa 1950

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

     

 Future Building

 STREET



    Street.

           

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

EVOLUTION OF YONGE STREET'S WEST STREETSCAPE  STREET

   

1 Yonge Street Street - West Elevation, 2011

2 Yonge Street's Street's West Streetscape, 2011

3 Yonge Street's Street's West Streetscape, circa 1970

4 Yonge Street's Street's West Streetscape, circa 1950

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

 STREET

   

 STREET

    

 

                Heritage Heritage  

 STREET

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

1 Present day Yonge Yonge Street

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

PEDESTRIAN PRESENCE            

PEDESTRIANS OUTNUMBER VEHICLES BY ALMOST 250% 1 Pedestrian and Vehicular Volumes Volumes in Downtown Yonge

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

SUBWAY SUBWA Y ENTRANCES ENTRANC ES                    near future.

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20 MILLION PASSENGERS USE DUNDAS STATION EACH YEAR 

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1 East-west section along Yonge Yonge Street

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

2 Access, Transit Transit & Parking in Downtown Yonge

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1 Artist's rendering of Yonge Street Street with new signage

HISTORY & CONTEXT 

2 Proposed location of signage on heritage buildings buildings

 YONGE STREET: STREET: A WORLD IN MOTION BIA

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RYERSON'S PUBLIC REALM               

1 Gould Street, as seen from Yonge Street Street - Daoust Lestage Inc

2 Signature Lighting - Daoust Lestage Lestage Inc

 WORLD IN MOTION MOTION 

3 Devonian Pond - Daoust Lestage Lestage Inc

4 Victoria Street - Daoust Lestage Inc Inc

TALL BUILDING STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS  2  8  .9   3  m 

      m        5        9   .        5        2

     m       0       0   .       5       4

     m       0       0   .       2       4

      m        0        0   .        0        1

     m       0       0   .       0       2

     d     r     a 3  .0  0       r m      r     e      G

Y  o n  ng    e  g     e

                

 

 WORLD IN MOTION MOTION 

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       

     d       l     u     o      G     s     a      d     n     u      D



   Centre

intensification in  and foreign     scale of the street

    s     a      d     n     u      D      m       0       0   .       0       2      m       0       0  .       3

3  1 . 0   0  m 

     d     r     a     w      d      E     m       l      E

     m       0       0   .       0       2

8  1 . 0  0  m 

               

    

     m       0       0   .       0       2

Y  o n  ng    e  e 

7  4  .

0   0  m 

     d     r     a     r     r     e G

    n     o      t       l     a      W 3  1 . 0   0  m 

     m       0       0   .       0       2

Base Height

  

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

 WHAT  WHA T COMES NEXT? WHA WHAT T WE HEARD Four Broad emes Emerged:

   

 WHAT  WHA T WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC PUBLIC

Provide streets with seasonal & daily   exibility. exibility. Find a way to bridge the 19th century with the 21st. Develop & implement implement plans quickly! quickly! Start with pilot projects. 



   



· ·

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· Highlight access to hidden green gems from from Yonge Yonge Street

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RECOMMENDATION 1: WIDEN SIDEWALKS & REDUCE TO 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC                                      Source: Cory Bluhm, Manager o f Downtown Community Development, Kitchener

1 Bollards designed to reinforce the city's identity identity

2 Parking marked by the use of paving & bollards bollards

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3 The market area during summer summer periods

RECOMMENDATION 2: DEVELOP FLEXIBLE STREETS

             season.

1 Strøget, Copenhagen Copenhagen

2 Ginza Street Festival, Tokyo

3 Ginza at Rush Hour, Tokyo

4 Drottninggatan, Stockholm

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

RECOMMENDATION 3: BEGIN IMMEDIATEL I MMEDIATELY  Y   WITH PILOT PROJECTS                                                                            

Source: , February 2009 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/broadway_0223409.pdf 

1 In-house staff and resources used to deliver the project

2 Street view of the widened widened sidewalks & landscaping

PUBLIC REALM RE ALM & TRANSPORT TRANSPORTA ATION 

3 Aerial view of the Broadway Pilot Program Program

DUNDAS STATION SECOND EXIT                                               

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YONGE STREET STREET PLANN NG 

BUILDING ON RYERSON'S PUBLIC REALM INITIATIVES                      

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PUBLIC REALM RE ALM & TRANSPORT TRANSPORTA ATION 

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STREET LIGHTING     

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Rue Sainte-Catherine & Rue Sainte-Laurent, Montreal - Daoust Lestage

PUBLIC REALM RE ALM & TRANSPORT TRANSPORTA ATION 

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PUBLIC REALM & TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDA TIONS OVERVIEW                                                            of Yonge Street .                                         

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

BUILT FORM INTENSIFICATION  2  8  .3   0  m 

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is necessary and guidelines are necessary to

   

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   

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35.0M      m       0       0   .       0       2

     m       0       3   .       7

12.5M

7.5M

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35.0M Y  o n  ge  g      e

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BUILT FORM 

 

20.0M

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  

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4  1 .0   0  m 

Base Height

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

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  ·

   ·

   ·

   

     d     r     a     w      d      E

2  6  .2   6  m 

metres.

1 9   9.  5  0   m 

· to a

     m       5       9  .       2       2



    m       l      E

      5  .       5       2

·

20.0M     s     a      d     n     u      D

9.9M 3  1 . 0  0   m 

 

     m       0       0  .       8       1

7.5M 10.8M

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35.0M 5.0M

2  1 .7   2  m  8  1 . 0   0  m 

               

     m        7       4  .       9       1

10.5M Y  o n  ng    e  g  

7  4  .

0  0  m 

     d     r     a     r     r     e      G

    n     o      t       l     a      W



20.0M

   

3  1 . 0  0  m 

     ·guide all future

  details and material selection to enhance

 

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CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS     on the street.

   vendors

1 Rue Mouffetard, Paris

2 Ginza, Tokyo

PROGRAM & LAND USE 

3 St Christopher's Place, London

ACTIVE STOREFRONTS      restaurants out onto the street.

   

1 Ci nquecento Trattoria, Toronto Toronto

2 The 3 Brewers Restaura nt Micro-Brewery, Toronto Toronto

3 Ci nquecento Trattoria, Toronto Toronto

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

RESIDENTIAL TARGET GROUPS           diverse range of residents.

      · Students

              

1 Black House, Utrecht - Bakers Bakers Architecten

2 Rochester Riverside (competition entry), entry), Rochester - Alison Brooks Architects

3 Art Stable, Seattle - Olson Kundig Kundig Architects

4 Radio City Condominiums, Toronto Toronto - architectsAlliance

   · Young famili es

PROGRAM & LAND USE 

EMPLOYMENT: HIGH-TECH INCUBATORS The transforming community on Yonge Street includes a greater

            

      ·as as

1 ING Direct Café, Toronto

2 ING Direct Café, Toronto



3 Apple Store, 5th Avenue, Avenue, Manhattan

4 Students at an Engineering Outreach event in the Google Canada Headquarters Headquarters

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT: MUSIC, THEATRE & DIGITAL MEDIA           

  venues venues      media 1 Nuit Blanche, Toronto

2 Jazz festival, Montreal

PROGRAM & LAND USE 

3 Digital media installation, Dallas

TEMPORARY STREETSCAPES:  VENDORS, MARKETS & SEASONAL EVENTS     

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2 Exmouth Market, London

3 Stockholm, Sweden

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

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IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS OVERVIEW                          future.

City of  Toronto Local Residents

KPMB in association with GCI

Other Community Stakeholders

Downtown  Yonge BIA  Yonge

CORE TEAM

Ryerson Senior Administration & Student Union

TTC Private Sector Partners

PRECEDENTS & INSPIRATION Currently under construction:

  

BANK STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT  · While plans to replace old sewers and water mains were being developed, the

City of Ottawa decided to use this opportunity to improve the condition of their roadways as well. The rehabilitation of Bank Street will include the introduction of  wider sidewalks, decorative streetlights, public art and street furniture from the Wellington Welling ton Street to the Rideau Canal · Initiated in 2004, the full Bank Street Reconstruction Project was broken down into several phases. The final phase is expected expected to be completed by June June 2012

1 Typical Corner - Showing Paving, Art & Furniture, IBI Group

2 Bank Street Detailed Design, 'Downtown to Lansdowne', IBI Group

PRECEDENTS & INSPIRATION 

GRANVILLE STREET REDESIGN PROJECT          

pedestrian zone, where people can play, walk, shop, and relax on weekends during the summer     free events and activities within the heart of downtown Vancouver Vancouver    400 400 to 1200 blocks, are now complete

1 Construction along Granville Street near Drake Street

2 Granville Street leading towards Robson, PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.

3 Granville Street from Helmcken to Nelson, PW L Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.

 YONGE STREET STREET PLANNING 

LA RUE SAINTE-CATHERINE   often closed to traffic and used for large festive events

       

1 Current construction along Rue Sainte-Catherine, Daoust Lestage Inc

2 Typical plan with new streetscaping elements, Daoust Lestage Inc

PRECEDENTS & INSPIRATION 

3 Street level view of Sainte-Catherine Street, Street, Daoust Lestage Inc

CREDITS PROJECT TEAM

STAKEHOLDERS

KPMB Architects & Greenberg Consultants Inc

Local Residents & Community Groups ·

· ·

· Marianne McKenna

·

· Association

·

· Yonge Street Mission

·

·

·

· Courtyard Marriott

·

·

·

·

· Bay Cloverhill Community Association

· Kristin Ross

·

With assistance from Ryerson University architecture students:

· Aaron Hendershott · Yonge Street Heritage Preservation Study provided by students of  Yonge Ryerson University's Master of Architecture program.

City of Toronto, Ward 27

Ryerson University · Julia Hanisberg · Sheldon Levy · Caitlin Smith

Business & Land Owners

City of Toronto · · · · Heritage Preservation Services ·

              ·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

· Toronto Transit Commission

· Kevin Beaulieu

·

·

·

· Primaris REIT

·

· Mang Investments

·

·Association

·

 Yonge & Gerrard The gateway into the 300-blocks of Yonge Street, with vehicular vehicular traffic reduced to 2 wide lanes and sidewalks widened to provide outdoor seating for local businesses, additional space for the area's high volume of pedestrians, and lay-

 YONGE STREET - HISTORY & CONTEXT 

An Evolving Urban Context 1 Yonge Street, circa 1950 Source: City of Toronto Archives 2 D owntown Yonge Urban Development Time Line Source: Ryerson University

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2 Richard S Williams Block, 363 Yonge Yonge Street Source: KPMB Architects

2 Yonge Street's West West Streetscape, 2011 Source: KPMB Architects

3 Horatio Boultbee Shop, 364 Yonge Street Source: City of Toronto Archives

3 Yonge Street's East Streetscape, circa 1970 Source: Ryerson University

4 Gerrard Building, 385-395 Yonge Street, circa 1950 Source: http://tor http://torontobefore.blo ontobefore.blogspot. gspot. com/2010/03/yonge-and-gerrard-1950-2009. html

4 Yonge Street's East Streetscape, circa 1950 Source: Ryerson University

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Subway Construction, 1949-1954

1 Present day Yonge Yonge Street Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steven/3061061961/

1 Yonge Subway Line Constructio n, circa 1950 Source: http://lecanadian.com/2011/01/12/ exhibit-reveals-historic-toronto-1940s/

 Yonge Street Mall, 1971-1974 2 Yonge Street Mall, circa 1971-72 Source: http://losthttp://lost-toronto.blogs toronto.blogspot. pot. com/2011/03/yonge-street-pedestrian-mall. html

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Media & Music 1 Yonge Street, circa 1970 Source: http://losthttp://lost-toronto.blogs toronto.blogspot. pot. com/2011_03_20_archive.html

XXX & the Burlesque 2 Yonge Street, 1973 Source: Ryerson University

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Street Lighting 1 Yonge Street at night, circa 1970 Source: KPMB Architects

Event Space 2 L ive Green Festival, July 2010 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/petergrevstad/2520157828/

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Evolution of Yonge Street's East Streetscape 2 Yonge Street East Streetscape, 2011 Source: KPMB Architects 3 Yonge Street East Streetscape, circa 1950 Source: Ryerson University

Lyle, Architect, Glenn McArthur

Evolution of Yonge Street's West Streetscape

5 Dominion Bank, 378 Yonge Street Source: A Progressive Traditionalist: John M Lyle, Architect, Glenn McArthur

1 Gould Street, As Seen From Yonge Street Source: Daoust Lestage Inc 2 Sig nature Lighting Source: Daoust Lestage Inc 3 Devonian Pond Source: Daoust Lestage Inc 4 Victoria Street Source: Daoust Lestage Inc

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Signage on Yonge

Street Lighting

1-2

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1 Pedes trian and Vehicular Volumes in Downtown Yonge Source: Information Tool Kit, 2009/2010, Downtown Yonge BIA

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4 'Urban Villages'

Source: Bright Lights - Big City: A Signage  Vision for the Downtown Downtown Yonge Strip, The The Planning Partnership, March 2009

1 Barbara Ann Scott Park Source: http://www.downtownyonge.com/ gallery/all?page=4

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2 McGill-Granby Source: Google Maps

1 Site Specific Projects for the Downtown  Yonge Public Realm Strategy Source: Public Realm Strategy (DRAFT), Downtown Yonge BIA, December 2010

3 Edward-Elm - Delta Chelsea Courtyard Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ mutantlog/55205461/ 4 Ryerson University - Kerr Kerr Hall Quad Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ ivxn/3655455404/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Subway Entrances 1 East-west Section Along Yonge Street Source: IBI Group 2 Access, Transit & Parking in Downtown Yonge Yonge Source: Informatio n Tool Kit, 2009/2010, Downtown Yonge BIA

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Aura at College Park 1 Aura at College Park Source: http://www.collegeparkcondos.com/

 YONGE STREET: A WORLD IN MOTION Downtown Yonge BIA - Current Initiatives

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Ryerson Master Plan 1 School of Image Arts, Diamond Schmitt Schmitt Architects Inc Source: http://www.dsai.ca/#/portfolio/57/ 2 S tudent Learning Centre, Zeidler Partnership Architects & Snøhetta Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ toronto/photos/309#igImgId_3610 3 Ryerson University Sports & Recreation Recreation Centre, BBB Architects Inc Source: http://www.ryerson.ca/ryersonbuilds/ sportandrec.html

Heritage in the 300-Blocks

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1 Tho rnton-Smith Building , 340 Yonge Street Source: A Progressive Traditionalist: John M

Ryerson's Public Realm

3 369/371 Yonge Street Source: KPMB Architects 4 363/365 Yonge Street Source: KPMB Architects 5 338 Yonge Street Source: KPMB Architects

'Talll Buildings' Study 'Tal 1 Cross section of existing existing & approved buildings fronting Yonge Street Source:   , Urban Strategies Inc & Hariri Pontarini Architects

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Source: KPMB Architects 2 377 Yonge Street Source: KPMB Architects

2 R etail Plinth Source: http://www.collegeparkcondos.com/ 3 Retail Above & Below Grade Source: http://www.collegeparkcondos.com/ 4 Fifth Floor Roof Garden Source: http://www.collegeparkcondos.com/

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The Potential PATH Network Expansion 1 Wellington & York Source: Google Map 2 PATH Traffic Source: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/ blogs/toronto/archive/tags/PATH/default. aspx 3 Adelaide & Yonge Source: Google Map 4 PATH Retail Source: Urban Strategies 5 The Long PATH Into the Future Source: Urban Strategies

WHAT COMES NEXT? WHAT WE HEARD.

1 Walton Street Source: Google Maps

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What We Heard From Residents

2 Yonge Street Mission, 1959 Source: http://losthttp://lost-toronto.blogsp toronto.blogspot. ot. com/2011/01/yonge-street-1950_04.html 3 Yonge & Gerrard Source: KPMB Architects

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What We Heard From Ryerson 1 Future Maple Leaf Gardens Source: http://www.ryerson.ca/news/media/ spotlight/mlg/image/20091201_mlg_01.jpg 2 Kerr Hall Quad Access Source: Google Maps 3 O'Keefe Lane Lane Source: Water Into Wine: O'Keefe Lane Revitalization Study, Toronto City Planning

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What We Heard From Landowners 1 Land Use Map - Yonge Yonge Street Source: Guiding Framework for the Development of Downtown Yonge (DRAFT), Pirijan Ketheswaran, Samuel Schachar, Anthony Greenberg & Niklaus Ashton

Recent Land Acquisitions

2 The Brown Derby, circa 1950 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ asylumbythelake/561404 asylumbythelak e/5614046734/sizes/o/ 6734/sizes/o/in/ in/ photostream/

1 385 Yonge Street

3 Yonge Street, circa 1970

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Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ asylumbythelake/5017344 asylumbythelak e/5017344095/sizes/o/ 095/sizes/o/in/ in/ photostream/ 4 Yonge Street, Present Day Source: KPMB Architects 5 Building Heights on Yonge Yonge Street Source: Guiding Framework for the Development of Downtown Yonge (DRAFT), Pirijan Ketheswaran, Samuel Schachar, Anthony Greenberg & Niklaus Ashton 6 Diverse & Small Small Scale Retail Retail Source: http://v2.ca http://v2.cache1.c.bigcac che1.c.bigcache. he. googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/ photos/original/9471692.jpg?redirect_ counter=1 7 Chess on Gould Street, circa 1970 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ photoparity/496975989/in/photostream 8 Advertise Vision on Source: KPMB Architects

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What We Heard From the City 1 Heritage Sites & Landmarks on Yonge Street Source: Guiding Framework for the Development of Downtown Yonge (DRAFT), Pirijan Ketheswaran, Samuel Schachar, Anthony Greenberg & Niklaus Ashton 2 Sam's Before Demolition Demolition Source: http://www.darksideoftheglass.com/ Photos/Toronto/ext/39samrecord.JPG 3 Sam's During Demolition Demolition Source: http://3.bp http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ .blogspot.com/_  VfqCl4nEg8g/TSSIdCPQi6I  VfqCl4nEg8g/T SSIdCPQi6I/AAAAAAAA /AAAAAAAAAwc/ Awc/ ruMnLzCUpdM/s1600/P1030204.JPG 4 Lalani Building - Collapse Collapse of the Façade Façade Source: http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread. php?12297-Reynolds-Block-Em php?12297Reynolds-Block-Empress-Hotel press-HotelTrouble-on-Gould-Street-%28Yonge-GouldLalani-Group%29&p=393108

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3 Source: http://www.kitche ner.ca/en/ businessinkitchener/kingstr businessinkitch ener/kingstreetmaster eetmasterplan.asp plan.asp

Enhance Fine-Grained Networks & Connect Major Spaces

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1 St Joseph & Yonge, Hariri Pontarini Architects Source: http://www.hariripontarini.com/ projects/mixed-use/st-joseph-yonge

Recommendation 2: Curbless & Flexible Streets, Precedents & Inspiration 1 Strøget, Copenhagen Source: http://fashionlover.com/1555/theworlds-greatest-catwalk/ 2 G inza Street Festival, Tokyo Source: Greenberg Consultants Inc

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Street Lighting 1-2 Rue Sainte-Catherine & Rue Sainte-Laurent, Montréal Source: Daoust Lestage Inc

4 Drottninggatan, Stockholm Source: http://lapp http://lappi.typepad.com/ i.typepad.com/photos/ photos/ uncategorized/622_1604_photo217jpg.jpg

PROGRAMS & LAND USE

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Recommendation 3: Begin Immediately With Pilot Projects 1-3 Broadway New York City Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/broadway_0223409.pdf 

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Building on Ryerson's Public Realm Initiatives 1-3 Ryerson University's Public Public Realm Source: Daoust Lestage Inc

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Dundas Station Second Exit 1 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle, Montréal, Montréal, Daoust Lestage Inc Source: KPMB Architects

Precedents & Inspiration: King Street Streetscaping, Kitchener, Ontario 1 Source: http://www.landsca peonline.c om/

3 Subway Cut at Place Jean-Paul Riopelle,

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2 Strøget, Copenhagen Source: http://www.thecolorsmagazine.com/ wp-content/uploads/2009/08/stroget.jpg

3 Ginza at Rush Hour, Tokyo Source: http://wor http://worldtravel.blogu ldtravel.bloguez.com/ ez.com/ worldtravel/1083713/Ginza

2 S ubway Entrance at Place Jean-Paul Riopelle, Montréal, Daoust Lestage Inc Source: http://kenkaminesky.photoshelter. com/gallery-image/Montreal-CanadaTravel-Photography-Stock-Photos/ G0000gkJzgwqVP04/I0000YtcyQHOQm9Q

PUBLIC REALM & TRANSPORTATION

Montréal, Daoust Lestage Inc Source: KPMB Architects

2 Source: http://www.downtownk itchener.ca/ news/kingstreet

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Caf s & Restaurants 1 Ru e Mouffetard, Paris Source: Greenberg Consultants Inc 2 Ginza, Tokyo Source: Greenberg Consultants Inc 3 St Christopher' s Place, London Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapshotlondon/962086915 shotlondon/96 2086915/sizes/l/in/photo/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Active Storefronts 1 Ci nquecento Trattoria, Toronto Source: http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ cafecinquecento 2 The 3 Brewers Restaurant Micro-Brewery, Toronto Source: Downtown Yonge BIA 3 Cinquecento Trattoria, Toronto Source: http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ cinquecento-trattoria-toronto

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Residential Target Groups

1 Black House, Utrecht, The Netherlands Bakers Architecten Source: http://www.archdaily.com/77061/ black-house-bakers-architecten/jan-bakersarchitecten/

Markets & Seasonal Events

2 Rochester Riverside and the Cedar Cedar Loft Apartments & Hotel, Competition Entry Source: http://www.alisonbrooksarchitects. com/

2 Exmouth Market, London London Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlerone/26820326/

3 Art Stable, Seattle - Olson Kundig Architects Source: http://www.archdaily.com/91356/artstable-olson-kundig-architects/art-stable-4/ 4 R adio City Condominiums, Toronto architectsAlliance Source: KPMB Architects

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Employment: High-tech Incubators 1-2 ING Direct Café, Toronto Source:http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/04/ ing_launches_cafe_workspa ing_launches_ cafe_workspace_at_yonge_ ce_at_yonge_ shuter/ 3 Apple Store, 5th Avenue, Manhattan Source: http://momond http://momondo.com/blogs/cultu o.com/blogs/culture/ re/ apple_shop.jpg 4 Students at an Engineering Outreach event in the Google Canada Headquarters on Yonge Street Source: http://www.engineering. utoronto.ca/About/Engine utoronto.ca /About/Engineering_in_the_ ering_in_the_ News/11_10_2010a.htm

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Culture & Entertainment: Music, Theatre & Digital Media 1 N uit Blanche, Toronto Source: http://www.boston.com/travel/ getaways/canada/articles/2008/09/07/ art_music_modernity_re art_music_m odernity_revelry_all_nuit_ velry_all_nuit_ long/?comments=all 2 Jazz Festival Montréal Montréal Source: http://image http://image50.webshot 50.webshots. s. com/150/6/8/12/517460812kmKfoG_fs.jpg 3 Digital Media Installatio n, Dallas Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X SR0Xady02o&feature=related

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Temporary Streetscapes: Vendors,

1 Ru e Mouffetard, Paris Source: http://www.pps.org/articles/9-greatstreets-around-the-world/

3 Stockholm, Sweden Source: Greenberg Consultants Inc