Golden Mile Secondary Plan Community …...Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study 10 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Background, Analysis, Consultation & Visioning June - Dec 2017 Jan - May 2018

The Golden Mile Theatre, 1954 (Doug Taylor)

GOLDEN MILE SECONDARY PLAN STUDY

Community Consultation Meeting #2

October 14, 2017

STUDY PURPOSE AND PROCESS

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyStudy Purpose

Develop a vision and framework for a complete community in the Golden Mile area which will:• Form the foundation for a Secondary

Plan, Urban Design Guidelines, and other planning tools

• Support existing and future employment, mixed use and residential uses in the area.

City of Toronto Official Plan

Secondary Plan(s)

Golden Mile Vision & Planning

Framework

3Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyTowards a Vision


Constraints

Guiding Principles

VisionImproved public realm

Finer street and block framework

Transit Oriented Development

Safer travel for all modes

Number of people and jobs that are coming

Transportation network being built on Eglinton and the Region

Need to prioritize appropriateuses within land available

Transitions between different uses

Car-oriented environment

Growth

shop

Complete Community

Connected Community

ResponsiveCommunity

ProsperousCommunity

Opportunities

Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study

Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Study Area

Community Infrastructure Study (CIS) Area

Golden Mile Secondary Plan (GMSP) Study Area (102 ha)

Study Area


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyGolden Mile: Historic Change1947 1957

1975 1992

General Engineering

Company (GECo)

Eglinton Square addition

Eglinton Square Water

Tower

Golden Mile Shopping Centre (1)

Eglinton Ave connected across Don Valley Pkwy

Golden Mile Shopping Centre (2)

Bell Building & Tower



Future LRT Stops

Golden Mile: Today

2017


Merchants Flea Market

RBC TD PetSmart

Al PremiumAdonisWalmart

No Frills

Value Village

Eglinton Square

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Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyPairing Public Investment with Growth

Future of the Golden Mile Area Envisioned in Eglinton

Connects Planning Study


Eglinton Ave with LRT Green Track

Bike LaneStreet Trees

Additional Developments

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyAccommodating Change: 5 Building Blocks

The Study will utilize the 5 Building Blocks to assess how the Area can accommodate change:

Land Use / Urban Design • Land use and density• Built form and streetscapes• Parks, open space and public

realm• Public art and heritage

Transportation • Pedestrian• Bicycle• Transit • Automobile• Streets and blocks

Servicing • Water• Stormwater• Wastewater

Community Infrastructure • Facilities:

º Schools º Libraries º Community recreation centres

º Child care, etc.• Human service agencies

Economy• Jobs• Employment land use


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyStudy Process


Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3Background, Analysis, Consultation & Visioning

June - Dec 2017 Jan - May 2018 June - Oct 2018 Nov - Dec 2018

Design Analysis & Alternative Solutions

Final Design & Plan Development

Implementation

CCM #1Summer OutreachLAC #1CCM #2: Visioning Workshop

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LAC #2CCM #3LAC #3Moving Conversation

LAC: Local Advisory Committee MeetingCCM: Community Consultation Meeting

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LAC #4CCM #4

• Engagement Activities TBD

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WE ARE HERE

Land Use/ Urban Design

Transportation Economy

Community Infrastructure Servicing

Golden Mile Secondary Plan

and planning tools

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyKey Messages from Consultation to Date

AT THE STUDY LAUNCH (JUNE 28) AND THROUGH

3 SUMMER POP-UP EVENTS (JULY-AUGUST)*, WE HEARD:

• Congestion, pedestrian and cycling safety, and accessibility are big concerns• Better parks, public spaces, benches, and green spaces are needed• The Golden Mile should have a range of housing and employment options • There should be a wide variety of community services and programs for all ages• Hard (roads, transit, sewers) and soft (parks, community services) infrastructure

needs to keep pace with growth



(photo: Ian Malczewski)

Moving Conversation

ThefirstwalkingtouroftheGoldenMileSecondary Plan Study, Moving Conversation #1, was held on September 25, 2017.

During the tour, we heard five key themes:

• Trafficcongestionisabigissue

• Pedestrian safety and connectivity

need to be improved

• Improve the access and condition of

Ashtonbee Park

• Infrastructure needs to meet increased

demand

• Protect existing identity and icons.


EXISTING CONDITIONS

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyDemographics

• GMSP Study Area 2016 Population = 693

• CIS Study Area 2016 Population = 56,033

• Between 2011 and 2016, population grew more slowly in CIS Study Area than City average (2.9% vs. 4.5%)

• Mixed housing stock with even split of owner / renter tenancies in CIS Study Area

• Immigrants make up 53% of the population in CIS Study Area, compared to City average of 49%


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyLand Use & Urban Design: What We Heard

WHAT’S WORKING WELL:• Low- to medium-rise buildings; “relatively” affordable housing• Open feeling, sense of privacy and safety• Ravines and parks (especially Edge Park and Wexford Park)• Balance of residential, retail, social services

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED:• Encouraging ownership, investment, and a variety of housing options• Moremixeduseandofficebuildings• More urban and mid-rise; less ”big box”• More public space, public art, beauty, and places for families/children• More affordable housing



Existing Bike Lanes

Existing Trails

Existing Quiet Street Routes

Planned Bike Lanes

Planned Trails

Planned Quiet Street Routes

Green / Open SpacesGolden Mile Secondary Plan (GMSP) Study Area

Rail Tracks

Subway Tracks

Community Infrastructure Study (CIS) Area

Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Study Area

Ravine

Parks, Open Space & Public RealmWhat’s Working Well:• Good Regional Open

Space Connections • Eglinton Square Park and

Craighton Court Tot Lot• Future planned bike and

pedestrian improvements

What Could Be Improved:• Additional parks• North-south and east-west

connections• Access and transition to

existing open space• Green network including

tree canopy



Neighbourhoods

Apartment Neighbourhoods

Parks

Natural Areas

Employment Areas

Utility Corridor

Mixed Use Areas

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What’s Working Well:• Mixed Use Designation • Employment Area from

south of GMSP up to Highway 401

• Apartment area which accommodates current population

What Could Be Improved:• Balancing employment,

residential, commercial and open space

• Transition and compatibility between uses

• Retention of employment related uses

• Zoning to be brought into line with the City of Toronto Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyExisting Use

What’s Working Well:• Current range of retail uses• Establishedofficepresence• Established industrial uses • Apartmentneighbourhoodsnexttoopenspace

What Could Be Improved:• Predominanceofsingle

use retail• Transition and edge

conditions between uses• Accesstoparks,openspaceandrecreationamenities

• Reflectionofhistoryandidentity of the Golden Mile

• Provisionofamenityspaceasanattractionofemployers


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyExisting Height and Scale

What’s Working Well:• Plenty of parking options• Heights appropriate to

current forms• Few impacts to adjacent

residential apartment areas

What Could Be Improved:• Scale and orientation of

buildings to strengthen relationships between existing uses

• Height and scale of development paired with transit and public realm investment; aligned with City and Provincial policy



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Open Space

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Study Area Blocks within Study Area Note: Blocks fronting Eglinton Ave reflect the ROW changes as per Eglinton Connects Planning Study (2014)Part of block that extends

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Blocks beyond Study Area

Open Space

Ravine

What’s Working Well:• Blocks have generous

frontages on Eglinton• Blocks are large with sufficientspacetoaccommodate a range of future uses, public realm improvements and amenities

• Sufficientroomtoaccommodate phasing from one use to the other

What Could Be Improved:• Connections through

blocks• Mid-block street crossings • Relationship to Eglinton

Square Parkette• Definedblockedges


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyAccess

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What’s Working Well:• Well established entry

points for vehicles

What Could Be Improved:• More formalised pedestrian

access points• More functional internal

circulation within and between blocks

• Connections between mixed use and apartment blocks

• Consolidated access off Eglinton


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyBuilding Frontage & Setback

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What’s Working Well:• Long frontage with

Regional Open Space• Presence of retail uses on

the south side of Eglinton

What Could Be Improved:• Presence on Eglinton• Framing the Public Realm• Alignment of frontage• Relationship between

open space and adjacent development

• Relationship to Ashtonbee


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyExisting Streetscapes

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What’s Working Well:• Ashtonbee as an example

of road, treed boulevard and separated sidewalk

What Could Be Improved:• Street trees and tree

canopy• Boulevards and sidewalks• Pedestrian walkways and

connections in parking lots• Bicycle and pedestrian

infrastructure• Public art and expression


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyPublic Art and Heritage

What’s Working Well:• One heritage building (Royal Bank at Warden

and Eglinton) and scattered plaques

What Could Be Improved:• Landmark signage and gateway features• Public art associated with future LRT stations


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyTransportation: What We Heard

WHAT’S WORKING WELL:

• Becauseitiswide,Eglintonworks(somewhat)wellformovingtraffic• Lots of free parking in the area• Victoria Park bus service, Pan Am bike path

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED:

• Congestion — big issue, especially during rush hour and peak shopping times

• More accessible transportation and more transportation options• Safe cycling options• Pedestrian safety and walkability — cars make it feel unsafe.• Increase/improve transit service


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyTransportation Network

Intersections experiencedelays for left turns

Significant trucktraffic on EglintonAvenue

No cycling facilitieswithin GMSP

Study Area

No sidewalks on Civic Road, Sinnott Road, or

Prudham Gate

Higher than averagerate of collisions on

Lebovic Avenue

Eglinton Avenueexperiences a highrate of collisions

Intersections experiencecongestion and several

turning movementsoperate over capacity

Lack of formal walkingconnections to and

from Eglinton Avenue

Lack of east-westconnectivity on the

south side ofEglinton Avenue

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What’s Working Well:• High volume of trucks and

cars movement• Future extension of LRT• Use of local bus on

Eglinton

What Could Be Improved:• East-West connectivity both

North and South of Eglinton• High collision rates• Cycling facilities, sidewalks

and safer crossings


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyStreets and Blocks

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What’s Working Well:• The predominately grid

network more easily accommodates future connections

What Could Be Improved:• Connectivity• Intersection capacity• Connections to residential

neighbourhoods• Formal pedestrian

crossings


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyTravel Behaviour

2% 9%

13% 69%

4% 8%

20% 64%

16% 5%

16% 58%

Scarborough

Downtown andEast York

North York

What’s Working Well:• Majority of trips originating

in Scarbourough demonstrating local use

What Could Be Improved:• Increase modal split away

from cars• Transit access to increase

regional draw


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyCommunity Infrastructure: What We Heard

SERVICES PEOPLE LIKE / USE:

• Libraries at Eglinton Square and Victoria Village• The Victoria HUB, 1021 Birchmount, Givendale Allotment Garden,

Don Montgomery Community Centre

BARRIERS TO ACCESSING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE:

• Lack of transit service and lack of safe, walkable access• Lack of seniors’ services and spaces• Limited service hours• Poorwayfindingand/orvisibilityofserviceproviders


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyCommunity Services and Facilities

What’s Working Well:• Victoria Park Hub as a focal point

for delivery of social services and programs

• Programs and services are delivered in existing community spaces

• Program and service provision reflectsthecommunity

• A robust network of community agencies

What Could Be Improved:• Size constraints in many of the

leased library spaces• TDCSB schools are at or over

capacity• Long waiting lists for child care

spaces


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyServicing: What We Heard


• Addressing water pollution from business dumping into creeks



- Pipes under utilized due to limited flow from ICI properties- Currently at 36 L/s of total 77 L/s capacity- Allowance for approximately 4,200 people

- 23 L/s of total 34 L/s- Allowance for approximately 1,100 people

- Combined Sewer Area - Cannot increase CSO activity- May require disconnecting storm connections- Long distance to trunk

- Combined Sewer Area - Cannot increase CSO activity- May require disconnecting storm connections- Long distance to trunk

Total Pipe Capacity only 30 L/s

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Storm, Sanitary and Combined Sewers

What’s Working Well:• Servicing network is in

good condition

What Could Be Improved:• Combined sanitary-

storm sewer near capacity

• Pipesunderutilizedduetolimitedflowfrom ICI properties

• Currently at 36 L/s of total 77 L/s capacity• Allowance for approximately 4,200 people • 23 L/s of total 34 L/s

• Allowance for approximately 1,100 people

• Combined Sewer Area• Cannot increase CSO activity• May require disconnecting storm

connections• Long distance to trunk

• Total Pipe Capacity only 30 L/s

• Combined Sewer Area• Cannot increase CSO activity• May require disconnecting storm

connections• Long distance to trunk


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyEconomy: What We Heard


• More small, local businesses• Fewer empty retail spaces• More “micro enterprises” (like craft fairs) and farmer’s markets• A broadband strategy• More high quality jobs



Institutional Industrial Residential - Open Space

Retail

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Jobs and Employment UseWhat’s Working Well:• Retail space is functional • Presence of long term leases

demonstrating trust in the market• LRT investment to improve

accessibility• Movement of goods within and

outside the area

What Could Be Improved:• Regionalattractivenessforoffice

uses• Service and amenity provision • Industrial land cost• Small parcels south of Eglinton

SECTOR AREA JOBS BUSINESSESSq.m % # % # %

Total Jobs Total GMSP Establish- Total GMSP GMSP Jobs ments Establish-Area ments

Retail and 198,000 51% 3,977 37% 221 77%ServicesOffice 90,300 24% 5,142 49% 53 18%Industrial 48,000 13% 811 8% 3 1%


Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyKey Findings

Golden Mile Area, 1969 (City of Toronto Archives)

• Better reflect the history and identity of the Golden Mile

• Improve the relationship and integration of open space, edges and transitions

• Improve the balance of uses to accommodate future growth

• Improve built form through appropriate scale and orientation of buildings

• Improve relationship of frontages to the public realm

• Improve the connectivity of the street and block network

• Better balance all modes of travel

• Limithardscaping,improvewayfindingandthe increase the green system

• Attract and retain a range of business and jobs


OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE GOLDEN MILE

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• Encourage a shift in transportation behaviour to more active modes (e.g. mid-block connections)

• Improve connectivity for movement of goods

• Introduce public realm enhancements

Emerging Opportunities: Connections


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POTENTIAL GATEWAY

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Relationship to Education & Training Institution

Relationship to Open Spaces

MIXED-USE

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Relationship to Existing Office



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• Improve transition to existing residential neighbourhoods

• Enhance existing and introduce new open space and community facilities

• Increase the amount and range of housing

• Ensure uses are compatible between employment, mixed use, residential and retail spaces including existing assets

• Enhance / improve viability of commercialofficeareas

• Recognize heritage characteristics



Relationship to Institution

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Relationship to Large Office

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• Opportunity to balance form, use and density in response to future LRT stops

• Heighten the prominence of Eglinton Avenue

• Thoughtfully transition height and massing between different building types

• Provide animated streets and public spaces through active groundfloorsandarchitectural design

Emerging Opportunities: Built Form


DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES


Land Use/ Urban Design

Transportation Community Infrastructure

EconomyServicing

Complete Community

Connected Community

ResponsiveCommunity

ProsperousCommunity

5 Building Blocks of the Study

Draft Guiding Principles

Draft Guiding Principles


DISCUSSION

Golden Mile Secondary Plan StudyFocus Questions

1. What are your thoughts on the draft Guiding Principles? Is there anything missing that should be added?

2. What would you like to see in the vision for Golden Mile?

Design Principles & Vision

EmergingOpportunities

3. What are your thoughts on the emerging opportunities? Are there any opportunities that are missing that you would like to see added?


NEXT STEPS


Phase 1

TODAYCommunity Consultation Meeting #2

Design Review Panel / Committee Meeting

LAC Meeting #2

Community Meeting #3

NOV DEC JANOCT

Background, Analysis, Consultation & Visioning

Phase 2Design Analysis & Alternative Solutions

June - Dec 2017 Jan - May 2018

Next Steps in 2017


@CityPlanTO#RenewGoldenMile

Thank You!For more info, visit our website:

www.toronto.ca/renewgoldenmile

3 WAYS TO STAY INFORMED:

Russell Crooks Senior Planner, City [email protected] (416) 396-7040

Mailing address:Russell Crooks (City Planning) Scarborough District, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M1P 4N7

Councillor Michelle Holland Ward 35, Scarborough Southwest (416) 392-0213

Councillor Janet Davis Ward 31, Beaches-East York(416) 392-4035

Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong Ward 34, Don Valley East(416) 397-9256

Councillor Michael ThompsonWard 37, Scarborough Centre(416) 397-9274

The Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study Area is located adjacent to Wards 31 & 34. You may also contact:

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