City Planning

Port Lands Acceleration Initiative

Port Lands AccelerationToronto's Port Lands is an area of about 356 hectares (880 acres) that stretches from the Inner Harbour on the west to Leslie Street in the east, and from Lake Shore Boulevard in the north to the to the Outer Harbour in the south.

The Port Lands were created in the early 20th Century by filling in Ashbridges Bay to create additional industrial areas for the growing city. The Port Lands have been used for a variety of industrial activities over the years, including providing the city's only industrial port, manufacturing functions and energy generation. Today, the lands continue to be used for industrial and port functions, but there are large amounts of vacant and underutilized land. The Port Lands are an unparalleled revitalization opportunity for Toronto.

In 2011, the City, Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority initiated the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative (PLAI) to refine the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project Environmental Assessment (DMNP EA) and develop a business and implementation plan with the objective of accelerating development opportunities in the Port Lands. City Council adopted the direction developed during the PLAI in October 2012, and directed City and Waterfront Toronto staff to develop additional plans for the area.

Coming Up - Final Round of Consultations

Save the Dates - November 14, 17 and 18, 2015

The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto are nearing the completion of a series of plans that will guide the transformation of the Port Lands and better connect the Port Lands and South of Eastern areas. Public input has played a key role in shaping the plans to date. We are again inviting your participation to help to refine and shape the final plans.

A final public consultation meeting is being held to present findings from three concurrent studies – the Port Lands Planning Framework, Villiers Island Precinct Plan and the Port Lands and South of Eastern Transportation + Servicing Master Plan Environmental Assessment (EA).

Find out more about the Port Lands + South of Eastern public consultation events at www.portlandsconsultation.ca.

If you are unable to attend the meetings in person, you can also participate online at www.portlandsconsultation.ca. If you have specific accommodation requirements, please email info@waterfrontoronto.ca or call 416-214-1344 x. 244.

After the open house, the presentations and information, including video recordings, will be made available on the web site and feedback can be provided by completing an online discussion guide. If you wish to receive further information on the plans or be added to a mailing list, please contact:

 

Cassidy Ritz, Project Manager                            Amanda Santo 
City Planning Division                                         Waterfront Toronto
Tel: 416-397-4487                                              Tel: 416-214-1344 ext. 292
portlands@toronto.ca                                         asanto@waterfrontoronto.ca

Current Initiatives

Current initiatives in the Port Lands include the following:

Project Website

For more information on these studies and other work done as part of the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative, please visit the project website at portlandsconsultation.ca