PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN RATIONALE

esidential land uses should be created on the subject lands”. A mixture of nonresidential
uses are permitted, with a majority of the development consisting of
offices, post-secondary colleges/universities/trade schools, hotels, studios, and
research facilities. Uses which will support the viability of the precinct’s employment
uses, such as recreation, entertainment, retail, and service commercial are also
permitted. These uses are intended to provide amenities for the precinct’s current
and future employees, and to create a vibrant and animated urban district.
To the west of the site is the Don Valley Parkway. West of the Don Valley Parkway
and the Don River is a recently opened 7.2-hectare park called Corktown Common,
which is part of the extensive redevelopment of the West Don Lands. West of
Corktown Common is one of the first privately-developed properties within the
West Don Lands, known as River City. The first phase of River City is complete
and includes a 16-storey mixed-use building (51 Trolley Crescent), connected
to a 7-storey residential building (47 Lower River Street). The second phase of
the development is currently under construction and will consist of a 12-storey
residential building (32 Trolley Crescent). The third phase is approved for a height
of 25 storeys, but is the subject of a pending minor variance application to the
Committee of Adjustment to permit a 29-storey building. Other developments
within the West Don Lands include a 7-storey apartment building and 4-storey
townhouse units built and operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation
(589 King Street East), as well as the Pan Am Athletes Village and Canary District
Condos.
Don Valley Parkway in foreground, River
City project in background
2.3 Transportation Network
The subject site is well served by the existing road and transit network. In
addition, as set out below, a number of potential improvements are currently in
the preliminary planning stages.
Queen Street is classified as a Major Arterial street across the frontage of the
subject site. Queen Street is a two-way, four-lane street, with on-street parking
during non-peak hours and sidewalks on either side of the street. An on-ramp
onto the Don Valley Parkway northbound is provided off Queen Street.
East Don Roadway is classified as a local street with two lanes, on-street parking
on the west side and one sidewalk along the east side of the street. East Don
Roadway currently dead-ends at the Eastern Avenue Diversion and recommences
south of the rail corridor (referred to as Don Roadway, which serves as on- and
off-ramps from the Don Valley Parkway).
Eastern Avenue and the Eastern Avenue Diversion, leading to the Richmond
Street/Adelaide Street pairing, are also classified as Major Arterials. Broadview
Avenue is classified as a Minor Arterial street. As part of the 21 Don Roadway
proposal, First Gulf is proposing to extend Broadview Avenue southerly through
the 21 Don Roadway site down to the Port Lands.
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