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Lower Don Lands Study Area Map

Lower Don Lands Infrastructure Municipal Class Environmental Assessment & Keating Precinct Plan

Study Commenced in April 2008

Waterfront Toronto, the City of Toronto and Toronto Transit Commission, as tri-proponents, are undertaking a study that integrates the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process with the Precinct Planning process, in the Lower Don Lands area.

A Master Plan will be developed for transportation (including transit), water/wastewater and storm water management in the Lower Don Lands Area, in accordance with the Municipal Class EA 2000, as amended in 2007 (Phases 1 and 2). The Lower Don Lands study area is shown on the above plan and is generally bounded by the Don rail yard and Gardiner Expressway on the north, the Parliament Street slip on the west, the shipping channel on the south and Don Road on the east.

After the Master Plan is completed, the study will continue with Phases 3 and 4 of Municipal Class EA process in the Keating North Precinct area. The Schedule “C” Class EA for this area will be integrated with the Precinct Planning process in accordance with the Planning Act and Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class EA. The Keating North Precinct area as shown on the above plan is generally bounded by the Don rail yard and Gardiner Expressway on the north, Parliament Street Slip on the west, Keating Channel on the south and the Don Road/Don Valley Parkway on the east.

The Lower Don Lands study area includes the Don Mouth Naturalization EA study area and will incorporate the outcome of that separate EA, which is currently underway. This study also replaces the Queens Quay EA Extension and Port Lands Transit EAs that were previously initiated by Waterfront Toronto.

Public consultation is a key component of this study. The proposed consultation plan provides for public forums at multiple points in the study. Further advertisements will be posted when public forum dates are scheduled.

During the Class EA and as part of the planning process, Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto will be collecting comments and information regarding this project from the public in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act and the Planning Act.

Study Area Map (pdf)

Notice of Study Commencement - Lower Don Lands Municipal Class EA and Keating North Precinct Plan (pdf)

Video Tour of Lower Don Lands

Lower Don Lands Image Gallery