Living in the city can be great, but we could all do with a little more green in the world. Multiple Toronto park projects are transforming the 6ix into a more modern urban hub. Over the next few years, you can expect to see the city become a beautiful green wonderland. Editor's Choice: A Toronto Brewery Now Pays 'Liveable Wage' & It's Way More Than $14.25/Hr Leslie Slip Lookout Park CreateTO and @cityoftoronto are pleased to announce that Claude Cormier + Associés has been awarded the contract to design and construct Leslie Slip Lookout Park, an exciting City-building initiative located in Toronto’s #PortLands. https://t.co/TmVKtXHCzi pic.twitter.com/VbvHUGds7l— CreateTO (@_CreateTO) January 27, 2021 This waterfront park will include its own beach alongside forested dunes, creating a "new multi-use destination" in the city's east end. It's expected to be used for concerts, pop-up events and more. Construction on this space is expected to begin by March, but it could be a few more years until it's opened to the public. YongeTOmorrow City Council just approved #YongeTOmorrow 21-5!🎉Thank you to the residents, biz owners, thought leaders, cultural mavens who spoke in support of this big urban transformation.Yonge St is a project 10 years in the making andtoday's historic vote solidifies its bright future! pic.twitter.com/q7L9CYMlUf— Kristyn Wong-Tam (@kristynwongtam) February 3, 2021 The project on Yonge Street promises to upgrade the space with wider sidewalks, trees, patios, public art, benches and car-free streets. Dundas Square will eventually be transformed into its own mini Times Square, with a pedestrian-only zone. The project will cost around $70.5 million and won't be finished until 2025. Villiers Island Imagine walking home from work along a canal, stopping for a coffee on an outdoor patio and looking out to see ducks happily swimming in the water. Yes, you’re still in Toronto. Find out what else we’ve planned for Villiers Island: https://t.co/H3nh3gXYtd pic.twitter.com/hTKEMY0kjv— Waterfront Toronto (@WaterfrontTO) July 29, 2020 Villiers Island, which will be located in Toronto's east end, will be a brand new island that will be filled with tons of parks, restaurants and houses. The $1.25 billion project could be completed by 2024 (though there is no set date yet) and will be its own tiny little neighbourhood. Vertical Forest View this post on Instagram A post shared by @travelpaedia Inspired by the Bosco Verticale-residential towers in Milan, this exciting project is being developed by local architecture firm Brisbin Brook Beynon. The building will be completely covered in trees and will become a "vertical forest." The project is expected to be completed by 2023. Rail Deck Park #CityofTO working to advance implementation of #RailDeckPark. News Release: https://t.co/3BYTcPIsZw pic.twitter.com/t7ZU2ZIhJt— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) January 16, 2020 This project will bring a huge park to downtown Toronto. The green space will take over the rail corridor between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way. York Street Park We're heart-eyed for the design of Love Park - coming to our waterfront at York Street and Queens Quay in 2022! Check out the presentation boards from our public meeting last month to see the design of this upcoming urban oasis. https://t.co/Tv4HhINtds #WT20Years pic.twitter.com/vsU4PpyxW7— Waterfront Toronto (@WaterfrontTO) February 14, 2020 This Toronto Park is expected to even include a heart shaped lake. It will take up the space that previously was encircled by the former Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and is expected to be completed by the summer of 2021.
