Toronto s plans for Rail Deck Park comes to a halt
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 5:14 pm EDT
Rendering of proposed Rail Deck Park in Toronto. ORCA
The City of Toronto’s plans to build Rail Deck Park have come to a screeching halt.
The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) has sided with the Craft Development Corporation who owns the air rights for the rail corridor, south of Front Street between Bathurst and Blue Jays Way.
The company has made its ambitions clear that it wants to build a multi-tower, mixed-use community on the property.
LPAT says the city should not have rejected Craft Development’s proposal to build the 6.5-hectare extension. It also says the city hasn’t taken any substantive steps over the last nearly five years to advance the park plan.
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An Ontario tribunal has dismissed an appeal of a proposed subdivision previously approved by East Ferris.
The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issued a decision April 23 approving a motion by the municipality to dismiss an appeal by Maggie Preston-Coles without a hearing.
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The appeal is related to an approved draft plan of subdivision for residential lots in the area of Centennial Crescent, MacPherson Drive and One Mile Road.
The tribunal’s decision states the concerns expressed as part of the appeal “remained vague and general in scope and were not tethered to the proposed development.”
The massive rail deck park in Toronto has been cancelled in favour of condos
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A massive, unique park, which was to be built on top of a rail deck has just been cancelled.
The 21-acre green space known as the Rail Deck Park would have blanketed the Union Station rail corridor between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way, and was touted as Toronto s Central Park.
Billed as a legacy project from Toronto Mayor John Tory and council who moved forward with plans back in 2017, the Rail Deck Park could have cost close to $1.7 billion.
Toronto s plans for Rail Deck Park comes to a halt
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 5:03 pm EDT
Rendering of proposed Rail Deck Park in Toronto. ORCA
So much for the City of Toronto’s grand plans to build Rail Deck Park.
The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) has sided with the Craft Development Corporation who owns the air rights for the rail corridor, south of Front Street between Bathurst and Blue Jays Way.
The company has made its ambitions clear that it wants to build a multi-tower, mixed-use community on the property.
LPAT says the city should not have rejected Craft Development’s proposal to build the 6.5-hectare extension. It also says the city hasn’t taken any substantive steps over the last nearly five years to advance the park plan.