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A d Mid Ri B ildiAvenues and Mid-Rise Buildings StudyRobert Freedman, Director Urban DesignRobert Freedman, Director Urban Design
Lorna Day, Project Manager
CUI Workshop December 2009CUI Workshop, December 2009
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Toronto’s Official Plan – Urban Structure Map
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Mid-Rise & the Avenues
The OP identifies 162 km of Toronto’s main commercial streets, or Avenues as appropriate locations for reurbanization.
The Avenues are intended to accommodate growth - new housing, retail, employment community facilities all linked to improved public
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employment, community facilities all linked to improved public transportation.
19 studies have been undertaken - in consultation with the adjacent iti d C ill 14 l tcommunities and Councillors. 14 are complete.
Avenue Studies: create a Vision for change -recommendations for a mid-rise building form – that can be accommodated within the existing lot depths, andbuilding form that can be accommodated within the existing lot depths, and fit within the neighbourhood context.
“150 Year Plan” – Must find a way to increase the pace
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Toronto Avenues – “Old City”
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Toronto Avenues – “New City”
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Avenue Studies
17 Avenue Studies to date
• 19 Initiated to date• 14 completed What are we doing about it?• Little up-take from the
development community
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Avenue Study: The Queensway
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July 2008 - The Queensway - Reality
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The Avenues Initiative: What is Mid Rise?
Mid-rise buildings generally range in height from 4 to 12 storeys… up to - but no taller than - the street right-of-way.
Most Avenues fall within 20, 27, 30 or 36m R.O.W. width
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Mid-Rise Objective:Intensification/Reurbanization
Streets as vibrant urban places/neighbourhood CentresStrengthen neighbourhood retail/restaurantsSupport transit & other forms of transportation Create housing and job optionsCreate housing and job options
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Challenge: Relating Building Heights to Street Width
The Queensway – 31 Bloor Street West 26 Lake Shore Blvd West - 34 ym m m
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Challenge: Transition
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Challenge: Appropriate Grade-Related Uses
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Challenge: Parking / Loading / Garbage
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Challenge: Building Design
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Challenge: Integrating
Transportation and City Building
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Victoria Park
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Midrise Typology Study 2009:City of Toronto with Brooke McIlroy & Quadrangle Architects
Study Purposes: 1. Expedite development along the Avenues 2. Standardize “Best Practices” from Ave
Studies to-date3. Encourage development of more and better-
designed Mid-Rise Buildings
Preliminary Recommendations: 1. As-of-right Zoning based on built form criteria2. Expedited Approvals Process3. Reduction in Development Charges & Fees
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Mid Rise Performance Standards (DRAFT)
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Mid Rise Performance Standards (DRAFT)
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Mid Rise Performance Standards (DRAFT)
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Mid Rise Performance Standards (DRAFT)
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Potential Implementation Tools
Create more certainty for landowners, neighbours and members of the development community:
New as-of-right zoning
expedited approval process
Compliance alternatives (loading, amenity)
Financial incentives (reduced DC’s)Financial incentives (reduced DC s)
OBC alternatives (exiting requirements)
P li i ( t l l t th h ld )Policy review (rental replacement thresholds)
Utilities co-ordination (sewer, hydro)
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Avenues and Mid Rise Building Study
NEXT STEPS
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Avenues Categorization: Right-of-Ways
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Categorization on the Avenues
Eglinton Ave. W.
Sheppard Ave. W.
Queen St. W.
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Avenues and Mid Rise Building Study
Phase 2 of Consultant Study: Categorization, Compliance Alternatives, Typologies/ExamplesTypologies/Examples
City of Toronto Mid Rise Interdivisional Team
Public consultationPublic consultation
Industry Stakeholders
Council Approval
New Zoning
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Mid Rise Urbanism
A form embraced around the world and associated with a higher quality of lifehigher quality of life
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