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Tomorrow’s Connected Communities: ICT Strategies and Opportunities
Connected Urban Development Global Conference 2008
Bill Hutchison Chair, i-Waterfront Advisory Council Executive Director, Intelligent Communities Waterfront Toronto [email protected]
www.waterfrontoronto.ca
San FranciscoFebruary 21 2008
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Established 2001
Three levels of government
Mandate to lead and oversee all aspects of revitalization
Waterfront Toronto
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World’s Largest Urban Revitalization Initiative
Context for Revitalization:• Revitalization vs. Redevelopment• Goals: Sustainable Economic and Social Development• Blending Business Capital and Human Capital
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• $17 billion– $4 billion public sector
– $13 billion private investment
• Four Districts – Exhibition Place/Ontario Place
– East Bayfront
– West Don Lands
– Port Lands
• 200 hectares of parks and public spaces
• Major Film Studio
• 40,000 residential units: +100,000 residents
• Ten million square feet of employment space
Overall Scope
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Context for RevitalizationRevitalization vs. redevelopment
Public Policy Agenda:–
Reduce urban sprawl
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Develop sustainable communities
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Build more affordable housing
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Create more parks and public spaces
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Expand public transit
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Increase economic competitiveness
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Public Accessibility
Sustainable Development
Design Excellence
Economic Prosperity
Fiscal Sustainability
Fundamental Principles
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Leading edge technology and innovation
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Mixed use/local services
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Transit
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Parks & Open Spaces
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Green Building Requirements
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District Energy
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Intelligent Communities
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Market Transformation
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Sustainability Framework/Swedish Audit
Sustainability
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Vision –
Overall Scope
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Lake Ontario Park
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Waterfront Neighbourhoods
Lower Don Lands
Port LandsPort Lands
East East BayfrontBayfront
West Don LandsWest Don Lands
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Central Waterfront Promenade
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International design competition
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Bathurst to Parliament
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Continuous public access
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Transform Queens Quay into iconic boulevard
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West Don Lands & East Bayfront
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130 acres of parks and public spaces -
25% of precinct
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12,000 residential housing units, including 2,400 social
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3, 000,000 sq ft commercial
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Elementary School(s)
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Recreation and childcare centres
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Community Wellness Centre
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Transit, bikeways & pedestrian connections
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Strategy for Sustainable Economic & Social Development: Create a new Intelligent Community; “i-Waterfront”
• Proven over 20 years to facilitate economic and development
• Ensures Business Innovation AND Social Innovation
• Key to success =
i-waterfront*Net (low-cost gigabit broadband intelligent communications infrastructure: FTTH and ubiquitous wireless
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Experienced Team
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Integrated Design Process
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LEED Gold Certification
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Minimum Energy Use
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Green Roofs
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District Energy
Green Building Specifications
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District Energy system in the West Don Lands and East Bayfront
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District Energy provides heating and cooling to a community of buildings from one central plant
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Reduces costs of new buildings, lowers air emissions, improves air quality, consistent with corporation’s sustainability goals
District Energy
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Transit first approach; within 5 minute walk of all residences
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EA underway
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Construction scheduled to start 2008; service operational in
2009
Transit
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i-waterfront*net: Open Access Architecture
Residents
Businesses
Institutions
Content and servicesUltra broadband Infrastructure
Content and service providers
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Digital Media Business•
Focus on new digital media companies as part of employment strategy
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Filmport, Corus Entertainment are new anchors in the precinct
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The Key Elements in Implementing i-Waterfront
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Community collaboration:–
Define the vision–
Create the roadmap
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Economic development, marketing and inbound investment:–
Building the i-Waterfront plan into the economic development and job creation plans
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Leadership:–
Education of the WATERFRONToronto Board of Directors–
Create and use of the i-Waterfront Advisory Council–
Create focused subcommittees of the Advisory Council to lead the
e-application strategies
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Create international expert panel on broadband infrastructure
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Other Global Intelligent Communities*
As selected by the Intelligent Community Forum, “ICF”…..a Global Think Tank based in New York
Taipei, Waterloo, Glasgow, Sunderland, Mitaka, Singapore, Tianjin, Seoul, Vasteras ………
and many more
The Winning Characteristics : Community leadership, collaboration, digital democracy,
marketing, sustainability, advanced broadband infrastructure
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In Closing
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Ultra broadband infrastructure provides the foundation and the first step
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The e-applications generate usage social prosperity and sustainable economic development.
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www.WATERFRONToronto.ca