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Hi! Don’t know what this is for? West side of Atlantic south of Liberty. Ideas? View attachment 486083
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Hi! Don’t know what this is for? West side of Atlantic south of Liberty. Ideas? View attachment 486083
New discussion on the proposal for a park to replace the large surface parking lot at 34 Hanna Ave (bound by Atlantic, Liberty & Hanna). They expect public engagement for the new 4,900 square-metre park to start in late 2024 or early 2025, with possibly construction after the World Cup.
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Parking lot that makes Toronto over $1 million per year to be replaced by park
A new public realm strategy for Toronto's Liberty Village outlines a series of changes that the City of Toronto has planned for the neighbourhood, wh…www.blogto.com
4 Hanna is a massive property with massive potential; I hope the City gets it right. I'm no expert on LV, but at a distance it seems like a community centre, perhaps a library, and a bunch of affordable housing (and maybe a school?) should be the starting point.
Some notes:
1) A library, interestingly was contemplated for the area just east of here, more than 20 years ago, it was initially described as 'south niagara', that branch disappeared from the capital wish list a long time ago, and there is no sign of one re-appearing here.
Currently on the list for 'new' branches (as opposed to relocation) are the Portlands, and the Mr. Christie Site, along with the Six Points/Etobicoke Civic Centre.
Only the latter has made it into the budget.
I agree that LV could use such a facility, but with a lot of money tied up in the Parkdale Hub, I think its a longshot to see anything here in the next decade or even longer.
There are probably another 2-3 compelling additions to the system (south-west Scarborough as an example, particularly along the Danforth)
In addition to unfunded projects for relocating and enlarging City Hall branch in Old City Hall, and addressing the most under-sized District branch in the City in the form of Danforth/Pape.
2) PF&R doesn't have this on the list for a serious CRC (Community Recreation Ctr) investment so far as I'm aware. Again, the Parkdale Hub on Queen will suck up the oxygen in the room for such an investment nearby for awhile.
Their unfunded list is long, and includes a new aquatics facility for the railway lands/west waterfront; new facility East Harbour, new facility Portlands, something in the Mr. Christie area, a considerable upsizing of the small facility in Thorncliffe, and a bunch more, endless SOGR investments, several large parks (development); etc etc.
Comparatively close is Queen Victoria school which was supposed to get a pool when it was rebuilt a couple of decades back, but the pool was cut from the project.
I was in LV yesterday and while strolling around I realized the neighbourhood was in need of a community centre and/or library. Have there been any developments on this front in the last three years?