John Lorinc over at Spacing is somewhat skeptical about the new vision for Ookwemin-Minising

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LORINC: The finicky business of planning Ookwemin Minising - Spacing Toronto

The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto have been futzing around with the zoning for Ookwemin Minising, formerly Villiers Island, for going on a decade now — a period that included a lengthy digression that culminated in a nearly universally panned plan, released in 2024. That grimly...
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Northern Light said:
John Lorinc over at Spacing is somewhat skeptical about the new vision for Ookwemin-Minising

spacing.ca

LORINC: The finicky business of planning Ookwemin Minising - Spacing Toronto

The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto have been futzing around with the zoning for Ookwemin Minising, formerly Villiers Island, for going on a decade now — a period that included a lengthy digression that culminated in a nearly universally panned plan, released in 2024. That grimly...
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Been talking about liberty village comparisons and the bridge pinch points for awhile. Glad to see that echoed.

I can hear the replies already “everyone’s going to take the streetcar!”. All 15,000 residents I guess.
 
xmyth_ said:
Been talking about liberty village comparisons and the bridge pinch points for awhile. Glad to see that echoed.

I can hear the replies already “everyone’s going to take the streetcar!”. All 15,000 residents I guess.
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traffic is already difficult when there's an event at Rebel. Imagine when they finally start construction for residential buildings and when people start moving in. I don't think the people working on this project ever really had a plan for a functioning living island. Not to mention we're probably a decade away still from residents moving in...
 
The Toronto Port Authority CEO submitted a letter yesterday to Planning and Housing Committee for today's meeting about the "Ookwemin Minising - City-Initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Precinct Plan Update"

In the letter includes these recommendations/suggestions:

“we respectfully recommend that the City ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are incorporated into the planning and implementation framework for new development as this moves forward through the development process. Such measures should include, but are not limited to:

• Designing and constructing new residential buildings with appropriate acoustic performance standards (e.g., enhanced Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings for building envelopes);

• Providing for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning to allow windows to remain closed where necessary to achieve indoor environmental performance targets; and

• Including clear warning clauses in agreements of purchase and sale and/or lease, and securing such notices through registration on title, to inform prospective residents of the presence of nearby marine and aviation operations and the potential for associated noise impacts.

Full letter: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ph/comm/communicationfile-211078.pdf
Item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.PH30.1

Are these suggestions typical for other properties on/near the flight path?
 
I do like the new plan. I also understand John Lorinc's concerns. But whenever I see the City's Secondary Plans and Urban Design Guidelines, it instinctively makes me think of this meme:

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And RE: transit/streetcar - this region is excellent at building transit to get you to Union Station and back. We are not good at building local transit within communities. Case in point, the subway up to Vaughan - useful if you need to get downtown or to Yorkdale Mall. Completely redundant if you need to get around Vaughan. So you still need a car...
 
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