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New Park at
Macpherson Ave +
Davenport Rd
Green Line Implementation Plan
Virtual Public Meeting #2
February 25, 2021
#greenlineTO
Acknowledgment
I’d like to begin by honouring the land that I’m on. If you’re not currently in Toronto, I
encourage you to learn about the lands you’re on.
We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many
nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the
Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First
Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by
Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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Opening Remarks
Josh Matlow
City of Toronto, Ward 12 Councillor
Mike Layton
City of Toronto, Ward 11 Councillor
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Purpose of the Meeting
Present and gather feedback on the preferred concept option plans for the new
park at Macpherson Avenue and Davenport Road and streetscape improvements on
Macpherson Avenue.
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Agenda
1. Team Introductions
2. Brief Project Background
3. Preferred Concept
4. Discussion
5. Next Steps
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Team
City of Toronto
Nancy Chater - Senior Project Coordinator
Rachel Weston - Construction Coordinator
Rajesh Sankat - Senior Public Consultation Coordinator
Design Team
DTAH Landscape Architects - Lead LURA Public Engagement
James Roche Susan Hall
Yvonne Battista Alex Furneaux
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Engagement Participants
Indigenous Engagement City of Toronto Stakeholders
•Two Row Architects - Brian Porter •Parks, Forestry and Recreation -
•Toronto Native Canadian Centre - Larry Frost Capital Projects, Parks, Forestry
•Indigenous Affairs Office - Jennifer Franks •Indigenous Affairs Office
•Transportation Services
•Urban Design - City Planning
Community Stakeholders
•Rathnelly Area Residents Associations (RARA) - Pym Buitenhuis
•Tarragon Village Community Association (TVCA) - Shael Kerbel
•Madison Lofts (380 Macpherson Ave) - Tove Fynbo
•Dupont By The Castle BIA - Stephen Boujikian and Louise MacDonald
•Madison View Homes (200 Madison Ave) - Krysal Finhert and Maria Grillo
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Design and Consultation Process
We are here!
Community Public Meeting #1 Community Public Meeting #2
Stakeholder Stakeholder
Meeting #1 Meeting #2
Indigenous Indigenous
Engagement Engagement
Meeting #1 Meeting #2
• Gather design • Present concept • Present preferred • Present preferred
inspiration for plan options concept plan concept plan
concept plan • Gather feedback + • Hear comments • Gather feedback +
options comments and suggestions comments
• Design team to
make adjustments
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Indigenous Engagement - Fall 2020 Feedback Summary
• Emphasize placekeeping in this park (versus placemaking) and integrate
Indigenous placekeeping elements throughout the park
• Historical information plaques effective
• Park should break away from the street and railroad grid
• Include Indigenous garden / plants
• Storytelling space - amphitheatre could be appropriate
• Drumming and singing circle - lawn surface preferred
• Representing the areas’ geological story
• Consider sun rise and set orientation versus street, rail and hydro infrastructure
• Provide habitat for all creatures not just pollinator species
10Community Stakeholder Group - Fall 2020 Feedback Summary
• Indigenous heritage to be represented
• Safe access to the park and within the park
• Fully accessible park paths
• Variety of seating options
• Seasonal considerations such as sun and winter winds
• Hard surface plaza for hosting events
• Outdoor classroom flexibility
• Adult exercise equipment for all abilities and ages was suggested
• Use colour in the park
11Schedule
Concept Design and Design Development Park Construction
Community Consultation & Hydro One
We Approvals
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Gather design inspiration Winter 2021 - Winter 2022 Spring 2022 - Summer 2023
12Project Background
13How Did We Get Here?
The new park at Macpherson Avenue and Davenport Road builds on the 2019 master
plan for the Green Line linear park system.
Master Plan Link
14Project Scope
The new park at Macpherson Ave and Davenport Rd along with Geary Ave Park are the first
two parks to be realized following the Green Line Implementation Plan, which tie together
45 land parcels and over 20 proposed projects over a 5km park space largely under HONI
infrastructure.
St Clair Ave West
Lansdowne Ave
Dufferin St
Dovercourt Rd
Ossington Ave
Davenport Rd
Davenport Rd
Dupont St
Macpherson Ave Park Parcels Geary Ave Park Parcels Proposed Park Number
Future Macpherson Ave Park
Parcels Parcels 0 100 200 500m N
15Partial History of Area
Approximate New Macpherson Avenue Park
• Approximately 13,000 years before present (BP) the
Davenport R
d Laurentide glacier retreated.
• Area began to be settled apx 10,000 BP.
• Davenport Rd was the approximate shoreline of Lake
Iroquois.
1886 map (City of Toronto Archives).
• 1600’s saw the first European colonists in the area.
Da ve n p o r t Rd • Davenport Rd was a transportation route for the
First Nations and later Europeans, connecting
Scarborough and Niagara.
• The Ojibwe name for Davenport Road is Gete-
Onigaming meaning ‘at the old portage’.
1947 aerial photo (City of Toronto Archives). • In the 1880’s lots were subdivided from farmland to
smaller parcels and residential roads were defined.
16Scope of Work
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Macpherson Ave Parcel 28A - ROW only
Davenport Rd
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Existing Substation
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Rail Corridor
2020 Macpherson Avenue Park and Streetscape Scope
20m
Future Macpherson Avenue Park Expansion and Streetscape Scope
17Existing Conditions - Future Park
Improve sidewalk area and
Selectively preserve existing trees
connect the street and park
together
Looking west from Poplar Plains Rd Looking west along Macpherson Ave
18Existing Conditions - Future Park
Connect the street and Improve sidewalk area
park together and connect the street
and park together
Looking north east from rail corridor Looking south east from Macpherson Ave
19Existing Conditions - Streetscape
Selectively preserve
Visual connection into park
existing trees +
improve sidewalk
Looking south along Davenport Rd Looking west along Macpherson Ave
20Existing Conditions - Entrance Constraints
Preferred entry
location
Davenport Road Macpherson Avenue
21Design Constraints
22Hydro One (HONI) - Design Constraints
Not Permitted:
• Play equipment
• Structures
15m clear for woody plants, 15m clear for woody plants,
Property Line +
fences, benches fences, benches
6m min to outside
Fence
of path
4.1m max tree height
Property Line
3m min to inside of path
Tree planting
outside of 15m 3m typ
tower offset park path
CP Rail 6m clear path for ROW varies Macpherson
Corridor Green Line Hydro Corridor varies 17m - 30m HONI vehicles between Ave
Macpherson Avenue Park is 24.8m - 27.6m 2.1m - 5.7m
23Underground Utilities - Design Constraints
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Davenport Rd
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24Transportation Services - Future Improvements
25Transportation Services - New Improvements
26Parks Within 1km / 10 Minute Walk
27Summary of Design Constraints
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Canadian Pacific Rail Corridor HONI design Underground utility Hydro lines
constraints constraints
10m
28Recap of Concept Options
29Concept Options Hydro Tower Turf Bench
Presented in November 2020
Asphalt Path + Meadow Exercise
Design Equipment
Pavers Trees & Amphitheatre
Fruit Trees
Gateway
Markers
Option 1 Flow Option 2 Striation
Macpherson Ave Macpherson Ave
Davenport Road
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30What We Heard Summary
Fall 2020
31Intended Uses of the Park and Access
Playing on the lawn
Learning about pollinators and pollinator-friendly plants
Relaxing on your own in the proposed seating areas/lawn
Sitting in the park on your own
Eating a meal or drink a coffee
Gathering with others in the seating areas or on the lawns
Travelling on the paths
Walking for exercise
0 50 100 150 200 250
78% of respondents access the park by foot
Number of responses
15% of respondents access the park by bicycle
32Supported Elements within the Concept Plan Options
85% of participants in the online questionnaire indicated that the following were either
“very important” or “important” to them:
• Presence of trees, shrubs and meadow plantings as they create habitat
• Support for integrating fruit trees, edible and Indigenous medicinal plants
• Accessible pathways and support for the use of pavement marking and pavers to add different texture
• Lighting to create a safe environment for park users
• Seating options including benches and picnic tables, suggestions for natural materials
• Open lawn area that supports flexible uses
33Design Features to Refine or Improve
• Consider amphitheatre’s utility in the winter
• Indigenous placemaking opportunities to:
• represent Indigenous peoples and contemporary Indigenous culture
• share the history of traditional territories including features such as the Davenport trail/Gete-Onigaming
and Lake Iroquois shoreline, trails and the ravine system and the habitats
• consider permanent place-keeping/place-making beyond pavement markings
• consider an Indigenous place-name for the park’s final name
• Other placemaking opportunities to:
• Celebrate the history of industry and railway, or the history of development from rural to urban settings
• Recognize significant architecture and buildings, and wildlife
• Consider signage, maps, place names, and information about the area in the park
• 37% of participants indicated adult fitness equipment is an important aspect of the park
design
34Preference Between Concepts
Option 1 - Flow
• Overall organization provides a more organic
experience and is unique
• Amphitheatre is appealing and a unique feature
Both Option 1 - Flow
designs • Creation of two distinct “rooms” with apparent
30%
30% uses for the amphitheatre and open lawn area.
Flow Option 2 - Striation • Seating creates small private spaces
44%
44%
Option 2 - Striations
I like features in • Less unique but has better sightlines.
Striation both concept • Better balance of tree and meadow areas and
26%
26% options seating throughout the park
• Scattered boulders provide an interesting and
creative way to connect the area’s geological
history.
• T-intersection and striation paving pattern helps
open up this part of the path.
35Preferred Concept
36Preferred Concept - Flow Hydro Tower Turf Bench
1
4 6
Asphalt Path + Meadow Exercise
Design 5 Equipment
2 7
3 Pavers Trees & Amphitheatre
Macpherson Ave Fruit Trees 8
Gateway
9 Markers
Art Fence
10
3 6 9
7 2
4
Davenport Road
2
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1
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5 8
4
1 5
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CP Rail 0 5 10m
N
37Preferred Concept - Flow Asphalt Path +
Design
Event Space Amphitheatre
Macpherson Ave Pavement Meadow + Gateway
Treatment habitat Logs Markers
N
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0 5 10mPreferred Concept - Flow Asphalt Path +
Design
Event Space Amphitheatre
Macpherson Ave Pavement Meadow + Gateway
Treatment habitat Logs Markers
N
0 5 10m 39Indigenous Placekeeping
• Lawn area ceremonial/ small event space • Information sign sharing history of area
• Edible plants and fruit trees • Pavement markings + Design: Celebrate
• Ceremonial or medicine plants and trees, the old Wendat trail - Davenport Road,
such as cedar, pawpaw tree, tobacco, sage, Opportunities to Include Indigenous
cedar, rose hip, and chamomile language in the park, such as Ojibwa name
ishpadinaa meaning ‘a hill or sudden rise
• Gate way markers/artwork-possibly
in the land’ , also Navigation tree trail
Traditional territory clan symbols - beaver
marker related to the Wendat trail
(Huron-Wendat); eagle (Anishinabek and
Mississaugas of the Credit River First • Pavement - unit paver patterns/weave
Nations); crane (Chippewa); white pine • Amphitheater-Story-telling
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy) • Habitat preservation and creation
40Section - Amphitheatre
Overhead Hydro Wires
41Section - Entry Groves + Mounds
42Perspective - Park Entrance
43Perspective - Amphitheatre + Garden Room
44Perspective - Amphitheatre + Garden Room
45Activation
46Exercise Circuits
180m Loop 190m Loop 95m Loop
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0 20m
47Sitting Opportunities for 2 People
Macpherson Avenue
Davenport Road
CP Rail
N 0 10m
48Junior Adventure Walk
Macpherson Avenue
Davenport Road
CP Rail
N 0 10m
49Social Distancing Movie Night
Macpherson Avenue
50+
Davenport Road
CP Rail
N 0 10m
50Drumming Circle & Learning Space
Macpherson Avenue
Davenport Road
50+ 50+
CP Rail
N 0 10m
51Artisan Market
Macpherson Avenue
Davenport Road
70+
CP Rail
N 0 10m
52Park Features
53Plants and Trees
Planting Beds Meadow / Pollinator Planting Edible Fruit Plants
Medicine Plants Trees Fruit Trees
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55Pavement Designs for the Green Line
Typical Park Pavement Design: New Park Specific Pavement Design:
Wayfinding Street Names Placekeeping and Historical Design
56Art Fence - South
Concept: Indigenous Culture Art Fence
57Art Fence - West
Concept: Industrial Heritage
58Park Seating + Signage
Park Bench Accessible Picnic Table Park Signage
Lounge Seating Wood platform seating
59Park Furniture + Lighting
Adult exercise equipment
Park Bench
Amphitheatre Stone features Pathway Light
60Streetscape Improvements
Sidewalk widening where possible, concrete sidewalk, benches +
Green Line accents pavers new trees, paver edge, bike racks and bollards.
Concrete benches with Green Line signage and wood tops Planting Beds
61What makes this park is unique?
East Gateway Amphitheatre and Integrated Indigenous
To The Green Line Learning Space Placekeeping
Pollinator Education Meadow Habitat CP Rail & Hydro Corridor
Opportunity Showcase Industrial Heritage
62Questions and Discussion
63Zoom Controls and Troubleshooting
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64Preferred Concept - Flow Hydro Tower Turf Bench
1
4 6
Asphalt Path + Meadow Exercise
Design 5 Equipment
2 7
3 Pavers Trees & Amphitheatre
Macpherson Ave Fruit Trees 8
Gateway
9 Markers
Art Fence
10
3 6 9
7 2
4
Davenport Road
2
10
6
1
3
5 8
4
1 5
10
CP Rail 0 5 10m
N
65Next Steps
66Schedule
Concept Design Contract Tender Construction
Design Development Documents
Hydro One Approvals
Fall 2020 - Spring - Summer 2021 Summer - Fall 2021 Winter 2021 / 2022 Spring 2022 - Spring
Winter 2020 / 2021 to Fall 2023
67Visit the project webpage at
www.toronto.ca/macpherson-avenue-park
• Share your feedback through the online
questionnaire until Sunday March 14, 2021!
• Check out the family-friendly Towers and
Flowers Activity Book to learn more about
Next Steps pollinators and sustainability!
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Email any additional comments to
nancy.chater@toronto.ca by March 14th.
Thank you for your participation!
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