What we know about the potential impacts on housing and traffic of Island Airport expansion based on any publicly available information.
Last week, City staff reported to the Planning and Housing Committee about the potential impacts on housing and traffic of Island Airport expansion based on any publicly available information.
The City report highlights a number of areas that are of concern to me and many Torontonians, particularly:
Less housing on the waterfront and in southern Etobicoke and impacts to livability of housing in these areas, to account for more pollution and noise
Serious impacts on congestion on Bathurst St, Queen’s Quay and Lake Shore Blvd
Less park spaces available for public use, like Little Norway Park and the Toronto Island Park, in our downtown communities
The air and water quality and harbour use impacting local ecosystems, residents, and visitors
I moved motions with the Committee Chair for more information on the implications of foreign ownership of major transportation infrastructure (by American investment company JP Morgan) and the impacts on water quality in the Inner Harbour.
Decisions about the future of the Island Airport must be part of a transparent, democratic, and evidence-based process. Torontonians deserve to have a say.
Summer brings more people and activity to our downtown communities. With more people out and about, I’ve had many conversations about road safety and making sure we can all enjoy our neighbourhoods and get to where we need to go.
This morning, I announced the first-ever library branch on Toronto’s waterfront at Quayside! This was only made possible through incredible partnership between my office, City of Toronto staff, the Toronto Public Library, Waterfront Toronto, and the development partners, including $9 million in funds that I am proud to have allocated from our legacy community benefits tool, section 37, to make this opportunity a reality.
I'm proud to bring the first library to our waterfront, on the fast-track, as part of the Quayside development, and excited to keep working with neighbours to ensure this library branch reflects community needs.