The Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure (PLFP) Project is a $1.25B project led by Waterfront Toronto, providing flood protection to approximately 250ha of flood vulnerable lands. The project will transform ~30 hectares of industrial brownfields into a naturalized river valley system while unlocking the area for revitalization and facilitating billions of dollars in investment.  PLFP will improve quality of life, bring nature back to an underused industrial site and better protect our neighbourhoods from extreme weather conditions. 

A sustainable approach to design has also been woven throughout the approach to the enabling infrastructure planned for the site. With the reconstruction of three major roads, Cherry Street, Commissioner’s Street and the Don Roadway, a low impact development approach has been integrated into the design to manage stormwater and provide for passive irrigation of streetscaping. Additionally, innovative solutions have been proposed to knit both the roadway and the parks together, taking a systems-based approach to design. 

Shannon will highlight the major project elements related to sustainable placemaking that combine to make the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Project one of the most significant changes to the Lake Ontario shoreline in decades, and one of largest infrastructure projects in Canada.

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