In the centre of Toronto, Eglinton Avenue binds together a series of diverse neighbourhoods. The proposed Eglinton Crosstown LRT will fundamentally change the balance of transportation along Eglinton, spur development along its length, and create a series of new place-making opportunities.
We co-led the project with Brook McIlroy and developed the Built Form Zoning Recommendations and Guidelines, as well as the Streetscape Design, for 19 of the 26km LRT corridor. The Built Form Guidelines are built upon existing City standards; we then tested a series of ‘Focus Areas’, where more intense development was appropriate. The final recommendations were codified in a comprehensive set of site-specific zoning by-laws that will guide both private and public investment along the new LRT corridor. The Streetscape Design accommodates all users in complete streets, while specific, context sensitive designs were developed for the below-grade and surface segments of the LRT – incorporating healthy, urban trees; broader sidewalks; safe cycling routes; public art; heritage buildings; integrated parking; consolidated over-head utilities; and a series of new public plazas at all station locations.
