WHAT TO DO WITH THE GARDINER EXPRESSWAY
a panel discussion presented by Spacing and Harbourfront’s Viewpoints
WHEN: Tonight!!!
WHERE: Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W.
WHAT TIME: doors open at 6:30pm, starts at 7pm
HOW MUCH: $5
FACEBOOK: feel free to RSVP at our event listing
As some Spacing Toronto readers may already know, the next issue of the magazine is focused on the role of the car in the city. To complement the upcoming issue we’ve organized a panel that takes place tonight — in partnership with the Harbourfront Centre’s Viewpoints series — that asks, “What to do with the Gardiner Expressway?”
On the panel will be Calvin Brook, architect of Brook McIlroy, who wrote an essay in Concrete Toronto about how to reinvent the Gardiner. Brook argues that the barrier effect ascribed to the Gardiner is misplaced; the barrier is a result of neglect of the space beneath, “a blind spot in our collective understanding of civic space in the city.”
The other panelist is Jose Gutierrez, the creator of the Toronto Waterfront Viaduct plan. Spacing has written about this plan before. We’re excited to hear the developments of Gutierrez’s plan since we last heard from him.
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett will moderate the discussion. We’ll ask attendees to give us their opinions on the Gardiner from 8pm onward. Be prepared to state your case in 2 minutes or less!
