{"id":4150,"date":"2009-04-03T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2009-04-04T01:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2009\/04\/03\/econsultation-another-way-to-inform-waterfront-redevelopment\/"},"modified":"2009-04-03T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2009-04-04T01:23:03","slug":"econsultation-another-way-to-inform-waterfront-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/04\/03\/econsultation-another-way-to-inform-waterfront-redevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"eConsultation: another way to inform Waterfront redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gardiner<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>My family and friends have often (rightly) accused me of trying to do too much at once. While I admit that this is partly a result of my personal struggle with FOMO<\/a>, I think at least some of the blame lies in the sheer amount of events deserving attention in this city.<\/p>\n

Public consultations are on the list of events I don’t get to attend as much as I’d like. In a way this is a good problem to have, as it means there are a plethora of opportunities to inform our city’s development, but it still drives me crazy when my calendar fills up with events I know I’ll miss because of conflicts and other obligations. Waterfront Toronto<\/a> seems to have recognized that this is a common problem and has created a website<\/a> for the sole purpose of conducting public consultation on what to do with the eastern end of the Gardiner Expressway, from Jarvis to Logan.<\/p>\n

Among my many tangential side interests – and I think having tangential side interests is a key symptom of FOMO suffers – is the potential of the internet to encourage and improve public participation in urban planning processes. While I don’t think that reading about planning initiatives on a computer screen is as useful as engaging in face-to-face dialogue with people about issues in affected communities, it does offer an avenue for people who have an interest in informing these initiatives to contribute to the discussion in a way that doesn’t require scheduling around meetings or traveling all over the city.<\/p>\n

The pleasantly readable gardinerconsultation.ca<\/a> website has a number of interesting features, including explanations of the history and possible futures of the Gardiner, case studies discussing how other cities have dealt with elevated expressways, and a pretty robust commenting system under each of the consultation topics. It seems I’m among the last to learn about this site, as there are already a number of interesting conversations going on in the comments.<\/p>\n

The comments will be used to help inform the Environmental Assessment process. If you’ve been following or contributing to the discussion<\/a> about what to do with the Gardiner this seems like a cool and convenient way to get your voice heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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