{"id":42481,"date":"2013-03-19T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T18:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=42481"},"modified":"2013-03-19T14:10:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T18:10:36","slug":"making-the-case-for-ontario-place-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/03\/19\/making-the-case-for-ontario-place-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/evlonJ_gOeE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been much discussion and debate lately of MGM Resorts International&#8217;s recently released\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/database\/projects\/mgm-cadillac-fairview-casino-proposal-exhibition-place\" target=\"_blank\">proposal for Exhibition Place and Ontario Place<\/a>. But of course the casino lobby isn&#8217;t the only group to have developed a detailed vision for these sites.<\/p>\n<p>As part of an urban design studio led by Claire Weisz, Mark Yoes, and Talal Rahmeh, students at the University of Toronto\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniels.utoronto.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design<\/a>\u00a0were asked to create their own proposals for the area. The course, entitled \u201c<strong>Design of the Public Sphere \u2014 The Case for Ontario Place<\/strong>,\u201d required students to put together videos showcasing their schemes. We\u2019ll present three of the videos here over the next three days, and are interested to hear what you think of these alternate visions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s video was created by<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christinapascoa.com\/Ontario-Place\" target=\"_blank\">Christina Pascoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pascoa\u2019s proposal would see Ontario Place transformed into a public park with open and programmed space that would be usable year round. Wetlands, reforested areas, and beaches would help to re-naturalize the shoreline and provide an ideal stop-over location for migratory birds. In order to help fund the revitalization of Ontario Place as a public park, Pascoa has proposed that the Province and City form a partnership to coordinate the selling and leasing of public lands. A new, vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood would be created on land currently devoted to the parking lots that service Ontario Place and Exhibition Place. This self-sustaining neighbourhood would include a walkable grid with shops and cafes, and office spaces with residential units above. Historic buildings would be kept intact, while a land bridge over Lakeshore Boulevard would connect Exhibition Place and Ontario Place.<\/p>\n<p><em>This video includes footage from Credit Valley (www.creditvalleyca.ca), which can be found<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=ad2kq2Ph4-Q\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=ad2kq2Ph4-Q\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been much discussion and debate lately of MGM Resorts International&#8217;s recently released\u00a0proposal for Exhibition Place and Ontario Place. But of course the casino lobby isn&#8217;t the only group to have developed a detailed vision for these sites. 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