Toronto announces plan for 21-Acre "Rail Deck Park" Downtown

The 8.5 hectare park would provide a much-needed communal space to Downtown neighbourhoods where public infrastructure has not kept pace with development, the Mayor explained. "The Downtown core has far less parkland than other parts of the City," said Tory, stressing the urgent need to provide social infrastructure—including transit, affordable housing, and public space—to keep up with explosive population growth. Read more: Tory Announces Plan for 21-Acre "Rail Deck Park" Downtown | Urban Toronto

How the new 21-Acre "#RailDeckPark" unveiling changes the game: https://t.co/CISAEiNFGE #Toronto #TOpoli #Urban #TO pic.twitter.com/Dx4jM1rOmg

— UrbanToronto (@Urban_Toronto) August 3, 2016

Today, we reimagine the rail corridor as an iconic Toronto park. #RailDeckPark pic.twitter.com/jASN15PcUU

— John Tory (@JohnTory) August 3, 2016

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