Waterfront Toronto

Unfinished Arch is designed for participation. Built to respond to touch, the Arch is only complete when you interact with it. By putting accessibility at the centre of the experience, Unfinished Arch's interactive features reflect how we are shaping public spaces with everyone in mind. As construction continues, work is now underway on the accessible pathway connecting Water’s Edge Promenade to the Arch, making connection and accessibility a core part of this thoughtful design. Video description: The text overlay reads, "Behind-the-Scenes, Unfinished Arch in Sherbourne Common, Building vs Belonging." Artists Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's explains the accessibility feature of the artwork by showing the design of Unfinished Arch on a computer screen and animated visual showing a person in wheelchair and how they interact with the Arch. The video moves into construction progress shots showing crew working on accessible pathway, concrete base and work in progress. End.

This summer, Global Convenience by Toronto‑based artists Trevor Wheatley and Cosmo Dean arrives in Harbour Square Park Basin as a familiar yet unexpected sight: a floating artwork shaped like a neighbourhood convenience store. Inspired by corner stores across Toronto and around the world, the piece reflects on everyday rituals, arrival and exchange, and the small spaces where cultures meet. As Toronto gears up to welcome people from across the globe for FIFA World Cup, Global Convenience celebrates the ordinary moments that connect us. Illuminated at night with solar‑powered lighting, the artwork will bring a warm, recognizable presence to the waterfront. Stay tuned for more details.

A new landmark is continuing to take shape on Toronto’s waterfront. Week by week, Unfinished Arch has emerged at Sherbourne Common, built with the same care and rigour as the waterfront itself. As part of Waterfront Toronto’s Public Art Program, this permanent artwork is being designed to animate public space and become a destination for people to gather, experience, and connect. This is city‑building in progress. Video description: The text overlay reads, "Behind-the-Scenes, Unfinished Arch in Sherbourne Common, Then vs Now." The images from beginning to end show conctruction progress shots of Unfinished Arch from various angles during the day.

Centre Commons is imagined as an everyday civic place—an urban living room at the heart of Ookwemin Minising. Designed as a green pedestrian space, it’s where daily life unfolds: kids learning to ride bikes, neighbours stopping to chat, pop ups and markets, all woven into nature. Learn more about the new design project: bit.ly/4eFU5NN

Inspired by the historic sandbar, the Sandbar Trail will run along Ookwemin Street, carrying Indigenous history and presence into the streetscape. Learn more about the new design concept: bit.ly/4eFU5NN

A new vision for Ookwemin Minising is taking shape , with people centred streets, generous public spaces, and room for hundreds more affordable homes. Read more here: thestar.com/real-estate/ci…

A new vision is taking shape for Ookwemin Minising, with people, nature, and community at the centre. 🌿Read more in the @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

This video explores the vision for Centre Commons as a green, pedestrian space running across the island. Centre Commons will be at the heart of the neighbourhood, an everyday civic space and urban living room — it's where kids learn to bike, caregivers chat while children play, and community pop-ups and markets take root. The result is a street defined by community, inviting reflection on how we name, share, and care for the places where daily life happens. About the project: We’re working on the fundamentals needed to develop new housing on this new island created through flood protection, called Ookwemin Minising. Design for the public spaces, streets, stormwater and sanitary pipes, and utility ducts that support the building of new homes started in summer 2025. Our international design team is integrating design for streets and public spaces with a review of the density and built form on the island. About the design team: Led by a partnership of global professional services company @GHDspeaks and global design studio SLA, the team includes Allies and Morrison (Architecture and Urban Design firm), Trophic Design (an Indigenous-owned landscape architecture firm), Transsolar (an international climate engineering firm), accessible design consultants @Level_PFAgency, with community outreach and public engagement led by Monumental Projects and Indigenous Engagement led by Trina Moyan and Shak Gobert. ➡️Learn more about the project: bit.ly/40jmsc6 ➡️A detailed transcript of this video is available here: waterfrontoronto.ca/descriptive-tr…

This video explores the design vision behind the Sandbar Trail, proposed to run along Ookwemin Street on a new island, Ookwemin Minising. The Sandbar Trail reflects Indigenous history and presence through the alignment and materials used on Ookwemin Street. About the project: We’re working on the fundamentals needed to develop new housing on this new island created through flood protection, called Ookwemin Minising. Design for the public spaces, streets, stormwater and sanitary pipes, and utility ducts that support the building of new homes started in summer 2025. Our international design team is integrating design for streets and public spaces with a review of the density and built form on the island. About the design team: Led by a partnership of global professional services company @GHDspeaks and global design studio SLA, the team includes Allies and Morrison (Architecture and Urban Design firm), Trophic Design (an Indigenous-owned landscape architecture firm), Transsolar (an international climate engineering firm), accessible design consultants @Level_PFAgency, with community outreach and public engagement led by Monumental Projects and Indigenous Engagement led by Trina Moyan and Shak Gobert. ➡️Learn more about the project: bit.ly/40jmsc6 ➡️A detailed transcript of this video is available here: waterfrontoronto.ca/descriptive-tr…

Excited about Spring on @WaterfrontTO? Projects like the Lake Shore Boulevard East, Jack Layton Ferry Terminal upgrades, Water’s Edge Promenade Boardwalk are creating an accessible waterfront for everyone. Plan your visit: waterfrontoronto.ca

Did you see this exciting update? #EarthDayEveryDay

Hi Jag - Thank you for bringing this up. Much of the work to date has focused on major enabling infrastructure needed before development can move forward, including flood protection, dedicated transit right of way construction and preparing Queens Quay East to be extended. Waterfront East Transit and other infrastructure projects are being planned through a phased approach that reflects the scale and complexity of the eastern waterfront, with timing and sequencing guided by Council decisions and coordination with other major projects. More detail on phasing and delivery will be brought forward at a forthcoming City Council meeting.

Aside from some developments in East Bayfront & West Don Lands, progress in Port Lands & East Quayside has been slow for a decade, mainly infrastructure expansion. Why is WaterfrontTO moving so slowly compared to all the hype? Was this pace always expected? I'm genuinely curious.

Want to learn more about Quayside? Check out our latest immersive experience and see how everything fits together: bit.ly/4aJQSJl

Spotted in the new mouth of the Don River: blobs! These jelly‑like blobs are bryozoans, and seeing not just one but lots of them is a great sign that we’ve built first‑class aquatic habitat. We now have two years of fisheries data (2024–2025), showing 34 fish species recorded in the area. In 2024 alone, TRCA documented 29 species, up from almost none before flood protection work began. From blob‑like “moss animals” to Northern Pike and even an Emerald Bowfin, the new river is supporting life. Learn more about what these blobs tell us about water quality and aquatic life in the Don River and Port Lands: 👉 waterfrontoronto.ca/news/what-jell…

@NicholastheWise The Keating Channel will remain a critical waterway and a defining feature of the neighbourhood. As the future community development takes shape, it will be enhanced with new public spaces, promenades and the Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge.

@WaterfrontTO Is the Keating Channel still going to be there or is it getting filled in at some point?

The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of Toronto have each committed to advancing Waterfront East Transit – a landmark commitment to unlock housing, connect communities, and drive economic growth along Toronto’s eastern waterfront. More than transit, this is the foundation for the next wave of our city’s future. Alongside the recently announced $975 million tri-government investment in enabling housing infrastructure on the waterfront, Waterfront East Transit will unlock access to new neighbourhoods like Quayside, Ookwemin Minising and beyond. This generates more than 100,000 jobs and more than $13.2 billion in economic value. Watch the full video on YouTube and read the press release to learn more: bit.ly/4s8gs13

@XyzUvw348558 Waterfront East Transit is a higher‑order surface transit line that will operate primarily in a dedicated right‑of‑way along Queens Quay East and into the Port Lands, integrated with Toronto’s existing TTC streetcar network.

It's official! Transit is coming to the eastern waterfront: bit.ly/4v5uDHe

Traffic update – Lake Shore Blvd E From Fri, Apr 10 at 11:00 pm to Sun, Apr 12 at 8:00 pm, lane closures will be in place between Don Rdwy and Carlaw Ave for critical infrastructure work. One lane will remain open in each direction. ➡️ Sat, Apr 11 | 6:00 am–3:00 pm Eastbound lanes closed from Don Rdwy to Saulter St. Detour: Don Rdwy → Commissioners St → Carlaw Ave. Please plan ahead and follow on-site signage.

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This summer, the Inner Harbour connects east to west in a whole new way! Waterfront Toronto, in partnership with the @cityoftoronto and the @TOPortAuthority, has selected York Bay Marine Services as the operator for the East‑West Water Shuttle Pilot - a seasonal service launching this June to test the feasibility of expanded water-based transit across Toronto’s Inner Harbour. Running from June through September, the pilot will connect three stops: ⚓ Ookwemin Minising (Port Lands/Biidaasige Park) – new ⚓ Yonge Street Slip (Central Waterfront) ⚓ Portland Slip/Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport – new The pilot advances a key recommendation from the Sea Bus Feasibility Study and supports the 2020 Marine Use Strategy, a long-term roadmap for expanding how people access and move through Toronto’s harbour. More details, including schedules and fares, will be shared in the coming months as we get closer to launch. Read the full release now here: bit.ly/4mfr8tq