Media Advisory - Waterfront Toronto Unveils Design For Underpass Park - First
Park of Its Kind to be Built in Toronto

TORONTO, March 8 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to a design briefing to learn details about Underpass Park, the most extensive park to be built under an overpass in Canada, and the first ever in Toronto. Located in the West Don Lands, adjacent to the future home of the Athletes' Village for the 2015 Pan Am Games, Underpass Park will begin construction this spring and will open in early 2011.

Underpass Park, an innovative space under the Eastern and Richmond/Adelaide overpasses, is the first park to be built in the new West Don Lands community. The project, designed by renowned Vancouver landscape architects Phillips, Farevaag Smallenberg in association with The Planning Partnership, will transform a derelict area and underused space into a bright, new, urban neighbourhood amenity and key pedestrian connection and passageway.

    
    WHO:      John Campbell, President and CEO, Waterfront Toronto
              Chris Glaisek, VP Planning and Design, Waterfront Toronto
              Greg Smallenberg, Partner, Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg
              Paul Raff, Architect/Artist, Paul Raff Studio

    WHAT:     Unveiling of design for Underpass Park, the first park of its
              kind in Toronto

    WHEN:     Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

    WHERE:    Waterfront Toronto, 20 Bay St. Suite 1310, Boardroom
    

Seating for the design briefing is limited, please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend.

For further information: Tari Stork, Waterfront Toronto, [phone] or [email protected]; Samantha Gileno, Waterfront Toronto, [phone] or [email protected]