Lower Don Lands

Developed from the winning proposal for the international Port Lands Estuary Design Competition, the Lower Don Lands master plan reimagines more than 300 acres of Toronto’s post-industrial waterfront by restoring the mouth of the Don River as the organizing structure for a new urban district. The plan integrates a naturalized river and floodplain with new parks, wetlands, neighborhoods, transportation, and public infrastructure. A phased strategy allows landscape and ecological systems to guide the long-term transformation of the site, creating a model for integrating flood protection, habitat restoration, public space, and urban development.