PLX 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Edensor, Jan Gehl, Creative Class

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Planning
• Course: PLX 111
• Professor: Eleanor Rae

Document Summary

Contemporary issues in creative cities: planning for the creative economy. Guest speaker: graig uens (senior planner, city of toronto) Estimated population of toronto in 2036: over 8 million. Tools that shape the city: provincial policies, the official plan, guideli(cid:374)es (cid:894)(cid:271)uildi(cid:374)gs, a(cid:396)eas, pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) a(cid:396)t, et(cid:272) (cid:895) Announced in 2015 and enabled partly by a million donation, the bentway is a 10-acre, 1. 75km linear public open space beneath the elevated gardiner expressway extending from west of strachan avenue to. Honest ed"s / mirvish village development: 800 rental units and affordable units, 24 heritage buildings incorporated, public art, district energy, daycare space large public market redesigned markham street a new part 1,150sqm a different booklist. Opportunities/challenges: new, affordable rental housing, established artist community increasing community service transit proximity green infrastructure improving public spaces community engagement. Flo(cid:396)ida(cid:859)s ideas (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e a(cid:374) u(cid:396)(cid:271)a(cid:374) i(cid:373)pe(cid:396)ati(cid:448)e: a roadmap/script, get creative or die not trying.