New public open space for Toronto

"With an area just larger than 16 regulation football fields, the proposed park would dwarf all other green spaces in the core. It’s an open space that chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat said could be “our Central Park” — a “grand civic gesture” in a part of Toronto experiencing unprecedented residential growth and one that is also the most deficient in parkland."



“It’s something special, because this signature central park, it’s not just for downtown residents, it will be a central destination for all of Toronto,” said Cressy of Rail Deck Park. “There is not 21 acres available in downtown Toronto. We need to be bold and innovate and think about how you utilize underutilized spaces.”

from: https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/08/03/toronto-eyes-air-over-downtown-rail-corridor-for-bold-new-public-park.html