Queens Quay's facelift as a new vision to emerge this week

The Queens Quay we know now will undergo a massive change in the coming years, not by any new buildings (there barely is enough space) but by the scope of changes coming to the boulveard.

This upcoming Wednesday, Waterfront Toronto is holding a public meeting to present its vision for what Queens Quay will look like and the "selection of the preferred tunnel portal location" for a new streetcar line to the East Bayfront (or Queens Quay East).

It's a massive moment for the neighbourhood so to bring you semi up to date, we'll take you through some of the proposed changes to Queens Quay West.

The meeting on March 25 is at the Westin Harbour Castle, Metro West Ballroom at One Harbour Square, starting with an open house at 6:30 and a presentation at 7 p.m.

A need for a new street?

You may remember in the late summer of 2006, a little pilot project that made way for pedestrians and cyclists. It basically took the two southbound lanes and turned them into a cycling/jogging path and added an extra grassy area along with flowers (yes, flowers) to the dedicated TTC route

Here's an image we took back then to jog your memory.



It appears it was a lot more than just a test case, but part of a vision for what the street could be.

In our next post, we'll discuss five alternatives that the Waterfront Toronto had looked at and on Tuesday, we'll show you the three finalists. Wednesday, we'll attend the meeting and bring any updates to the blog.