CityLab Daily: Is the Future of Urban Resilience in Toronto?
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The Port Lands in Toronto is undergoing a C$1.25 billion infrastructure development known as the Port Lands Flood Protection Project.
Photographer: Galit Rodan/BloombergWhen Toronto experienced its worst flooding 70 years ago, after Hurricane Hazel washed away entire neighborhoods, the city began looking at ways to prevent another disaster of that scale. The search has led to an ambitious urban resilience project that pushes the boundaries of green infrastructure, and goes beyond protecting the city from extreme flooding.
Currently underway, the Port Lands Flood Protection Project aims to reshape 600 acres of Toronto's Port Lands district, which has become an industrial wasteland jutting into Lake Ontario. It would create space for new parks, new wildlife habitat and, eventually, housing for up to 20,000 residents. It also includes a massive project to reroute Toronto’s Don River, in an effort to make the city’s river system less vulnerable to downpours. Bloomberg’s Danielle Bochove reports today on CityLab: Is This the Future of Urban Resilience?