“The Quayside project has the potential to accelerate the city’s goals and objectives for the waterfront and the broader city through the implementation and demonstration of innovations in areas such as planning, design, construction, and information technology,” said Tory, in a statement. Toronto Mayor John Tory says if done the right way, “Quayside represents many exciting possibilities.” Together, Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs want to develop the sprawling plot of land Waterfront Toronto calls the Quayside primarily into residential units.īut there are also plans to build an “urban innovation campus” for startups, a new Google Canada headquarters, and a non-profit applied research institute called the ‘Urban Innovation Institute.’īy its proposed 2040 completion, the project would create 93,000 total jobs (including 44,000 direct jobs) and become a tremendous revenue source for government, generating $4.3 billion in annual tax revenue and $14.2 billion in annual GDP. Google's Sidewalk Labs unveils futuristic plans for Quayside development in Toronto.Canadian Civil Liberties Association threatening lawsuit over Google's Sidewalk Labs.Sidewalk Labs unveils more plans for high tech Toronto waterfront community.Sidewalk Labs said Monday that its $1.3-billion plan for the Toronto neighbourhood was developed after 18 months of speaking with more than 21,000 Toronto residents. The MIDP includes three volumes, spanning over 1,500-pages, exploring how the city can transform a small piece of the eastern waterfront into a “global model for urban innovation.”
Waterfront Toronto released the draft on Monday for the 4.9-hectare (12-acre) parcel of land, and now the Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), titled Toronto Tomorrow: A New Approach for Inclusive Growth, is available to the public. Google’s sister company Sidewalk Labs has released its highly-anticipated master plan for its Quayside development project along Toronto’s eastern waterfront.
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