NEW: City staff issues critical report of Ontario Place redesign proposal.
The biggest issue appears to be with the facility’s main entrance and building, a 22,000 square-metre structure with a maximum height of 26 metres that will connect to the west island.
“The height, massing and scale of the main building overwhelms the public realm, heritage features and overall size of the west island landform.” The structure “does not prioritize transit and active transportation” and goes against the province’s own policies on reducing car use as laid out in its“The proposed five level subsurface parking structure, surface parking and resultant 2,700 space parking supply does not meet these policy objectives,” the report said.and said at the time that it would feature 12 acres of accessible public space as well as a “family-friendly” attraction.
Little is known about the total cost of the project, although the government has previously said it expects those partners will contribute a combined $500 million to its construction, leaving taxpayers to cover the rest of the bill.
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