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Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown Urban Design Guidelines
Published by City of Toronto
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- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Toronto
- Date
- June 2004
- Also called
- Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 61
Overview
Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown Urban Design Guidelines, published by Urban Development Services in June 2004. This 61-page document gives the context for the area, a structure plan of precincts and corridors such as Village of Yorkville, Yonge Street, Bloor Street and Avenue Road, plus gateways, heritage including the Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District, views, open space network, public art and street character types. Built form guidelines cover sidewalk interface, street walls, strategic sites, building heights, shadows, angular planes and high-rise design.
What it covers
- Introduction
- Context
- The Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown Area
- Planning Context
- Development and Design Directions
- Structure Plan
- Precincts and Corridors
- Village of Yorkville Precinct
- Yonge-Yorkville Precinct
- Davenport Bay Precinct
- Ramsden Park Precinct
- Yonge Street Corridor
- Bloor Street Corridor
- Avenue Road Corridor
- Gateway Areas
- Heritage
- Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District
- Views and Key Sites
- Open Space Network
- Public Art Program
- Street Character Types
- Built Form Guidelines
- Pedestrian Scale Design Considerations
- Street Wall Scale Design Considerations
- Strategic Sites
- Urban Scale Design Considerations
- Building Heights
- Shadows and Pedestrian Comfort
- Built Form Angular Planes
- High-Rise Built Form Design Criteria
- Design and Architectural Quality
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