The Humber Bay Shores Urban Design Guidelines Update and Public Realm Plan

Overview

The Humber Bay Shores Urban Design Guidelines Update and Public Realm Plan is a City of Toronto study dated July 2008 that updates the Motel Strip urban design guidelines for the Humber Bay Shores area. The City posts it in four parts totalling 24 pages. It covers study background and analysis, existing conditions, recommendations on streets, public realm structure, height and massing, tower articulation, landscape and block-specific guidelines, and implementation steps, read with the Motel Strip Secondary Plan.

What it covers

• Executive Summary – Key Recommendations
• Introduction
• Study Background and Analysis
• The Study Area - Analysis of Existing Conditions
• Shaping Future Development - Recommendations
• Guiding Principles
• Streets and Street Hierarchy
• Marine Parade Drive
• Public Realm Structure
• The Village Court
• Land Uses
• Building Massing and Siting
• Tower Articulation
• Shadow Studies
• Sustainable Design
• Landscape Elements and Pedestrian Amenities
• Preferred Master Plan
• Block Specific Guidelines
• The Mid-Block
• The Marine Parade Block
• Private Open Space Block
• Implementation
• Next Steps