Major Edge Streets

The St. George Campus is bounded by major City streets. Each of these streets has an important role in defining the image of the campus and its relationship to the larger context of the City of Toronto.

Spadina Avenue is the western boundary of the St. George Campus. It was the location of significant streetscape reconstruction during the installation of the Spadina LRT, and has been upgraded with street trees, wider sidewalks, distinctive paving materials and public art. Investing in the Landscape has chosen the area at Spadina Circle and Russell Street as a Demonstration Site.

The north side of College Street has a unique street character with historic buildings and large setbacks. It is a major streetscape opportunity for the University and surrounding community. Investing in the Landscape has chosen to highlight College Street in Demonstration Site 5.

Queen's Park Crescent is the location of a large volume of pedestrian traffic to the Federated and Affiliated Colleges and Universities to the east. Investing in the Landscape explores opportunities to make changes to Queen's Park Crescent and its intersection with Wellesley Street to create a more comfortable pedestrian environment.

Bloor Street is the campus' northern edge. The St. George Campus has four major intersections with Bloor Street: Spadina Avenue, Huron Street, St. George Street, and Queen's Park Crescent.

The character of Bloor Street will be subject to change from three known forces in the future:

• The Varsity Stadium redevelopment will present a new face to a significant frontage on Bloor Street from Devonshire Place to The Royal Conservatory of Music. The new image of Bloor Street on this parcel will likely be urban and retail in focus. It will function as the major entrance to a significant new development.
• The Bloor and Yorkville area BIA, in association with the City of Toronto, is undertaking a millennium project study of the Bloor Street streetscape from Church Street to Bedford Road. A major focus of this study is to find locations for the installation of street trees.
• The Royal Ontario Museum has plans to re-work its frontage along Bloor Street to improve its relationship to grade level.

Bloor Street thus has several connected opportunities for streetscape enhancement. These opportunities should be considered as a whole to ensure that they respond appropriately to one another and to the University.