Thorncliffe Park's transit-oriented community in renderings published by Infrastructure Ontario. The proposed development is set to begin construction after the Ontario Line station in Thorncliffe is complete, estimated in 2029.
Ontario has a vision for the future of Thorncliffe Park. Residents worry if they'll be included | CBC News LoadedOntario wants to build a transit-oriented community in Thorncliffe, with the goal of more housing, more jobs and more space for retail and recreation. While residents say they desperately need what the government is offering, some who have already been priced out of the community say they fear gentrification.
"When they want to leave their families, where are they going to go? How far are they going to be?... Is it going to disrupt the community that we have?" Sukhera says he advocated for a TOC after Metrolinx announced the neighbourhood would have a stop on the Ontario Line.Firm commitments to residents would go a long way, says Nosheen Khan, food security coordinator at The Neighbourhood Organization. She says the biggest concern about the TOC is whether affordable housing will be guaranteed.
When asked about the TOC and the needs of the community including affordable housing commitments, Infrastructure Ontario said that community benefits and affordable housing options will be "explored" through negotiations with Toronto and the building partner. "We have to make sure that we are not trying to improve the aesthetics of these communities, but we're actually trying to address some of the root problems," he said.with community members. But residents say it will take more than a few town halls to convince them that the development will work in their favour."It's incited a sort of emotion," he said. "They're going to do something about it.
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