The open house offered visitors a glimpse into what the neighbourhood — planned for a 12-acre parcel of land near Queens Quay E. and Parliament St. — could look like once completed. It highlighted key concepts from the “Toronto Tomorrow” report such as better public transit and walkability in the high-tech community, and models of highrise structures built from mass timber, which is more environmentally sustainable than concrete and steel. While much of the project is still conceptual, some of the nearly 1,500 visitors on Saturday were impressed by the plans. Chiranjeev Jha said he came to see the mock-ups because his father, who works in construction, has been talking about it as something that could bring “a lot of change” in Toronto. Using timber will produce thousands of jobs across the region and significantly change the cost of construction, he said.

Source: thestar June 30, 2019 01:17 UTC