Bill Hutchison - Waterfront Toronto - Tomorrow's Connected Communities: ICT Strategies & Opportunities
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The document discusses plans to transform the waterfront area of Toronto into a connected, sustainable community called i-Waterfront. It will include 40,000 residential units and office/retail space for 100,000 residents. A key strategy is to develop an "intelligent community" with ultra-broadband infrastructure and open access to digital services and content for residents and businesses. This aims to promote economic prosperity through industries like digital media and also enable social innovation through connectivity.
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Bill Hutchison - Waterfront Toronto - Tomorrow's Connected Communities: ICT Strategies & Opportunities
- 1. Tomorrow’s Connected Communities: ICT Strategies and Opportunities Connected Urban Development Global Conference 2008 Bill Hutchison Chair, i-Waterfront Advisory Council Executive Director, Intelligent Communities Waterfront Toronto bhutchison@waterfrontoronto.ca San Francisco www.waterfrontoronto.ca February 21 2008
- 2. Waterfront Toronto Established 2001 Three levels of government Mandate to lead and oversee all aspects of revitalization
- 3. World’s Largest Urban Revitalization Initiative Context for Revitalization: • Revitalization vs. Redevelopment • Goals: Sustainable Economic and Social Development • Blending Business Capital and Human Capital
- 4. Overall Scope • $17 billion – $4 billion public sector – $13 billion private investment • Four Districts – Exhibition Place/Ontario Place – East Bayfront – West Don Lands – Port Lands • 200 hectares of parks and public spaces • Major Film Studio • 40,000 residential units: +100,000 residents • Ten million square feet of employment space
- 5. Context for Revitalization Revitalization vs. redevelopment Public Policy Agenda: – Reduce urban sprawl – Develop sustainable communities – Build more affordable housing – Create more parks and public spaces – Expand public transit – Increase economic competitiveness
- 6. Fundamental Principles Public Accessibility Sustainable Development Design Excellence Economic Prosperity Fiscal Sustainability
- 7. Sustainability • Leading edge technology and innovation – Mixed use/local services – Transit – Parks & Open Spaces – Green Building Requirements – District Energy – Intelligent Communities • Market Transformation • Sustainability Framework/Swedish Audit
- 8. Vision – Overall Scope
- 10. Waterfront Neighbourhoods West Don Lands East Bayfront Port Lands Lower Don Lands
- 11. Central Waterfront Promenade • International design competition • Bathurst to Parliament • Continuous public access • Transform Queens Quay into iconic boulevard
- 12. West Don Lands & East Bayfront • 130 acres of parks and public spaces - 25% of precinct • 12,000 residential housing units, including 2,400 social • 3, 000,000 sq ft commercial • Elementary School(s) • Recreation and childcare centres • Community Wellness Centre • Transit, bikeways & pedestrian connections
- 13. Strategy for Sustainable Economic & Social Development: Create a new Intelligent Community; “i-Waterfront” • Proven over 20 years to facilitate economic and development • Ensures Business Innovation AND Social Innovation • Key to success = i-waterfront*Net (low-cost gigabit broadband intelligent communications infrastructure: FTTH and ubiquitous wireless
- 14. Green Building Specifications • Experienced Team • Integrated Design Process • LEED Gold Certification • Minimum Energy Use • Green Roofs • District Energy
- 15. District Energy • District Energy system in the West Don Lands and East Bayfront • District Energy provides heating and cooling to a community of buildings from one central plant • Reduces costs of new buildings, lowers air emissions, improves air quality, consistent with corporation’s sustainability goals
- 16. Transit • Transit first approach; within 5 minute walk of all residences • EA underway • Construction scheduled to start 2008; service operational in 2009
- 17. i-waterfront*net: Open Access Architecture Residents Ultra Content and Businesses Content and services broadband service Institutions Infrastructure providers
- 18. Digital Media Business • Focus on new digital media companies as part of employment strategy • Filmport, Corus Entertainment are new anchors in the precinct
- 19. The Key Elements in Implementing i-Waterfront • Community collaboration: – Define the vision – Create the roadmap • Economic development, marketing and inbound investment: – Building the i-Waterfront plan into the economic development and job creation plans • Leadership: – Education of the WATERFRONToronto Board of Directors – Create and use of the i-Waterfront Advisory Council – Create focused subcommittees of the Advisory Council to lead the e-application strategies – Create international expert panel on broadband infrastructure
- 20. Other Global Intelligent Communities* As selected by the Intelligent Community Forum, “ICF”…..a Global Think Tank based in New York Taipei, Waterloo, Glasgow, Sunderland, Mitaka, Singapore, Tianjin, Seoul, Vasteras ……… and many more The Winning Characteristics : Community leadership, collaboration, digital democracy, marketing, sustainability, advanced broadband infrastructure
- 21. In Closing • Ultra broadband infrastructure provides the foundation and the first step • The e-applications generate usage social prosperity and sustainable economic development.