ConsumersNext: The Biggest Development Project in North York on Consumers Road
The Consumers Road Business Park in North York is the largest employment area outside of downtown Toronto. This business park has been rezoned and development has begun to transform this commercial business park into a modern liveable area.
After studying the area for five years, the City of Toronto, for the first time, will use modern city planning to improve an employment area. The adopted plan called ConsumersNext looks to improve pedestrian safety, reduce traffic congestion, and create a more livable environment around the employment industrial area.
Office parks like this are key areas for growth outlined in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan. Although not at a major transit hub, the location of Consumers Road Business Park on the north-east side of the highway junction at 401 and DVP will receive improved connectivity with the Sheppard LRT from Don Mills subway station.
ConsumersNext Puts Pedestrian Safety First
One problem with the area surrounding the business park is pedestrian and cyclist safety. Pedestrian safety is thus one of the top priorities in a new development plan.
This area is high in traffic. The office park was designed to accommodate commuters arriving by car. The office buildings located in the interior district of the park are out of walking range to access much of the local retail and services. Someone on a short break would have a hard time walking from 255 Consumers Road to Tim Horton’s or Starbucks on Victoria Park Ave.
If you decide to make a trip to the Starbuck on Victoria Park Ave. it can be nerve-racking to walk across the six-lane intersection. Traffic piles up at the light waiting to get on or off the highway. It’s at intersections like these where the collision statistics involving pedestrians are high. Not exactly the kind of stress you need when you’re trying to take a coffee break.
But this is exactly what the extensive transportation master plan seeks to resolve. Increasing the transit capacity with Sheppard LRT, and improving the walkability and alternative transportation through an expanded street grid network, the plan looks to reduce the number of cars in the area, while increasing retail amenities.
Shorter pedestrian crossings using corner extensions are a high priority and ranked among the first initiatives to achieve a quick win for pedestrian safety.
Greenway Connection and Bike Lane
Another high priority in the ConsumersNext transportation master plan is to introduce a new greenway connection to improve the cycling network. The greenway path will run the outer perimeter of the business park, along the west and south edges boarding the highways. This will create a safe cycling connection for residents and employees to bike through the business park on a dedicated cycling lane.
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