Railway Lands area
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The Railway Lands area is a redeveloped district in downtown Toronto known for its former rail yards, major attractions like the Rogers Centre and CN Tower, and dense mixed-use urban development.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Railway Lands | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
redeveloped rail yard area
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urban district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gardiner Expressway
NERFINISHED
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Lake Ontario shoreline ⓘ Union Station (Toronto) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high-density residential towers
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large entertainment venues ⓘ mixed-use podiums ⓘ tourist attractions ⓘ |
| contains |
CN Tower
NERFINISHED
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Metro Toronto Convention Centre vicinity ⓘ Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogers Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Roundhouse Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Railway Museum (at Roundhouse Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developmentEra |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| formerUse |
rail yards
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railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasSportsFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasTransportationHeritage | yes ⓘ |
| landUse |
commercial
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ public open space ⓘ residential ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Toronto
ⓘ
downtown Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
CityPlace neighbourhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Financial District (Toronto) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Toronto waterfront area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopmentType | mixed-use development ⓘ |
| region | Greater Toronto Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skylineFeature | CN Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsVenue | Rogers Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
GO Transit at Union Station
NERFINISHED
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Toronto subway Line 1 at Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ streetcar routes on Queens Quay ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningGoal |
intensification of downtown Toronto
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reuse of former industrial land ⓘ |
| zoning | mixed-use ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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