The newest
Waterfront Toronto park is moving closer to completion this week as granite curbstones are installed by city crews and the last few benches are put in place.
Work on the
Sherbourne Common, which crept 20 metres into Lower Sherbourne last year, has closed northbound traffic on the street. The lanes will remain closed until the street is aligned with the new Dockside Drive being built to serve George Brown College's East Bayfront campus
Toronto Star architecture columnist Christopher Hume
has called the $30-million park "one of a new breed of hybrid urban projects that have the potential to lead us into the future."
Sherbourne Common opened to the public on Sept. 24 last year, and will have its official opening when the final maples are planted this spring. The Sherbourne Common skating rink opened on Jan. 31.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Samantha Giileno
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