
Dupont-by-the-Castle BIA
Located at the northern edge of Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood and including Casa Loma and part of the future Green Line, the Dupont by the Castle BIA (Business Improvement Area) encompasses specialty stores, a college campus, museums, restaurants, and professional services providers. This Streetscape and Public Space Plan was undertaken to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current streetscape, establish a long-term vision and concept plan, and develop a phased approach to improvements. A key objective is to connect the disparate parts of Dupont Street to north/south opportunities, by means such as bridge enhancement with artwork and landscaping. We worked with the City of Toronto’s Public Realm group to identify locations for POPS and plazas, capitalizing on dead ends to create public streets, and developing new bike infrastructure, parkettes and parklets. We are currently implementing Huron Square – the reconnection of one of the dead ends as a shared street with new seating, landscaping and road treatments.


