Toronto voted 36–4 to build it. A massive park in the heart of the city. A project some compared to New York’s Central Park.

Then developers challenged the plan, the province sided with them, and everything changed.

Chris Jovellanos was inside Toronto’s planning department as Rail Deck Park went from one of the city’s most ambitious public space projects… to a proposed condo development above the rail corridor.

In Episode 1 of Between The Lakes, we break down:
• what Rail Deck Park actually was
• how “air rights” changed everything
• why downtown Toronto desperately needs more green space
• the tension between housing and public space
• and whether there’s still any path to bringing the original vision back

Between The Lakes is a podcast about the people, places, and hidden decisions shaping life across the GTA and Southern Ontario.

If it affects where we live and how we grow, we’re talking about it here.

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