ST. GEORGE STREET
REVITALIZATION

This project restored the balance between vehicles and pedestrians on the University of Toronto’s principal street, and created an approachable new persona for the campus.

The design balances the street’s complex urban infrastructure, vehicular traffic flow and pedestrian/cyclist usage. At the same time it acknowledges St. George’s disparate built heritage, ranging from 19th century neo-Romanesque brownstones to mid-20th century Modernist academic buildings.

The designers narrowed the roadway to expand the pedestrian realm, and created gateways to mark the north and south entrances into the campus. Generous new grass verges and boulevards reinforce the existing pattern of trees, and sustain the new rows of trees that line the length of the street.

The St. George Street Revitalization, completed in collaboration with Brown & Storey Architects, has created a powerful new urban design precedent for Toronto, reconnecting this once grand boulevard’s architectural heritage with the street’s mixture of modern uses.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO,
CITY OF TORONTO
TORONTO, CANADA
1997
$5 MILLION