Sharing community feedback – part one

For the past three years now Concert has been engaging nearby residents and businesses in order to gather important feedback which has helped shape our vision for what Harbourside could become. This week we wanted to share a sample of the feedback we received via comment cards at various community engagement events that Concert either hosted or participated in.  

“What will be at this site that will make it a destination one day? What will make this a gem for the City?” 
Great question! There has been considerable thought put into all the ways in which Harbourside would become a truly unique place that attracts people from across the North Shore and beyond. To learn more you should check out several of our past blog posts; “Building upon Harbourside as a destination”, “Enhancing parks & open spaces”, “Creating a sense of place” and “How public art will foster a sense of place”. 

“I believe this mixed-use community complex is exactly what the North Shore needs. I am very excited about the whole concept and would like to see it developed ASAP. Can’t wait to see it evolve.” 
Thank you for your support, we share your excitement about what Harbourside could become! To learn more about how Concert will contribute to the evolution of this community, check out our post on “Community phasing”.

“We need more free permanent (whole day) parking”
Parking management has been a key consideration our team has worked on in conjunction with Bunt & Associates, the transportation consultants we have retained. To learn more about the strategies which would be employed you can read “Addressing parking at Harbourside”. In addition, temporary measures are currently in place to make more parking available, see “Harbourside progress update: April 23 – May 7” for more details. 

“A very valuable waterfront site should be reflected in uses that take advantage of waterfront and others should not be included (e.g. warehouses, car dealers, many offices).” 
An excellent point, a world-class waterfront setting such as Harbourside is a scarce resource which should be reserved for the “highest and best use” so it can provide maximum benefit to the community. To learn more about what is being envisioned at a high level, check out our post on “Guiding principles at Harbourside”. 

Watch for future blog posts where we will pick up where we have left off here and share further feedback we have received from the community.