The City of Toronto is proud to announce the winners of the Everyone is King: Design Build Competition and the installation of the public spaces and patios along the King Street Transit Pilot.
Almost 30 activations will be installed along King Street between Bathurst and Jarvis Streets to add to the vibrancy of the street. The rollout of these installations has begun and most will be completed by the end of May, weather permitting. Most of the installations will remain for the duration of the transit pilot.
“This is another sign that King Street is open for business and ready for summer,” said Mayor John Tory. “I encourage all Toronto residents and visitors to come down to King Street to see these public spaces, enjoy the patios and support local businesses.” Earlier this year, the City held a design build competition called Everyone is King to seek out design ideas for the public spaces. The winners of that competition are listed below.
Seen below, the first winning project to be installed was a parklet called Face to Face/Tête à Tête. This installation was designed by PLANT Architect Inc. in collaboration with Oriole Landscaping Ltd. It is located on the north side of King Street East between Victoria and Toronto Streets. Face to Face/Tête à Tête is the first of two destination parklets to be installed.
Credit: PLANT Architect Inc.
A parklet is a durable, accessible seating area or green space placed adjacent to a sidewalk in the curb lane. T...