A cautionary tale about the Toronto Waterfront with broad relevance

• A cautionary tale about the Toronto Waterfront with broad relevance

• The preparation of an award-winning plan realizing a longstanding community ambition

• Approval in 2010 and a false sense of security

• Then the election and out of the blue an attack in 2011

• Vulnerability to an agenda of fire sale for capitalizing assets, allure of the big bang, culture wars and dueling agencies

• The pushback

• The cliffhanger at City Council

• The tide turns – the new “consensus”

• Sigh of relief but what happens next?

• Lessons learned