BIA Masterclass: Development Roundtables – Coordinating Growth While Preserving Neighbourhood Identity
In this hour, we explored how Yonge + St. Clair BIA created biannual Development Roundtables as a proactive tool to coordinate multiple developments, mitigate construction impacts, and maintain neighbourhood character. We’ll share how to structure and lead these forums – engaging developers early, activating vacant spaces, and aligning streetscape improvements – and how this model can be scaled and applied to BIAs of any size.
Presented by Tim Lam and Jason Glionna, Yonge + St. Clair BIA
Jason Glionna, Yonge + St. Clair BIA Streetscape + Design Manager, jason@yongestclair.ca
Tim Lam, tim@yongestclair.ca
Private Window Gallery (vacant storefronts): Addae Nurse – addae.nurse@gmail.com | 647.999.9258
The Ancillary Agency (vacant storefronts): Nick Iozzo – nick@theancillaryagency.com | 416.618.0672
Fairgrounds (repurposing vacant lots due to stalled developments): Matt Rubinoff – matt@visitfairgrounds.com | 416.999.8796
Canadian Urban Institute (compiled Environics data): Chris Rickett – CRickett@canurb.org | 416.723.5809
Download resources below.
https://vimeo.com/torontoassociationofbias/development-roundtables