Waterfront_Understanding

=Understanding the Waterfront=

Area of Interest
Toronto's waterfront is a widely diverse stretch across the northern edge of Lake Ontario. Living in the Beaches, I have a lot of experience in a lakeside community. However, I find that my knowledge of the waterfront outside the Beaches is quite lacking and therefore would like to study an outside area of the waterfront and see how such a community in for instance a downtown area works.

Research Statement
I intend to study the diversity of the downtown waterfront area of Toronto in order to find whether there is an organized source of information that is comprehensive, user friendly and engaging. I hope to answer whether this information, as well as enough information, is being delivered in such a manor.

Critical Position
After exploring a vast amount of the waterfront in downtown Toroto, I have found that a source of information for the public about Toronto's waterfront is mostly lacking. There are a couple of websites here and there, but neither are user friendly or usefull enough. Walking through the waterfront, I found that there is a vast amount of diversity that is severely over looked. There is much change in construction and branding and the public is malinformed of these going-ons. It would seem only people close to the downtown area are aware of the events that take place in the southern edge of the city, but usually out of word of mouth communication. There are multiple festivals all summer, several concerts, and recreational areas such as parks and beaches. Transportation can be difficult without the knowledge of the traffic routes. All of this information needs to be delivered in a medium such as a website that is engaging, readible, well publicized, and easy to use.

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Resources "City of Toronto: Waterfront." http://www.toronto.ca/waterfront/ "Toronto Waterfront Magazine." http://www.waterfront-magazine.com/