The Globe and Mail

A sneak peek at a future, livelier central waterfront goes on display for two weeks next month. The idea behind the project, which runs Aug. 11-20, is to give Toronto residents a taste now of design changes planned for Queens Quay West that won't materialize for several years. The installation includes a one-kilometre-long lawn on one lane of Queens Quay, flower gardens beside the streetcar tracks, sandboxes at the head of slips, sculptures and a new connection to the Martin Goodman Trail between Spadina Avenue and Jarvis Street. But these features are temporary, and they will disappear again after the conclusion of the event, which is to be put on by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp.