Questions about what will happen to a downtown Toronto bus parking lot near the Rogers Centre are swirling after the Ford government used its 2026 budget to update the rules around the land.
Directly south of the Rogers Centre, at 305 Bremner Blvd., sits a section of land owned by the Ontario government and currently used as parking by the baseball stadium.
At the back of the government’s latest financial plan was the revelation Ontario will repeal the 2002 SkyDome Act (Bus Parking), which sets the terms for the land.
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That will allow it to then create regulations that address “other development restrictions” on the property.
What it plans to do with the public property, however, is unclear.
“That’s from a long time ago and served a different purpose because there’s tremendous opportunity there,” Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy told reporters when asked what the plan was.
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“We’re going to create a situation where we can have more options with that piece of land which is a prime location in Toronto.”
Officials with the Ministry of Finance indicated the move was a housekeeping item because the property is underutilized.
They said they were reviewing what could be done with the downtown property, including potentially selling it.
Fyi ” opportunity ” = rake money off citizens…. this is the same person responsible for destroying quality of life in established neighborhoods by allowing ridiculous builds on every cranny possible. Because that land is too convenient for modern day government greed.
A huge oney grab, that will again boost ticket sales to the Rogers Centre. Outpricing the commoner..time to hang up the hat Doug!
Next location for the secomd refugee hotel ?
We’ll sell it to a chinese developer for $384 and they will build a 130 story condo monster and sell all the units to indians to rent out to their auntie. Hang Ford.