The Bentway Launches a new After-School Program for Young Urbanists: The Unfinished City
June 23, 2025
The Bentway is excited to announce The Unfinished City – a new 10-week after-school program launching in Fall 2025 for students in grades 4–8. Designed for curious and creative minds aged 9–14, The Unfinished City invites young urbanists to explore the past, present, and possible futures of Toronto. The goal of the program is to […]
Urban Canopy in Motion: A Moving Forest for a Changing City
May 12, 2025
NL Architects’ Moving Forest is a playful installation of 50 trees strapped in shopping carts travelling throughout the city, stopping to create impromptu shade canopies and provide relief from the summer sun. Follow their eight-week journey throughout the city – from YZD, to The Bentway, to the Waterfront – and enjoy pop-up readings, performances and […]
Introducing members of the Gardiner Corridor Alliance, a new Bentway community
April 22, 2025
The Gardiner Corridor Alliance (GCA) is a group of developers, designers, planners, and other professionals working to transform the 6.5km stretch of land along and adjacent to the elevated Gardiner Expressway. Learn more about some of our inaugural members: EllisDon and Wallman Architects. Get to know the members of the Gardiner Corridor Alliance (GCA), who […]
Bentway Islands reaches milestone with presentation to the Waterfront Design Review Panel
February 13, 2025
The proposed plans include an expansive off-leash park, a range of sport courts to facilitate recreation, and new trails and improved connectivity Design work continues on Bentway Islands, an upcoming “sister site” to The Bentway’s beloved location between Bathurst St. and Strachan Ave. The design team of Field Operations (New York) and Brook McIlroy (Toronto) presented […]
New Bentway report shows how public spaces reduce urban loneliness
February 3, 2025
With loneliness on the rise in Toronto and cities worldwide, a new Bentway report shows that well-designed and programmed outdoor places must be part of the cure At the start of a cold month commonly tied to “winter blahs” and seasonal feelings of fatigue and depression, The Bentway, with partners Gehl (New York) and researchers […]