Our Projects
The Laneway Project works with developers, BIAs, councillors, residents, businesses, and other clients and collaborators on permanent and pop-up capital improvements, activations, and laneway research studies across Toronto. Read more about our past and upcoming initiatives below.
Eglinton Hill BIA Laneway Transformation
2022
In Summer 2022 the Eglinton Hill BIA and The Laneway Project are partnering to create Toronto’s first “sustainable food system lane”.
Laneway Park-ing
2022
Laneway Park-ing is an annual COVID-19 recovery program, building resilient and healthy communities. We’re “parkifying” laneways to create alternative urban green spaces in underprovisioned communities, to address Toronto’s parkland deficit. After a successful pilot year, this initiative is being brought to three new neighbourhoods!
Winterways
2021-22
Toronto’s public spaces are not currently designed for winter. We’re working to demonstrate the potential of Toronto’s laneways to support the health and vibrancy of our communities through the longest and loneliest.
Danforth-Main Laneway Connection
2021-22
Working with local residents, businesses, schools, faith communities and property owners, this project is improving three undervalued laneways into the public space and life of this east-end community.
Laneway Park-ing
2020-21
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of parks to the health and livability of our neighbourhoods, but there is simply not enough to meet the needs of Toronto’s population. This pilot is demonstrating the viability of laneways as alternative urban green spaces.
Clean Laneways
2020
We worked with the College Promenade BIA to develop a "Cheat Sheet" resource of best practices and tools, to help businesses proactively transform their laneways into clean and safe supplementary pedestrian routes.
Scott Helman Mural
2019
This bright mural includes messages of concern about the climate crisis collected from Helman supporters as part of his Evergreen Project.
Laneway Party: Here Comes
the Sun
2019
To kick off the summer, we helped bring life and colour to a series of laneways just west of the Ossington Strip with help from local businesses and residents.
Light Up the Laneways: Ossington
2018-19
We installed new planters, lighting fixtures, and over 30 murals to transform this laneway into a beautiful, illuminated pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly space for neighbours and visitors to enjoy day and night.
Light Up the Laneways: Bloordale
2018-19
We enhanced this busy laneway with new pole- and wall-mounted lighting fixtures, wall murals, a traffic-calming road mural, and planters filled with native and locally-adapted vegetation.
Nicholson Lane Revitalization
2018-19
We transformed this St. Lawrence laneway into a safer, more vibrant community place using new building- and pole-mounted lighting, greening, and large-scale murals.
Danforth Village Laneway Revitalization
2018
In a first for Toronto, we implemented a number of laneway improvements in this east-end residential alley using Section 37 public realm funds from an adjacent condo development.
Laneway Party: Layers of Rush
2018
We organized a summer block party featuring music, augmented reality, pop-up shops, and more in Graffiti Alley — Toronto’s most famous art-filled laneway.
Reimagine Galleria
2018
We facilitated community consultation meetings and advised the project planning and design team on measures to enhance the network of laneways that border this redevelopment site.
Laneway Party: Layers of Rush
2017
Our first summer laneway party in Toronto’s famed Graffiti Alley featured live performances, wine tasting, pop-up food stalls, and more.
Laneways as Bikeways Study
2017
We conducted research and engaged local cyclists and stakeholders to understand the feasibility of using Toronto's laneways to create new cycling routes.
Laneway Micro Retail Study
2017
We prepared a research report investigating the feasibility of establishing a laneway market in Toronto.
Ramsden
Park Road
2016
We worked with local residents to plan strategic improvements to their laneway, to be implemented by the City of Toronto alongside improvements to the adjacent park.
O’Keefe Lane
2016
We helped stakeholders reimagine this downtown laneway as a more welcoming space, and held a design competition for Ryerson urban planning students.
Laneway Puncture
2016
We worked with a green team to replace the impermeable channel in two west-end laneways with open-celled pavers to improve drainage.
Harbord Village Laneway Revitalization
2016
We helped green Croft Street, using hardy vegetation and space-efficient greening measures like vines and recycled planters.
Bloordale
Laneway Crawl
2015
This residential laneway party included garage sales, live music, pick-up soccer, dental check-ups for kids, and more.
Farquhars Lane
Master Plan
2015
We developed a master plan to transform this laneway into an attractive, safe place that encourages people to walk through or linger, while keeping in mind important access routes and service space for adjacent buildings.
CCBG Lane
Master Plan
2015
We worked with the local community to develop a vision for making the most of their residential laneway, helping to turn this public space into a safer and fun place to enjoy.
Reggae Lane
Master Plan
2015
After community consultations, we produced a plan with key laneway improvements and facilitated a mural honouring the area’s musical history. In January 2016 the plan was adopted by the local working group.