A dynamic Downtown is vital to the health of a city and to the city-region that surrounds it. It is where you feel the energy the moment you hit the street, and where you get the chance to just relax at an outdoor caf . Toronto's Downtown has the highest concentration of jobs and economic activity in not only the City but in the entire country. Downtown Toronto also has the largest concentration of arts, culture and entertainment. It's home to the symphony, ballet, opera, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Argos, Raptors and many other attractions.
Downtown is an education and medical centre of international calibre.
Many countries around the world understand that investing in their downtown areas is the key to unlocking enormous wealth and rewards. In Europe and the U.S., senior levels of government offer massive incentives to encourage downtown redevelopment. The challenge of surpassing other international cities means that we have to focus on improving the competitive advantages of our Downtown. There is much to do. As mentioned in the Campaign for Next Generation Transportation, we have to solve the bottleneck at Union Station and expand transit Downtown.