Toronto Parking Authority Wins Award of Excellence for Jolly Miller Carpark December 10, 2015

The Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) wins Award of Excellence for Green P+ Carpark 414 (Jolly Miller Park) located at 3885 Yonge Street at the International Parking Institute’s (IPI) 2015 Awards of Excellence Competition for “Best Design/Implementation of a Surface Parking Lot”. 

Originally opened in 1997 as a 262-space surface parking lot, the TPA’s publicly acclaimed new Carpark 414, or Jolly Miller Park, combines 129 spaces with an environmentally rehabilitated public park. Named after an iconic tavern, it features a miller’s cottage to commemorate the grist-mill heritage along the West Don River. In keeping with the look of a ruin, the cottage is built with locally sourced stone and reclaimed lumber, and parking garage surfaces employ local natural flagstone and high-albedo pavers. Modern features of the facility include online credit card and cash payment systems, high-efficiency safety lighting, and electrical panels for future electric-vehicle (EV) charging. The visually striking green space incorporates many other sustainable features, including a bioswale to manage stormwater runoff and tree planting to reduce the urban heat-island effect.