Underpass Park

{{Short description|Public space in Toronto, Canada}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox park

| name = Underpass Park

| photo = Underpass Park July 2012.jpg

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| type = Urban community park

| location = Toronto

| coords = {{Coord|43|39|21|N|79|21|17|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| area =

| created = 2012

| operator = Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation

| status =

| open =

| website = {{Official|https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our-projects/underpass-park}}

}}

Underpass Park is a public space designed by PFS Studio and The Planning Partnership{{cite web |url=http://pfsstudio.com/project/underpass-park/ |title=Underpass Park |work=Projects |publisher=PFS STUDIO |access-date= February 2, 2017}} located beneath the overpasses of Adelaide Street, Eastern Avenue, and Richmond Street in the West Don Lands neighbourhood of Toronto. The first phase of the development features a playground, basketball courts, and skate park, and was officially opened by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on August 2, 2012. The park is an initiative of Waterfront Toronto, and is the 18th public space that the group has built or revitalized since 2005 in the Toronto waterfront district. The initial phase of Underpass Park cost approximately $6 million, paid for mostly by Government of Canada. A second phase, cost $3.5 million, opened in the spring of 2013.{{cite news|title=Toronto’s Underpass Park turns an urban blight into a delightful playground|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1233328%E2%80%94toronto-s-underpass-park-turns-an-urban-blight-into-a-delightful-playground|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=July 29, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Ford Opens Underpass Park |url=https://www.thestar.com/videozone/1236191--ford-opens-underpass-park|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=August 2, 2012 |format=Video}}{{cite news|last=Alcoba|first=Natalie|title=Waterfront 'eyesore' comes to life as Underpass Park officially opens |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/03/waterfront-eyesore-comes-to-life-as-underpass-park-officially-opens/|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=National Post|date=August 2, 2012}}

Among the artists featured are an Indigenous street mural by Chief Lady Bird, Mo Thunder, and Christopher Ross among others.{{Cite web |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/08/multiplicity-mural-project-progress-underpass-park |title=Multipli'city Mural Project In Progress at Underpass Park {{!}} UrbanToronto|website=urbantoronto.ca|access-date=February 14, 2020}}