city of toronto sport courts.

Back on Track is the City of Toronto's program to bring neighbourhood tennis courts back to a state of good repair. thinc design is the prime consultant for the work across four districts, covering 22 parks. Each park gets its own investigation and design, from surface repairs to fencing, drainage, lighting and accessible routes.

Pickleball is a big part of the brief. At each park the question is how the courts can be shared. The options range from repairing the tennis courts as they are, to painting pickleball lines onto them, to converting part of the footprint into dedicated pickleball courts with their own fencing and lighting. The right answer depends on how many courts a park has, who plays there and what the neighbours can live with.

For every park we survey the site, work with an arborist and an archaeologist where needed, and design the surface repair, new fencing and gates, grading and drainage, court lighting and electrical cabinets, and accessible access to the courts. Where it is feasible we add water bottle filling stations, shelters and new park furniture. We then prepare tender documents and administer construction through to warranty.

Courts at many of the parks are now built, others are under construction, and a few are still in design or waiting on approvals.

Etobicoke York: Kingsview Park, Martingrove Gardens Park, Laburnham Park, High Park, Maple Leaf Park, Lanyard Park.

East York: Symington Avenue Playground, Ramsden Park, Oriole Park, Sewage Treatment Plant Park, Norwood Park.

North York: Rockford Park, Baycrest Park, Howard Talbot Park, Graydon Hall Park, Ruddington Park, Hendon Park.

Scarborough: Prairie Drive Park, McGregor Park, McDairmid Woods Park, L'Amoreaux Park, Malvern Park.