Don Valley Stadium as the centre-piece of a £147 million construction programme needed to provide the necessary sports and cultural facilities to enable the city to host the 1991 Summer Universiade. Jan Železný threw in the javelin on 29 August 1993 (which was a world record at the time) and infamously nearly hit the TV commentators who were interviewing close to the start/finish line. There were plans to use the stadium in a Sheffield bid for the 2002 Commonwealth Games (which eventually went to Manchester) and also to use it as a potential joint ground for the city's two football teams. In both
Don Valley Village the Viva Green line – and Leslie Station are both located within the neighbourhood. Don Valley is served by four school districts. English-language secular public schools are operated by the Toronto District School Board (TSDB). English-language Catholic public schools are operated by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. The Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud operate French-language secular and French-language Catholic public schools, respectively. Don Valley Village encompasses smaller, non-official neighbourhoods. The most prominent of these is "The Peanut", which is centered on . It is named for the peanut-shaped plot of land created by