Brick and cobblestone streets in Toronto

[DSC]

What about brick gutters next to the curb? Was that standard practice at some point? There are a few instances of that here and there.

In the distant past the City used to put 3 or 4 layers of brick along the gutters - now they put only one and not on all roads. I am told it is supposed to help the water flow better and have seen it in many places in Canada and UK. It does look good but I really wonder if it actually helps water floow.

[MisterF]

The new streets around Lawren Harris Square are paved in brick. Link

[junctionist]

Thanks, MisterF, I'll be adding that to the map as well. It's fantastic to see the city getting a lot of interesting new street paving schemes like at Lawren Harris Square in the large-scale revitalization projects we're seeing underway. It can enhance the public realm substantially, and there are a lot of design possibilities. We should be moving towards stone paving as well. With that said, too bad about the concrete pedestrian crossings at Lawren Harris Square, which look cheap.