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A good chance to lobby Pam McConnell on the street lights!


Union Station plaza set to come alive this summer


Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell (Councillor, Ward 28 Toronto-Centre Rosedale) will announce an exciting summer series coming to the Union Station plaza and unveil the newly restored plaza clock.


Date: Monday, June 29

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Union Station, 65 Front St. W. (beside the clock in the plaza)
 
Maybe the Financial District BIA could contribute money for new streetlamps. They've been working on a number of other improvements to the public realm in the area.
 
From today:

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They should rebuild those two bright ttc signs in the same style as these transit posts. Helps the continuity, etc.
 
Edward Skira said:
They forget the TTC sign?
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This may not be the most direct access to TTC, though the ramp under the colonnade/portico/front porch is a (sub-optimal) route to the subway for those with mobility needs, heavy luggage or pushing a carriage.
Likewise, any signs above those stairs to the east should probably show just the TTC logo ... until "le Hall Bay" is rebuilt.

viz. http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/hall
A. − Salle située à l'entrée d'un établissement public ou privé ou d'une grande maison particulière. Hall d'entrée, de la banque, du château. Il monte à sa chambre. Il s'est plu à décorer le hall et l'escalier des portraits de tous ceux qui ont orné sa vie (Maurois, Disraëli,1927, p. 330).
B. − Vaste salle très haute de plafond et comportant une large entrée. Le hall du café Luitpold était tout vide, on ne voyait que la plaine de marbre des tables, comme un cimetière anonyme, et un étudiant à cicatrices, la tête dépassant à peine, essayait seul d'y ressusciter (Giraudoux, Siegfried et Lim., 1922, p. 89). Cette maison ouverte à tous comme un hall de gare (Bernanos, Mauv. rêve, 1948, p. 876). La vente systématique à bas prix a été tentée (...) par de grands magasins utilisant pour cela des entrepôts, des halls d'usines désaffectées (Lesourd, Gérard, Hist. écon., 1966, p. 596).
 
Update on the subway signs: the whole structure has come down.
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It's great that they heeded feedback or at least noticed themselves that those mega bright signs were inappropriate for the setting they're in.

Hopefully they go with the design of the green info posts that were recently installed. Only the logos are lit in that case.
 
From City website:


June 30, 2015


Exciting summer ahead in the Union Station plaza


The newly completed plaza in front of Union Station is set to come alive with Union Summer – a program to celebrate some of Toronto’s best food vendors in an outdoor patio environment with daily entertainment during the lunch hour and after work.


Starting July 6, Front Street Foods, a wide-ranging culinary market presented by Toronto Market Company, will take over the Union Station plaza Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Visitors can expect a showcase of Toronto’s best chefs, restaurants, bakers and food entrepreneurs and enjoy the fresh edible items they create.


The Wednesday Farmers’ Market, originally held at Nathan Phillips Square, will relocate to the Union Station plaza and will operate on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.


On Thursday, July 23 the plaza will feature a TIFF movie night showing the critically acclaimed movie Hugo.


Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell (Councillor Ward 28 Toronto-Centre Rosedale) is excited about this programming and what it will mean for the area.


“This is a preview of what can be expected from Union Station when the revitalization is complete,” said Deputy Mayor McConnell. “With this summer program, the station will be on its way to becoming a community gathering place that is a destination for culture, entertainment and dining experiences.”


The plaza will also be adorned with banners throughout the summer to promote upcoming events, the first of which will be for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.


The plaza’s landmark clock that was removed in 2009 to allow for the repair of the bridge over the moat, has been restored, had the mechanisms modernized and reinstalled in the centre of the plaza. The clock, which stands 20 feet tall, was originally installed for the opening of the station in 1927 and was an integral part of the plaza design. Its historical black paint has been reinstated after stripping away the layers of paint that have been applied over the years and revealed beautiful low relief decorations on the post and sides of the clock.
 
The lackluster plaza paving immediately in front of the station (not Front Street proper) is a missed opportunity. One can only imagine what it would have been like if put in the hands of someone like Claude Cormier.

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