Recent content by concrete_and_light

Such a big lot of downtown and only one (reduced in size) retail/commercial spot will be on it. I just can't get over it. These streets should be vibrant and mixed use not lined with ground-level private residential entrances!

This is zoned as Employment lands and IMO that should be maintained. If it is converted to mixed use a significant amount of employment, community, and commercial space should be part of it. Its current use is valuable for the community (for local residents and local economy) and that should...

Maybe the province and federal government should be running these things like long term care homes and shelter spaces, but what is Burnside advocating for here? That we immediately close shelters and long term care homes and throw people out on the street in order to bridge the financial gap in...

I still really wish this had more space for retail, commercial, or community uses at street level on either street. This is downtown, why is the ground level closed off with private townhouse-style units along most of the frontage instead of being integrated with and open to the city? The...

I was worried about the signs looking bad, and even more so after seeing the photos of them with the solid colours, but with the TD logo on them it looks better than I expected. Relieved to see. Will be interesting now to see the sign and the other lights lit up at the same time.

Will be interesting to see how much people use the dog off-leash area. Campbell Park is pretty much a constant unofficial dog off leash area now. Will dog owners who already don't follow the rules choose to go in the narrow fenced-in area under the bridge, or will they continue to use the big...

Some photos from a week ago, November 11th. I understand the view that the lights might be a bit tacky, too intense, too much, etc., and I'm still getting used to them, but I saw them the other night and personally they're working for me on the whole. I like the vibrancy in this often bleak...

The idea that lots of people from outside of Toronto are going to drive downtown in traffic to go to Therme doesn't sound like a compelling business case to me.

I've been figuring something would happen on this auto lot on the corner sooner or later. Hopefully we get something good here! 3 Osler doesn't really look particularly interesting or notable I'm not sure why it's being kept — especially since the house is raised up from street level. Seems...

IMO if we could be proactive about it, instead of demolishing them for big residential-only condo buildings, the Sterling houses should be encouraged through zoning and City programs to become over time another area like Kensington/Mirvish Village/Baldwin St. with small shops etc. in converted...

Love how this urbanizes the junction between the Junction and the Junction Triangle. Now if only Gord Perks would do something about the tremendously dangerous and horribly designed and confusing Dupont/Annette/Dundas intersection and streetscape that will be getting more and more residents...

"Young men" are proportionally more the ones who feel comfortable biking in the more dangerous situation out in traffic. Bike lanes make things more comfortable and safe for those non young men who tend to feel less comfortable in dangerous traffic. You can wish people would just cycle as a...

Please specify what possible realistic parallel cycling route to Bloor you're talking about. It doesn't exist. Bloor needs to be made safe to cyclists no matter what. All our streets need to be because people need to travel on them regardless even if parallel routes exist in some places (food...

Why especially since she's NDP? Because she's ~~far left~~ and that means affinity with "communist" (not really communist, but for the sake of argument, fine) China? It seems like the CPC has been targeting Liberals more and potentially Conservatives as well. Their strategy if anything seems to...

CIBC Square in reflection. Interesting to see in this reflected angle with both Tower 1 and the space that Tower 2 currently under construction will rise into. We'll be able to see the full complex here in the future!