Recent content by downtownordinary

Thanks for sharing the survey. I filled it out, specifically for the Downsview Park Area. It irks me so much that there isn't a better transit connection to the new Humber River Hospital (similar to what there is for Sunnybrook). In my opinion there should be a branch of the 101 that goes...

It does have an extra pier on the south side of Eastern Avenue though. Does anyone know what the extra span is for? It looks too wide to be just a sidewalk.

To add to the above response re: streetcar tracks on Queen. Despite the roads being the same width, the angle that the rail crosses the Dundas and Logan are more acute.so the spans are actually longer. That's why there's an even more complex design for the Ontario Line crossing/station at...

Is that Health and Wellness Village still supposed to happen? https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/poplarraglan-development-aims-to-be-catalyst-for-collingwoods-future-5222935#:~:text=%E2%80%9CNot%20everyone%20can%20get%20to,in%20a%20very%20positive%20way.%E2%80%9D Poplar Sideroad is...

No pictures but glass panels for the noise wall are also going up south of Queen Street.

What's the landscaping supposed to be here? 10+ years ago it was a (very rough) sports field/track, I think connected with Rosedale High School, is that coming back?

I am really glad to see the commuter parking lot being redeveloped into greater housing but I do feel it is a bit of a lost opportunity. The connection between Subway and Bus at Wilson is some of the worst on the entire system. Several escalators to get from Subway, under Allen Road and then...

There's been a lot of visual progress on the Lakeshore East line near Queen Street E, with the upcoming closure noted above, retaining walls have been installed along the length of Jimmie Simpson and to the south of Queen as well. There are also supports going up for noise walls. Does anyone...

It's paved under Queen Street as well and looks like the fence separating the rail line has been fully replaced. Not sure how far north the paving goes, I only saw it going south.

Tried looking for the construction plans for this section of Lake Shore, but couldn't find them. Does anyone if there's a plan to add a crossing to McCleary Park from Booth? Would really make pedestrian access from Eastern (and north) much safer.

I stand to be corrected but the construction we're currently seeing in the pictures above is all related to the GO lines. Construction has not begun on the Ontario Line Station yet. The current construction is all on the East side of the rail corridor. Plan above taken from the Metrolinx...

Some speculation from me on that, and this is without delving into any of the design drawings for this project and only looking at the pictures. There's probably some concerns about the hydraulic capacity of those culverts, to add the second track the culverts will need to be extended, the...

As someone who currently lives in a modern 4 story building with 1 elevator (and 20 units), I can say anecdotally adding a 2nd elevator to a building of this size makes it completely uneconomical. And if it's not economical it won't get built and won't be accessible to anyone. In my building...

It's been like this for a couple weeks now, slim pickings every day. For some reason the Chester bike station (Arundel) has had 10 or so e-bikes docked there out of power for a bout a month now.

Tim Hortons is moving into the location where this nice mural was (mural has been removed. Sad.) Replacing a Cannabis shop.