Recent content by Jm gravel

Free Christmas present for the long suffering taxpayers of Toronto?

Without a tree in sight…

No more Phase 1 cranes but Phase 2 has started…

Yes lots of vehicles out over the weekend but some pretty interesting traffic jam ups of people turning onto Eglinton while waiting for trains to clear the intersections…yesterday afternoon there was a very long line at Bermondsey and this morning for some reason unknown (except coordination of...

An issue that is never raised are the safety issues that could potentially arise from a potential lack of access to this very densely populated area were a tragedy like London’s Grenfell fire, a train wreck or something similar occur. My daughter lived down there for several years and I often...

With respect to the Danforth…do any of the Metrolinx planners actually use or at least simulate use of any of these entrances and exits to their stations?

People with kids just want.a bit of a backyard rather than a rooftop patio or a balcony…

I just hope someone has alerted the new oversight authorities at the Toronto Board of Education about the magnitude of this and the Marlin Spring developments…actually they need a good briefing about the entire push for Transit Oriented Communities and the implications for education infrastructure.

And then you look at the wonderful biodiversity gardens opened last week behind the Natural History Museum in London by the Prince and Princess of wales…and think what might have been possible with this property….

Come on Toronto. Take the Union Station taxi/ uber area seriously.

Were there not rumours of Metrolinx using some of these properties adjacent to the Richmond Hill Go line as marshalling yards for the GO system?

Uglier than it was when it was naturalized and overgrown…

Eglinton-Don Valley would be a bit more logical…

But no one ever mentions the formerly quite livable homes purchased for large infill houses which have been sitting uninhabited now for a couple of years…mind you the infill that has been built for $4 million plus isn’t sellling either…

If you arrive at Paris Nord, Euston or any other self respecting big city train station there is an orderly taxi rank ….and most European stations have also adapted to Uber, Lyft etc. Toronto Union has always been a disgrace…and it is time something is done about it. Just my opinion.