Recent content by Parkdalian

There are too many stops. I think it’s politically impossible to remove stops right now, but I think in a couple of years it will be feasible.

This kind of video reminds me of the building block stop motion shorts from Sesame Street that I used to love so much.

Some photos from yesterday:

I know there’s a lot of reviews already, but I rode it this morning during rush hour, and here’s my take: It took about 50 minutes to run end to end. There was almost no one commuting on the line. The main problem for me was the sheer number of stops. 18!!! That’s more than the entire Ontario...

All very exciting! I wonder if we'll get a TBM tracker for Libby and Corkie? And do we know - beyond "early 2026" when the TBMs will be launched?

No source. Just have seen hundreds of condos present fantastical greenery in renders that is always much more underwhelming in reality. Greenery requires care, watering, pest control. And those renders show several years of growth and imagines owners will have no problems with plants growing...

It’s funny - people read what they want into other people’s arguments. Just to reiterate: * Apparently I need to make this clear: people can prefer to live in whatever house they want. * Should everyone get to live in whatever house they want, where they want? Well, land values say no to that...

The “living skin” of the condo will never materialize. If you don’t like the glass blocks look without ivy, you ain’t gonna like this building.

If this vent is required because of the gas stoves in the building … LOL

Where’s your proof? The burden of proof is on you. You made an absurd statement - you need absurd proof to back it up.

The name of this development made me think it was a retirement residence for old construction cranes.

I always find the "my friends from another city were visiting and found x part of the city to be crappy" to be the most eye-rolling form of anecdata. It seems to be both a boast ("I have friends in another city and they have good taste") and a lofty complaint ("I suffer through this miserable...

I think your own example explains why your vision for the city is not being built. The West Village in NYC is extremely expensive - a quick Googling shows that most properties are in the tens of millions of dollars. This Mirvish development was meant to provide housing for renters. (And, has...

Just gotta say, thanks for all the regular photo updates on this area, Brad! It’s very helpful to see how it’s progressing.

lol quoting Anthony Bourdain’s opinion on gas stoves to support the argument that a luxury condo needs them. I’m sure he would love that kitchen design. Gas stoves in luxury apartments are a bougie affectation. The people buying these units think of gas as “luxury” because it isn’t in regular...