Recent content by wmedia

Check out this guy from @mburrrrr 's pic above. He's walked into the street not realizing the sidewalk is now raised up, while a truck in a narrow lane was heading towards him.

I should probably say "raised" rather than "elevated". I'm guessing it's been graded to match whatever future redevelopment happens to the plaza on the north-west side. There's a good metre or so drop off the side now.

It's been alarming watching jaywalkers not realizing that the sidewalk is now elevated and surrounded by a fence, deciding to walk in the street, dodging fast moving traffic, only to then end up on the wrong side of an active construction zone fencing on the other side of the street!

I've seen cladding deliveries for CIBC square late into the evenings. I assume this is common practice. It makes sense considering less traffic and easier maneuverability on to the sites.

I'd assumed it was precast concrete rather than stone. Happy to be wrong on that though. There was a post of the materials in the SPA somewhere. I'll have to try to find it again.

For future LRT lines, one of my colleagues suggested it would be cheaper and faster to buy every user of the line one of these exoskeletons, and have them all run instead! :D

There is a silver lining here. If you stand in the right place, and squint your eyes, or crop your photos, you can almost pretend that we have Platform Screen Doors! :D (Cropped from original pic by Reese Martin.)

It will be interesting to see if any of the areas marked as "not part of submission" are still demolished.

Yesterday. New road taking shape, although I doubt it will be connected to the Yonge/Harbour intersection any time soon.

This looks solid and permanent. Not adjectives I would have thought I'd be using to describe a new project on the downtown east side. The somewhat 70s institutional appearance provides some welcome variety and makes the neighbourhood suddenly feel more mixed-use, even though it's actually...

I'm pleased that we're getting a "Gehry-lite" here. I've personally never been much a fan of his more outlandish designs, but it seems like we're getting the best of both Gehry flair and "conventional" design here. Also, those reflecting city lights at night look fantastic!

Earlier today. Excuse the LED ceiling light reflections.

Yonge sidewalk slowly taking shape.

One of the clunkers gets a makeover by removing the wires. Original pic of Social at Church + Dundas by @rdaner Wires removed by Gemini.

Indeed. David Pecaut Square must be one of the most bland and underused public spaces downtown. Hopefully this project will breathe some life into it.