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Actually, no: I had written to former Councillor Rae about the sad state of this urban space some years back, at which point he informed me about the upcoming development and the money going towards the park.

I asked the BIA at the time of the streetlight installation if they had made any provisions for hanging flowers/greenery, and they suggested it was a good idea but that no, no such planning had been done. And College Park? Perhaps now set for revitalization, but a central park along Yonge St...

I've mentioned it before to the organizers, but I think there should be a category for public space and art, or landscape architecture more broadly, not just buildings per se.

Fantastic...looks like dundas sq materials all over again. Maybe equally inspired. So glad we look beyond toronto architects to build this city.

"News" from April 1 Maybe you've seen this but this is from some years ago, from Project for Public Spaces, put out on April 1. Oh, but were it true.... O Canada! Placemaking Sweeps the North Country April 1, 2006, Ottawa, ON - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the...

Probably been mentioned before but on the topic of widening sidewalks etc I'd suggest first sectioning off (i.e. closing to traffic) the right turn lane at Gerrard (on Yonge) and putting in planters and tables etc. Instant public space. They did it on Broadway, around Times Square, and it's...

Rae's done little for public space - College Park and its state of blandness, the grey and garish TLS, the many parking lots with no plantings or surrounding trees -in this city, and now it's clear what his feelings are towards pedestrians.

I love this thing, mostly for the vision and desire to do something good and beautiful for the city in the face of political resistance. I joined this discussion late, but has anyone started a petition? We really need to press city hall more for quality public space/art.

Three brief points: 1. I think it is unfortunate that there remains such an inferiority complex in this city that we are grateful when developers present us with designs slightly better than mediocre. We should demand, and receive, excellence in planning and design in exchange for the...

anyone interested in stopping this thing? And indeed, the sales pavilion occupies land that the city almost managed to buy a few years ago but failed. Civic and federal politicians lost their nerve at the last minute and what could â€" and should â€" have been a major addition to the...

STOP this development. Write to your councillor and the waterfront corporation. It's an outrage that anyone would support this, and a greater tragedy that torontonians would so passively accept this.

alright, alright...perhaps i was too quick to blame Ryerson, though i still submit that it has done little to enhance beauty in the city.someone needs to take the blame though...perhaps us. more political agitation - design review panels, public input on large projects, international...

nice to find like-minded people who hate this building as much as I. people have said it's not built by Ryerson but surely the building had its approval. what's with ryerson? they've inflicted some of the worst architecture on this city, including the cheaply clad and already dated business...