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... "I put him on ignore list so I must be superior"... That must hurt my feeling! Just so you know, a person's post will show when it is quoted even if you put him on your high school girlish ignore list.

Where did I say build condos anywhere? Don't dramatize my words. What I said is that I don't see why there should not be more density added to Leaside. I am not proposing tearing down all houses, but there are definitely a lot of space where density can be added. For example, is the the best...

Why is Square One an "attraction"? Anyway, it is not that the suburbs are bad area, but that you seldom have a real reason to go unless you have family/friends there. Plus, I don't have a car, how am I supposed to go to Vaughan? Even if I take GO, after arrive at the station, then what? To me...

I'd rather see those too, but unfortunately it will never happen in Toronto. I can't think of one single street that is primarily this kind of build form (a complete street wall of 5-10s buildings). We are stuck with either 2 story houses or 50s condos (and they sit side by side such as in the...

Comparing to Mexico City, the largest city in North America is silly. Toronto will never be that dense. Comparing to Hong Kong is equally unreasonable. HK's density is driven by artificially low land supply. HK itself doesn't really lack developable land. On the other hand, neighbourhoods like...

Well said! I don't think blindly supporting a non-competitive Canadian company is patriotic at all. It is detrimental to the country in the long run although it appears to be helping Canadian jobs. Want me to buy Canadian, produce something as good as those made in Germany or Japan (even China I...

true but McDonalds doesn't charge $11 for a mediocre hamburger or $19 for a nondescript pasta. I think many people go for those places because they are considered "trendy" (whatever that means) and sometimes due to peer pressure (Joey's is cool!). Toronto is an international city, and if a 27...

I have zero confidence in that timeline. Chances are that in 2018 the new city councillors are still talking about this pie in the sky, producing all sorts of assessment, reports and recommendations as if something real is about to happen. This is why I live within walking distance of work (and...

Restaurants like Joey's are Milestones are for young guys to impress their first date - the food is bland if not horrible but at least the place looks modern and trendy, which means the food is usually of the lowest value. I'd rather go for Wendy's than these two and keep wondering why people...

Can't agree with you more. Allan Gardens are pretty nice, but the surroundings are atrocious. I used to live on Homewood Ave. The area immediately south of AG is rather sketchy, Jarvis is flat and boring and Sherbourne is ugly and messy. What a waste.

I think that is indeed your problem. One is very easy to be satisfied by projects like the Sugar Beach or Sherbourne Commons thinking they are so nice and stuff when they didn't see how urban parks and public space in many other cities. No need to talk about NYC or London which are one or two...

I certainly hope Sanders will win, however, the Americans in the south don't seem to be smart enough to understand him, but rather choose that greedy lying witch who represents everything wrong with America. I also have no idea why the minority voters would be "fond of" Bill Clinton considering...

I am against any subway extension north of Eglinton Ave. to Sheppard, why? There are more important areas to improve transit.

I think the sad thing about NPS is how it is used. While I was traveling in Madrid this winter (a city comparable to Toronto's size), I was amazed by how vibrant Plaza Mayor was. There are restaurants and bars on all three sides of the plaza, and hundreds of people were eating and drinking...

Of course. I was only comparing Toronto with similarly wealthy countries. Anyway, their "urban layout" is appalling to me. I swear to myself I will never set my foot on either on those places again (I literally told my friends who live there I will never go again because how much I hate their...

Agree, Since when Yonge/Dundas is a transit hub? Since when one subway stop and a streetcar constitute a transit hub? that title belongs to Yonge/Bloor. Y/D is practically the heart of the city. It is the only intersection where it feels like a vibrant city of 6 million people most of the time...

But we are comparing Toronto with Paris, not York Region with Vitry-sur-Seine. Looking for such excuses does no good. In addition, Mississauga and Vaughan etc look gross with their wide roads and all the double garage facing the streets like a parade. Nothing is worse than that kind of build...

True, yet on most days that square is largely empty (admittedly the skate rink is well used in the winter). What's not to like about a cold square completely made of concrete with nothing attractive to it? The Washington Square Park is 20% smaller yet is much better utilized. NPS to me feels...

precisely what I was thinking. Men's department is pathetic, with only a handful of brands. Within 5 minutes you are already out of it. Most shoppers will not find what they look for and go somewhere else. All the fanfare for nothing. And the confusing layout didn't really make a good impression...

Every large city has an inward looking mall. We just have to deal with it. The change is quite an improvement to say the least. While I don't agree Place de la Concorde is such an interesting public space either, we should stop blaming Eaton Centre for what is not good enough for Dundas Square...