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Why? I fail to see how the need for walking dogs overrules the need for human recreation. There are tennis courts and a baseball court at Moss Park. I wouldn't want either be replaced by a dog park. You know what is a better solution? Raze the three Moss Park apartment and make a big park...

not in a continuous manner which provide shoppers a pleasant experience. Retail on Church is only near the Village, and south of Carlton it is quiet dead. Like mentioned, Church/Dundas looks completely embarrassing. Queen East has some inconsistent retail, plus a huge empty parking lot at...

True, but how many of Toronto's buildings are remarkable? Contrary to what you think, there are quite many potential development sites in the downtown core. Half a dozen at least within 10 minutes walk from Pace. Do I need to show you? The truth is, Pace is far better than anything near it, and...

The suburban nature of Bayview and Eglinton is gross, considering it is a good location. Large parking lots in front of the retail with huge setback. Completely car dominated.

Honestly, among all the forgettable condos built in the past 5-6 years, Pace is hardly one of the worst. It is slim, appears to be using good quality materials and even has some colours. If Dundas/Jarvis were a prime location like King/John or Spadina/Queen, probably the strong criticism would...

if the owners "invested a lot in the place", it would not look like that. I simply don't see their investment. They like any business only care quick profit and never bothered to place the buildings nice and attractive. That's called change and business. I am not gonna miss them whatsoever...

^ if you read carefully, I was responding to a post which claims the "owners" are losing their livelihood. Don't they get paid? Plus, if your lease expires and the landlord decides to not renew the lease, I don't see any unfairness in that. There is no loss of livelihood to speak of. That's...

Exactly my thought. And I truly hate this kind of planning. Queen, Yonge, Bloor, they are all like that. Everything is on one street, 50 meters into a side street there is nothing. Check Yonge/St Clair, Yonge/Eglinton. All like that. One retail street in a sea of residential houses. Yes. For...

Don't they receive $$$ from developers? How can they lose their livelihood? If they want, they can always open new business on a different street. Plenty of vacate retail space on Queen East by the way. And exactly which of these stores "gave Yonge its character?" Barrie or Peterborough...

This is something that has 99.5% chance to happen, and there is 99.5% chance it will be further delayed. Did anyone actually expect to take this LRT in 2020? I predict 2023. What is sadder? We all consider it absolutely normal and no one is even slighted angry or anything. Like usual, you are...

Yes, totally agree, I fail to see why many of our smaller streets can't function like Newbury st, Boston. So much more interesting than a mall. As to side walk, widening it can't be too hard or difficult. Instead, we have all the pure residential streets, and there is no where to shop beside...

this. When Canada's economy is still largely hinged on the health of the American economy, how can we expect Canada to outperform the US? Canada still exports almost 80% to the US, one country and largely ignores the rest of the world, including Europe and East Asia. It is only the past few...

Agree. It should be decided on a case by case basis, but first we have to abandon this "we need to preserve 2s Victorian homes at any cost" philosophy. Preserving a few old streets with real characters is necessary, but the city should progress with times. A lot of the current layout in central...

That's good and long over due. Nothing that is/was demolished is worth preserving in the first place, nor does it offer any interesting retail. I am glad in a few years I will be less embarrassed by Yonge st north of Dundas any more. It will never have the character as St Catherine in Montreal...

I suggested something like this before but every time was stricken down immediately because that "would ruin the character and history of the neighbourhood". It is still puzzling to me that so many areas within 200 meters to TTC subway stations have nothing but 2s homes, and that's not just the...

work seems underway today

That depends on who you speak to because by default most Chinese are bilingual. A Cantonese speaking person will speak Mandarin to me but Cantonese with another Cantonese person. A friend of mine speaks Cantonese but is from somewhere near Shanghai. Many people speak Cantonese and Mandarin...

Ah, complicated issue full of misunderstandings. The divide is not that clear cut for various reasons which is probably why stats are contradicting. First, what are Cantonese and Mandarin speakers? Many Cantonese speakers do speak Mandarin, especially the younger generation. And practically...

Really? that section of Jarvis oozes cheapness. The grand hotel looks more suitable somewhere nearby the airport of Orlando. A lot on Jarvis should be redeveloped.

true but it is not like there is much retail on Jarvis, Mutual, George, or Sherbourne either, or Gerrard or Carleton for that matter. When you said "institution" I guess you mean Ryerson. Experiences elsewhere seems to indicated that universities are usually surrounded by small retail because...