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True but why not? Why can't we start to have more interesting retail streets downtown outside the ones we have now? Of course new condos are far better than parking lots but this stretch of Church is right next to Yonge, and directly south of the vibrant gay village (which is busy even at 10:30...

Within a short distance, there will be 4 walls of glass at street level I am afraid. While it will be better than what is right down (which is pretty much dead between Richmond and Carlton), I also have concerns over what these buildings will actually bring to Church St besides just more...

Crane installed this morning

One street doesn't make a "downtown". Yonge st also has many stretches that are devoid of a real urban vibe. Check out Yonge between Lawrence and Sheppard (1/3 of Yonge st in Toronto) before calling it anything "downtown". Even at Yonge a Sheppard, the layout of the street is more suburban than...

The media always talks about "recent experience" as if they are horrifying enough to deter Toronto from a serious bidding, as if holding the games itself is being fiscally irresponsible. But exactly what recent experiences are like? 2012 London - broke even 2008 Beijing - $150m profit 2004...

Atrium on Bay is confusing inside. It has a post office, the government agencies and bunch of non-descriptive retail/restaurants plus grocery stores. I don't know what it is. Now that my dentist has moved way, I never go there any more because there is really nothing there. Even the crowds at...

I still hate all the concrete. At least the ground should be brick or something different. The sign is very cool.

you mean Toronto will be larger than Los Angeles (double our size) any time soon? I don't see Canadian cities flourishing. Canada is in recession with a 7% unemployment while the US is growing strong with 5% unemployment.

I am not sure what you said is entirely correct. It seems the owner decided to stop paying property tax payment in 2007 because his failing business couldn't afford it. He failed to pay the fee to dock the ship to waterfront Toronto as well...

you make several mistakes in your argument. 1) public money can only benefit the "working class". If it benefits the middle/upper class, then it is misused and unfair. 2) removing the ship is "unfair" to the owner - except the ship contributes close to nothing to the city, and the owners owes a...

Why? I fail to see that logic. Removal of the ship is not for the benefit of "condo builders", but for the city and its people, which fairly include those who can afford to live near the site. So we can use tax money to build subsidized housing for the poor, but for high end condos, it is all...

Why do you consider it down the ladder to compete with L.A.? Last time I check L.A. is still economical more powerful and cultural more influential, and as diverse as Toronto. I don't consider competing with L.A. anything far down the ladder. Boston can't compare with LA, and L.A. probably has...

I walk on Yonge a lot too and was never bothered by anyone, not to mention feel threatened. But it does look like shit, particularly between Dundas and Wellesley. I used to walk from Isabella to Dundas on Yonge to work every day, and that's depressing! Now I walk north toward Dundas and it felt...

Doesn't make the place any more appealing. Before you say it is always busy, let me remind you Toronto doesn't have any alternative in terms of public square downtown so it's not like people have a choice. In general YDS is a colossal failure in terms of design and attractiveness. A city like...

well it's fine you like that kind of character. We all like different things. Can I ask if you want you live in Sherbourne/Queen kind of character? If not, your liking is a bit disingenuous. If you don't, why do you think others should live that kind of blight?

Poverty, drugs, homeless young men lingering on the streets, dilapidated houses with boarded up windows and the smell of pee are called "problems", not characters. Otherwise Detroit is the king of characters. Not every block needs to look like King/Bathurst and streets can look and function...

Exactly my thought for years. Every time we "revitalize" something, it ends up being 95% concrete. Just look at NPS and YDS - it is all concrete with little variation. Concrete ground, concrete pathways, concrete columns, concrete arches, concrete benches. And almost always no colour -...

Because 1) the headway is unpredictable and often too long. I waited for more than 18 minutes on more than a few occasions. I don't think it is acceptable. 505 is as bad. Every time we take Yonge+ bloor subway and the 510 instead of Yonge and 505 to Spadina because it is frustrating to wait for...

I saw the lights for the first time and loved it! I don't think there is much to complain about. You live in the city centre, there will be distracting lights and noise. It is expected. A curtain will do. My bedroom faces a parking structure where the light was extremely bright at night (not...