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So today I met the mother of one of Ford's former staffers (who now works for Norm Kelly). It basically confirmed that a number of rookie staffers - many of whom did not closely follow municipal issues - gave Rob Ford the benefit of the doubt originally, but now describe him as a psychopath...

You are confusing me with someone else. My concerns are 1) that this project is not built for the people who will live in it, or for the people who'll live around it, and 2) that it will set a precedent whereby ignoring every single rule in the book is acceptable when coming up with a proposal...

I'd rather have that in the city than open the floodgates for more Auras.

You know, you might find a lot of people who are very used to high density living just don't respond because they see you as part of the background, with no malice intended. It'd just be exhausting to acknowledge everyone all the time. For you it may seem very natural because it's still this...

To be fair people do live in those towers, and it's precisely the type of place that well-to-do slum dwellers can afford. In any case, the parade of unsightly towers and slums, social and infrastructural dysfunction, and the overwhelming oppression of the poor by the wealthy, means that...

I don't mind Peepers all that much, actually. He behaves politely (offensive as his outrageous non-arguments may be). He adds a bit of fun around here, and serves as an indicator species of whether Rob Ford keeps any support at all. It also sheds light into some of the mental gymnastics...

It just dawned on me that perhaps Peepers is actually quite young. That would explain why he is unaware (time and time again) of what co-ops are. Also, can people stop doing the Ford selfie thing already? I've seen several people I know on my fb feed who hate Rob Ford posing and smiling with...

Quality architecture is only very superficially related to 'skylines'. Let's not forget people who want this built at all costs are also big fans of Aura and Trump. I mean, shall we push these on Yonge while we are at it?

...the people... the people... the people... folks... the people... the people... folks... the people!... Can't make that up.

To be fair, Toronto's architecture is pretty neat considering the historical context, and we'd get a lot more recognition in that regard if we didn't have a dysmal public realm.

If you read my post carefully, I specified "(the Old City of) Toronto", which consistently elects, at the municipal level, some of the most competent and progressive politicians in the world, by far. The amalgamated suburbs are certainly not great by any standard, but neither are Queens or...

So this is not about Mirvish/Gehry after all, but about your self-loathing and urban penis envy. (The old City of) Toronto is easily one of the greatest cities in the world, and failing to realise this just shows where your priorities are. The old downtown warehouses that embarrass you so...

Well, here's an idea. If you want your project to go through, don't break every single rule in the planning guidelines for the spot where you are building. As things stand this thing doesn't even have a chance at the OMB.

I wouldn't assume it to be concerning Ford at all.

An immensely important addition to the City of Toronto could be built here while respecting every rule in the current development and heritage guidelines for the area, and with the blessing of the planning department! Instead, Mirvish has come up with a scheme that, if approved, will put the...

Again, it's not about nostalgising anything, but rather realising that those buildings are very valuable and irreplaceable, and can as a matter of fact be brought back to life. People wanted to demolish Toronto Union Station too, and Old City Hall as well. We didn't, not because those buildings...

If the white kid was a low-income (likely) gang member, I doubt it.

It's not nostalgia, it's seeing potential when it's in front of you. The warehouses on the site could be turned into fantastic spaces if preserved properly. Otherwise we may as well have let go of these buildings that were in a terrible state of disrepair: What we have...

On one hand it's much better that the millionaire spent his money purchasing art than a fancy car or whatever. On the other hand it's rather selfish to put such a beloved sculpture in a place where no one else can enjoy it.

As per their track record, that may come down simply to incompetence. Or it's a lie.