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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    After sitting with it for a couple daysI think that, despite the number of syllables, Ookwemin Minising rolls off the tongue better than, say, Liberty Village or Upper Beaches. It'll be fine.
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    Toronto Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport | ?m | ?s | Ports Toronto | Arup

    I mean, we're already doing that for the Ontario Line. Precedent! But significant land use in high demand areas should always be constantly reexamined, weighing what exists currently, what came before and what demand trends are for the future. Today's business folk shouldn't inherently have...
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    Allan Gardens Revitalization Plan

    Last paragraph of that CBC story: We can't enforce our way out of this crisis.
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    Toronto Regent Park: Phases 4 and 5 | 134.1m | 39s | Tridel | Karakusevic Carson Architects

    It appears like 4A and 4B/4C will somewhat match.
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    Toronto Regent Park: Phases 4 and 5 | 134.1m | 39s | Tridel | Karakusevic Carson Architects

    From what I gather, I don't think anyone living in buildings within the Phase 5 footprint have been relocated yet so I don't imagine we'll see those demolitions within the next year. That said, Phase 4 is the smallest phase and it's a new developer now so I'm not sure how much we can rely on...
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    Maybe I just live in a neighbourhood that's seen far too much pedestrian carnage at the hands of drivers, but whenever I see bumper to bumper congestion I'm inclined to think, "well, at least they can't speed recklessly".
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    There is something fundamentally human about using our environmental surroundings as a canvas for expression, be it freight trains, cave walls, new bridges, or renaturalized flood plains we convert into park space. It's all vandalism in some regard. I think our efforts are better spent...
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    Toronto Regent Park: Phases 4 and 5 | 134.1m | 39s | Tridel | Karakusevic Carson Architects

    Early this morning, before the machines could start up.
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    I've always hated Rebel/Sound Academy but I will fight like hell for its right to exist. If we're going to celebrate our Music City status, we need live music venues in close proximity to where people live. Axis and History prove it's possible. Plus, Rebel was a certain Bridle Path rapper's...
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    Can confirm, it takes a fairly thick layer of snow for that field to not be in use everyday.
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    Maintaining it hasn't exactly been cheap either. Every penny spent tearing it down is a penny saved in the long run.
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    Worth noting that when we talk about affordable units in Regent Park, we're talking about TCHC buildings not market rate condos. The condos are most certainly not affordable housing, regardless of how much cheaper they were at one time. The best part of the Regent revitalization is that many...
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    Toronto Harris Square | 50.29m | 13s | Urban Capital | Saucier + Perrotte

    This settlement crack along all the granite pavers is a real shame. I would hope this is being addressed, but photos in the thread from last year show it had already formed then. Photo taken June 15.
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    Toronto 505 Parliament | 36.62m | 10s | Streetwise | RAW Design

    While I suspect some others in the neighbourhood will push back on this, I like it. And while I agree the original facade isn't all that remarkable, it is inherently better than a 12-foot glass wall that we so often get with new builds. I'd keep the facade just to safeguard against that alone.
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    Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

    Regarding Dundas from Parliament to River, I'd emailed the constituent office about the bike lanes being made permanent, and how upcoming TTC diversions will impact that work. I was forwarded this response from Becky Katz:
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    Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

    For me it was an unfortunate fusion of front tire and streetcar track that took me down (sans helmet) and changed my usage pattern. I thought I had mastered the art of safely crossing tracks, but a bit of rain and trying to cross from a stopped position without forward momentum (making a left...
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    Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    I passed through last night. There was a particularly busy event taking place at Rebel, with cars backed-up all along Polson in both directions (and hundreds of people arriving on foot or via TTC). Any traffic that was heading further south was stuck in the queue of vehicles waiting to turn...
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    Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

    Yeah, there's certainly a lot of width to work with for the permanent design and I'm very curious to see what is proposed. As much as I love wide bike lanes, they shouldn't be as inviting to cars as they are now. I'd especially like to see some allowance for better cyclist left turn...
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    Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

    I live here, and very much welcome the congestion compared to the speedway with optional red lights as it was before the bike lanes. I've had 4 close calls crossing at the light as a pedestrian. A neighbour was killed mid-afternoon two years ago. It was BAD. However, that's not to say the...
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    Toronto Regent Park: Phases 4 and 5 | 134.1m | 39s | Tridel | Karakusevic Carson Architects

    I'm glad they are planning to retain some of the existing buildings, but I'm a bit surprised that they've chosen that particular residential building. In my mind, the H-shaped 4 story buildings with green entranceways are what Regent is known for. Those footprints are especially iconic. I would...

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