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This is the dream tbh. But yeah I think the TTC/Metrolinx split plus how subservient Metrolinx has been forced to be to the Minister of Transportation is really hindering our ability to get top tier talent. Like obviously Metro Vancouver is not perfect, but the mayors council and Translink is a...

I think they added RTD coolers to the Longo's at Maple Leaf Square a few weeks ago as well. Guessing both of these were part of the expansion they did for existing licensed grocery stores during the LCBO strike.

"Rexall is known for providing exceptional patient care and customer service with an ongoing dedication to caring for Canadians’ health, one person at a time" I appreciate that they didn't even try and pretend Rexall is known for things like low prices or value to customers. I guess there is...

To my understanding, the stops/stations are all designed so they can be expanded for coupled trains in the future. Most importantly, the platform at the underground station at Finch West is 90m long to protect for that expansion. I agree they won't do it until the line hits peak frequency, but...

I think some of why we don't aspire to excellence the way the Australians do is that it costs money, and we've picked up some of the "Taxes/Government Spending is bad" thing from our neighbours to the south, particularly since the 1980s. Which makes sense given how much of our news, TV and other...

Given Pusateri's going bankrupt today, seems like this store has a very high chance of never opening. Who knows, maybe the restructuring finds the best path forward is to open a luxury grocery store in a middle class neighbourhood, but I doubt it. Also strangely, as part of today's news, I've...

Like while I think there can be other uses for the space there, Toronto sucks at nightlife. If Rebel goes, there's no remaining large nightlife spaces left in Toronto (also worth noting Rebel is used for a lot of concerts). As an example of how bad our nightlife is, we have less gay clubs than...

Yeah I mentioned it a few months ago in this thread, but it's basically the standard sidewalk design that's in downtown Vancouver, which is very cool to have in Toronto! Hopefully it can be maintained well and maybe more projects/the city will realise this is a lot nicer than just grey poured...

So far no, it's unfortunate. They have men's stuff for sale online, but you'd never know it based on the stores.

Alexander St Parkette has been moving pretty quickly now work has stated, a number of concrete paths have been poured. I'll have to get a picture next time I walk by.

Looks like it's mostly an underground unit (peep the stairs heading down through the glass doors), which IMO is a great fit for Value Village since they don't really do window displays anyway.

Welcome to the joys of Private Equity. They don't care about any of these businesses succeeding, they just will wring every penny out of them and leave them for dead. These are not people with good intentions. Sadly, Neiman Marcus is just the next casualty of the PE firm that has effectively...

When I last visited Downtown Vancouver, I noticed they use material like this for most sidewalks and it does look way better. The only issue I found was it was really annoying to pull a suitcase over due to how bumpy it is, but unless you're doing that all the time, it's fine.

The TYSSE opened in mid-December 2017, so who knows. Obviously it didn't have a surface section, so not quite the same thing, but it's not unprecedented for a December opening to happen. I think if they can open it in December, they will, just to say they opened in 2024.

In a lot of ways the Agency model at the city creates these disconnects. TTC, Hydro, CreateTO, TPL, Toronto Zoo, etc are all Agencies outside of the regular civil service, and there is no structure to make everything work together. Which is why Hydro are always tearing up recently built...

Toronto Hydro not ruin every new pedestrian space challenge: IMPOSSIBLE. Honestly, how does this constantly happen?

Honestly, that would be a pretty great use for the site, and one of the better options in terms of having any chance of restoring the existing building.

I guess the one positive here is we avoided the situation where the OL's Flemingdon Park Station is closer to the Science Centre than Science Centre Station is.

HBC steadily dying is sad but I'm not surprised. My local The Bay store growing up was in Kingston, which based on what my parents have told me, is still almost exactly the same store it was in the mid 1980s. I think they painted the doors a decade ago and that's the biggest change the store has...

Regarding the TorStar building: Can't say I'm surprised. It's an older office building, plus it's outside the financial district, and far from the subway. It's not exactly an ideal office location with the current lack of demand. Consider that 11 Bay, just a block away is effectively cancelled...