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The idea of a plaza makes great sense here. While we are at it, all remnants of the off-ramp can go. I see no need to memorialize the relatively short period of time when this plot of downtown land supported an off-ramp. The remnants are industrial and unfriendly. Maintaining a portion...

I really like this vision for the Distillery and this area. Open air, cobblestone walkways and limited vehicle access. The five story office will block most of the ambient noise from the Gardiner and railway. It will be a unique space in the core. As this is part of the OMB review...

I am bumping this post because it relates to the discussion. There are a number of good posts by Urban Sky and others on pages 80-90 of this thread.

My folks are Hamilton born and raised. Now in their 80's, they live on the west mountain. Initially they were open minded about the LRT. When I last asked for their thoughts, like the majority of seniors they were opposed. They don't think it will be of much value to the majority of...

I work at King and Parliament and regularly walk the area. I would suggest that one less station is needed west of the Don River. Stops at Sumach, Sherbourne, Yonge/Church would be 900M apart and would service the residents, burgeoning employment and entertainment (primarily at the...

This is the Ford mantra of "subways, subways, subways." The reality is we are faced with limited resources. All of us, Governments included, regularly make decisions on how to allocate scarce resources. The problem is we have politicians driving the funding bus rather than an arms length...

NYC has the bulls on Wall Street. We've got the bone at Berczy Park!

Some support for the opposing view: I think the name is excellent. Currently we have stops named St. Andrew and St. Patrick that are named after places of worship. St.George and St. Clair are nods to the Christian heritage of our City . The inhabitants of our City are changing and it's...

I wonder how previous generations managed to get by without street car availability while the Yonge Street Subway was being built? The Murray route is by far the most sensible solution. It is a direct connection to downtown. It traverses the proposed Scarborough City Center from east to...

Extending Trinity Street from an East-West axis north of the Distillery district to a North-South axis south of the Gardiner is really going to confuse the pizza delivery industry.

This is not to say that cost per km ought not be studied carefully, and managed well, and that planner-ticians ought not be removed entirely from the process. But the proposal - for any number of reasons - is far from outlandish. The 1 stop subway to STC is outlandish. It should be replaced...

As a point of comparison, the STC and Square One are the same distance to Union. The population density in Scarborough is 3160/sq km. The population density in Mississauga is 2,440/sq km. No one is proposing subways be built into or across Mississauga. The continued persistence in proposing...

Apologies that I don't have a link but I've read in previous reports the reason why Line 4 isn't extended to Vic Park. The vast majority of westbound travellers coming along Sheppard from east of Don Mills Road are making their way to Fairview Mall or plan to travel north or south on Don Mills...

Personally, I like this. Toronto is going through a renaissance. The extensive building that is occurring now in Toronto is unique in that few cities have had so many towers built in such a short period and in a condensed area. The most common built form of this time is glass towers as...

Odd feedback. The Corktown area will soon be surrounded by buildings around this height. The new Globe & Mail building is at full height of 83M and Axiom will be 73M. Directly across from home is East United 78M and 124 Parliament 68M. There are several buildings and a number of proposals...

For those interested in the East Don Trail extension, discussed a few pages back, here is a link to an update on the EA: http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=58dc99434a759410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=3a178dd3f2ce1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD It was found that...

That is one massive wall butting up onto Lower Sherbourne.

More information on the East Don Trail is at: http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=3a178dd3f2ce1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD. This path will also allow for a connection at Moccasin Trail/Greenbelt Drive. Riders will be able to safely cross over Don Mills road and ride the...

I like the park tucked inside the development. It will be a safe place for kids who live in the towers to play and it will be a safe place to ride a bike as it's off of Eglinton. If done nicely, it could work like David Crombie Park that runs alongside the Esplanade. As it will be south of...

Regarding #4 I've read that more riders travel west from Scarborough to Fairview Mall than are travelling east from Fairview Mall to VP. The effect of extending the subway to VP is to inconvenience west bound travellers going to Fairview Mall with a transfer before they reach their...