Billy Bishop Airport Expansion?

[innsertnamehere]

I really don’t think the province intends to take the whole island - just that the legislation identifies the PINs they need and the island just so happens to be one giant parcel. All they probably need is a small sliver along the airport close to Hanlons Point beach, but to do that they need to list the PIN and that PIN covers the whole island.

Again it comes back to piss-poor communications here. The province needs to actually show what they are planning so people can actually understand it.

 

[Ward8]

Who moved there when an airport existed.

To be fair to these people, they're not protesting the agreement that was in place when they moved there.

Reducing the 'allowable developable heights' brings the Portlands back to the original plan which I think is a great thing. We've had the real estate bubble burst which may result in smaller buildings without the BB expansion anyway.

This, to me, is the most disqualifying issue with the expansion plan. To kneecap housing development in an area that was painstakingly rehabilitated at enormous cost is unconscionable to me. Particularly when the benefit is so minimal. The original densities were scandalous at the time. I don't think we should compromise a generational city building project for what amounts to a couple of extra destinations that could be served from Pearson anyway.

Again it comes back to piss-poor communications here. The province needs to actually show what they are planning so people can actually understand it.

It could also be that the government is not communicating because they believe that their plan will be unpopular.

 

[afransen]

This is also being done with zero meaningful consultation on the trade offs.

 

[generalcanada]

I really don’t think the province intends to take the whole island - just that the legislation identifies the PINs they need and the island just so happens to be one giant parcel. All they probably need is a small sliver along the airport close to Hanlons Point beach, but to do that they need to list the PIN and that PIN covers the whole island.

Again it comes back to piss-poor communications here. The province needs to actually show what they are planning so people can actually understand it.

Here is the quote from the province:

“We will work with the city to divide the relevant PINs to narrow the land required to only what’s needed as quickly as possible," the spokesperson said.

So basically telling the city. these land parcels, we need to split.

 

[robmausser]

The fact that the Federal government isn't putting an immediate stop to this is the most disappointing of all. Sure, defer to the Province who has power over the city but there's no reason to join in on the beating. It's clear Torontonians don't want this and Doug Ford is forcing it over the desires of Torontonians and federal Liberals do have to answer to their Toronto ridings. Carney is popular now but he won't be forever. I can see downtown ridings turning orange next election.

The Feds have wanted this for years. They just did what the city wanted in terms of the triparted. Now they can blame the province for this and get what they always wanted.