Calrissian
Active Member
yeah, why no? and be sure to show your work.
and notice in that Vancouver 2020 map? they count westcoast express as 'existing rapid transit' ? with that as a benchmark, GO transit would be a shinkansen system.
One thing about the waterfront in Vancouver is that there are limited retail commercial areas on the water - stores and restaurants, etc. Condo residents complain about the noise. The seawall and parkland are there - but it's generally dead at nighttime.
office, I see what you mean, but I love the occassional (architect-designed?) pavilions that are stuck out into the water (or at least abut the shore) and provide primo restaurant space. I'm not sure if that would work in Toronto, but I admire the examples in Vancouver.
dichotomy, you said "compare our Skydome area to this" and had a photo taken a kilometre away from a little silver ball and three condo towers? What comparison can be drawn? I have no trouble believing that in a comparison between a streetscape photo of the actual streets around those buildings and a streetscape photo of the CityPlace area near SkyDome, that Vancouver's would be better .... but whassup with that photo? We're talking streetscapes here, not waterfront views.
In the end, what will be more 'liveable:' Vancouver's towers that are spaced further apart, surrounded by plazas, gardens and walkways, or Toronto's forest of tall condos that create a tunnel?
Yes, like Vancouver has winters that are like Toronto's, and that towers in the park planning has proven to work by illustrious examples such as St. Jamestown, Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park, etc.
Incidentally, Cityplace - which follows the Vancouver styled planning you've mentioned, is considered to be one of the less livable, "soul-less" area of the city.
Sorry, but your "style" of planning has been debunked 30+ years ago.
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