Towered
Superstar
Anyone know what this ramp is/was for? Looks like it’s been abandoned for ages…
Toronto Nathan Phillips Square + Spirit Garden | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Looks like an "express" exit from P2 to me, likely closed due to conflicts from the P1 access ramp at the intersection with Centre St.
Batman
New Member
Yes, that's exactly what it is, and NOTHING else, Citizen.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
^I was gonna say it's the new super secret entrance to the Batcave, thus lost its civic use... 
Towered
Superstar
Congrats on reaching post "66"!
milkycontent
Active Member
while we're on the topic... they should close the redundant city hall parking entrance on the south side of Queen and give that space back to pedestrians. (It leads to the same garage as the one across the street, correct?) Would be a nice, symbolic way for city council to show they are committed to improving the public realm. (won't happen as long as Holyday and DMW are on council though...)
ADRM
Senior Member
This should absolutely be part of a wider effort to improve pedestrian safety and connectivity around NPS, seeing as it is of course one of the city's most important and symbolic civic spaces, and currently looks and operates like horse dung.
The fact that there is a slip lane at the SE corner is sort of perfectly emblematic of how awful the current state of affairs is. The entire eastern frontage actually sucks for pedestrians and access more generally.
Amare
Senior Member
Well I mean there was the whole Nathan Phillips Square project...which of course the city cheaped out on and cut various aspects of the overall revitalization plan.
jozl
Active Member
Somehow this half-ass “revitalization” won an award. Go figure. I gave up on NPS and the grimy state of city hall’s exterior many many years ago. The photo posted by Milkycontent says it all. Yeesh, our most prominent public space too.
Speaking of which…
Don Valley East councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong says he won't seek re-election this fall
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Northern Light
Superstar
Northern Light
Superstar
While I was at City Hall, I made note of a few past and ongoing works. I will share some pics and my thoughts. Photos taken Sept 11th, 2022:
We'll start w/things I have complaints about, and then finish on a brighter note.
The corridor beside Osgoode Hall, has entirely contemporary streetlights that look ridiculous next to this building and lack any character or ambiance at all.
The integration of 'wild' plants into the seating area by the Peace Garden has to be written off as a fail. I like nature, but this just doesn't look good at all. It reads as neglected rather than natural.
Clean that nonsense out.....we can keep some green here, but it needs to be much shorter and convey the appearance of a cared-for space.
*****
On a brighter note, the Aspens here look phenomenal, and are nearing mature height, fall colours are setting in a bit early on them (I'll bet they are from northern Ontario planting stock)............but it just looks lovely.
We'll start w/things I have complaints about, and then finish on a brighter note.
The corridor beside Osgoode Hall, has entirely contemporary streetlights that look ridiculous next to this building and lack any character or ambiance at all.
The integration of 'wild' plants into the seating area by the Peace Garden has to be written off as a fail. I like nature, but this just doesn't look good at all. It reads as neglected rather than natural.
Clean that nonsense out.....we can keep some green here, but it needs to be much shorter and convey the appearance of a cared-for space.
*****
On a brighter note, the Aspens here look phenomenal, and are nearing mature height, fall colours are setting in a bit early on them (I'll bet they are from northern Ontario planting stock)............but it just looks lovely.
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picard102
Senior Member
Is "Turtle Island" a spiritual/religious concept?
JasonParis
Moderator
Turtle Island is basically North America in Indigenous terms.