ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Based on the cost of Millenium Park in Chicago of $33million an acre - puts the pricetag in the range of $700million
That's what I *thought*, but it's only the Barrie line that's proposed to have a stop there. It can play the support column role I suppose.
yup, haha. I always underestimate the size of Central Park. Regardless, this would be a massive park for Toronto, probably the largest in the downtown core.
I'm as excited as anyone for this, but I gotta say I'm a little cynical about the lack of funding sources or even cost estimates. My gut says $700m might even be on the low side.
So do we have a timeframe for this park?
CityPlanTO @CityPlanTO 5m5 minutes ago
Construction of decking for #RailDeckPark will be completed over time, a resource that grows with the increasing population of the City & DT
He was there, says @jpags on twitter: https://twitter.com/jpags/status/760881719595700224Vaughn, paging Adam Vaughn. Time to go to work.
MP Adam Vaughan, who was councillor for this area, pitching federal cooperation with city (but not specific funding for this park)
It wouldn't be too diffucult to imagine the Bathurst Yard being partially acquired and south side of Front being opened up to mid-rise development.I'm floored this is being proposed as pure parkland. If there were proposed development parcels mixed in with this and it was paid by the developers, I could believe it. But a standalone park? Please, show me the money. We have over $20 billion in unfunded projects as is, and we want to tack on another billion to build downtown parkland? Don't get me wrong, I think it's a worthy investment, but I also believe it is lower on the priority list compared to other outstanding items.