dunkalunk
Senior Member
Under what conditions would you consider it ideal to tear down the central portion of the Gardiner Expressway? Pick the options that you would include in your ideal solution.
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http://www.toviaduct.com/skyPATH.htm
There aren't any good reasons not to that. The Gardiner should be torn down ASAP.
Because the traffic isn't already bad enough, let's tear down the only expressway through downtown Toronto!
If you beautify the existing structure in a way that will be attractive to the eye in the long-term, I'd prefer that option. The ideal solution is to bury it, but of course that costs dollars that we don't have. Otherwise, keep it as is. No reason you couldn't keep it as is and upgrade transit.
http://www.toviaduct.com/skyPATH.htm
There aren't any good reasons not to that. The Gardiner should be torn down ASAP.
If you beautify the existing structure in a way that will be attractive to the eye in the long-term, I'd prefer that option. The ideal solution is to bury it, but of course that costs dollars that we don't have. Otherwise, keep it as is. No reason you couldn't keep it as is and upgrade transit.
The last item I chose was the Front St. extension. I know this a politically disliked option in this forum however I really feel like an opportunity was missed when this project got canned. Think about it, I remember reading that demand on the eastern portion of the Gardiner is much lower than on the Western end because the Richmond/Wellington ramps allows drivers on the DVP to access the CBD without needing the Gardiner. A Front st. ext would accomplish the same for the West end, allowing drivers to access the DT core without using the central Gardiner to do so. The extension may actually reduce demand on the cetral Gardiner to the point that a replacement may not be needed if it is torn down.