Shabby Public Realm

[Full Metal Junkie]

That one is not just shabby, but dangerous as heck.

But they put up caution tape and orange pylons! It can't possibly be dangerous if there's caution tape on it.

 

[UntitledCyclist]

But they put up caution tape and orange pylons! It can't possibly be dangerous if there's caution tape on it.

Also seen on Eglinton West Bikeway, west of Scarlett Road. What a shambles.

 

[Undead]

Lately I've reported a bunch of dead streetlights to Toronto Hydro. For all the flack we give them about their utility cuts, they're really quick with lights. Every time I filed a report on their site, they had the light fixed on the next business day, or the one after that at most.

 

[afransen]

At least in Toronto your understanding is incorrect. The City's Waste Wizard says:

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In Peel, the instruction is to put pet waste and litter in the garbage. Of course, people do whatever they feel like.

Kitty litter and pet waste - peelregion.ca

peelregion.ca

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

Update on this:

The snow plows were not kind to this stretch of the Martin Goodman trail along Lake Shore (between Roncy and Jameson). Not sure why these stainless mesh screens were tacked onto the metal barriers to begin with, but they were obviously installed without taking the snow clearing into consideration.

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They fixed the barriers along Martin Goodman Trail:

Replacement mesh screens were installed by riveting them in the exact same way that failed with the old screens. Problem solved until the next major snowfall.

 

[DSCToronto]

Update on this:



They fixed the barriers along Martin Goodman Trail:

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Replacement mesh screens were installed by riveting them in the exact same way that failed with the old screens. Problem solved until the next major snowfall.

If they had insisted on a redesign I bet it would not have happened for several years!

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

If they had insisted on a redesign I bet it would not have happened for several years!

What if they just used a couple more rivets per panel? Maybe that would have only caused a delay of several months?

 

[Northern Light]

Update on this:

They fixed the barriers along Martin Goodman Trail:

Replacement mesh screens were installed by riveting them in the exact same way that failed with the old screens. Problem solved until the next major snowfall.

Lets give a staff a win here.............you reported this on March 9 and by March 25th (or sooner) it was fixed, ~ 2 weeks.

I think staff deserve kudos on that.

A more comprehensive fix is being discussed (ie, getting rid of this barrier design entirely), but that's a big item that will take time and money. But staff are aware of the failings of this design and have no love for it. This was a necessary repair to deal w/the immediate situation.