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It's just an overpass, I don't see any need for it to be more than simple concrete.
Odd sentiment to be coming from someone who complains bitterly each time a city agency prints out a sign with the wrong shade of black.
The proper, short-term fix is to add pedestrian signals to cross Spadina/Lake Shore legally, at least in the north-south direction, and to add a signalized crosswalk at the ramp. Longer-term solutions include re-building the intersection/ramp to permit safe crossings in all directions where pedestrians get the right of way.
I have been to almost every major city in the world and when I go I walk. I can't recall any that DO NOT have barriers blocking pedestrians from crossing certain roads. Even where there are large amount of pedestrians.
For pedestrians I can't figure out why you would NEED to cross here. We are in a big city and all modes of transportation have to be able to jointly be able to get around. This is a key piece of infrastructure for vehicles and it's already at 100% capacity. A pedestrian intersection would decrease the capacity further at this critical junction. (and in fact the current illegal movement of pedestrians already diminishes the capacity)
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. If the people in cars and TTC far outnumber the people on foot there's nothing wrong with giving them priority. Doing otherwise would be too dogmatic.