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I referenced it because the reason for the carve-out was similar - to accommodate a neighbouring building - not to suggest that the designs were similar or equal.
 
Amare said:
My apologies everyone, i just have to do a brief aside to note how laughable it is to see where our provincial government's priorities currently lie. Our premier thinks that paper bags are 100X more important than mandating developers to get their heads out of their a*** and improve quality of living standard in garbage proposals like 19 Bloor.
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Interesting argument.

So you believe government's capacity to address issues is linear with no ability to address multiple items at the same time? Personally, I'm a huge fan of the paper bag thing. I rarely have my reusable bag for the LCBO with me since I often grab LCBO when I'm out but not planning for it. The result is I have to buy a reusable bag that is made with plastics over and over, negating the actual effect/benefit of using reusable bags and being much worse for the environment. Where feasible, I wait to get a bag or just carry what I buy, but that isn't always viable. And I'm just one person. Seems like a reasonable change to me.
 
Lyphe said:
Interesting argument.

So you believe government's capacity to address issues is linear with no ability to address multiple items at the same time? Personally, I'm a huge fan of the paper bag thing. I rarely have my reusable bag for the LCBO with me since I often grab LCBO when I'm out but not planning for it. The result is I have to buy a reusable bag that is made with plastics over and over, negating the actual effect/benefit of using reusable bags and being much worse for the environment. Where feasible, I wait to get a bag or just carry what I buy, but that isn't always viable. And I'm just one person. Seems like a reasonable change to me.
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I find it comical where their priorities are; Doug goes and expeditiously mandates the LCBO to bring back paper bags but meanwhile he'll drag his feet on various housing issues which have been plaguing the province for years (ie: the never ending backlog in the LTB, OLT backlogs, lack of enforcement with the RHEU, etc, etc).

The government is more than capable of addressing multiple issues at the same time, the problem is that our idiot premier will snap his fingers at something he wants done quickly, while playing games when it comes to issues that really matter. Not to say that other politicians in this province/country are immune to that same stupidity, but this move here is just blatantly laughable especially when he does it for the sake of "affordability".

I would say that the province should look into mandating elevator minimums and actual livable spaces but....
 
Amare said:
I find it comical where their priorities are; Doug goes and expeditiously mandates the LCBO to bring back paper bags but meanwhile he'll drag his feet on various housing issues which have been plaguing the province for years (ie: the never ending backlog in the LTB, OLT backlogs, lack of enforcement with the RHEU, etc, etc).

The government is more than capable of addressing multiple issues at the same time, the problem is that our idiot premier will snap his fingers at something he wants done quickly, while playing games when it comes to issues that really matter. Not to say that other politicians in this province/country are immune to that same stupidity, but this move here is just blatantly laughable especially when he does it for the sake of "affordability".

I would say that the province should look into mandating elevator minimums and actual livable spaces but....
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Agreed. He makes up policy on the fly. Regarding booze bags, my feeling is that DoFo waddled into an LCBO last week sans bags, and was outraged that he had to pay a few pennies for a paper bag. Meanwhile Rome burns.

But back to 19 Bloor W.
 
Amare said:
I find it comical where their priorities are; Doug goes and expeditiously mandates the LCBO to bring back paper bags but meanwhile he'll drag his feet on various housing issues which have been plaguing the province for years (ie: the never ending backlog in the LTB, OLT backlogs, lack of enforcement with the RHEU, etc, etc).

The government is more than capable of addressing multiple issues at the same time, the problem is that our idiot premier will snap his fingers at something he wants done quickly, while playing games when it comes to issues that really matter. Not to say that other politicians in this province/country are immune to that same stupidity, but this move here is just blatantly laughable especially when he does it for the sake of "affordability".

I would say that the province should look into mandating elevator minimums and actual livable spaces but....
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Making new buildings livable, instead of just letting them be maximized for profit at the expense of the future residents, would upset developers so it'll never happen in this province 🙃 .
 
Doppleganger said:
I can't help thinking that having two supertalls so close to one another really does little to boost Toronto's image as a 'vertical' city, but it certainly makes it look like a poorly planned one.
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I like New York City policy in order to build a substantial supertall tower . You must accumulate a good amount of parcel of land around it to do so. Creating some distance between other niebouring tall towers etc.
 
I'm going to place this here:


It's a piece about the issue of elevator wait times and the need to regulate them.

UrbanToronto's front page story on said issue in relation to this thread's proposal is referenced in the story.

It's good to see the subject being broached by the media, and by Eric Miller of U of T as well.

Rob Isabelle (an elevator consultant) is also referenced in the story.

The City and the Province were both asked for comment w/the City responding and essentially saying (my words) we defer to the building code

Meanwhile, the province did not respond to the request for comment at all..
 
Northern Light said:
I'm going to place this here:


It's a piece about the issue of elevator wait times and the need to regulate them.

UrbanToronto's front page story on said issue in relation to this thread's proposal is referenced in the story.

It's good to see the subject being broached by the media, and by Eric Miller of U of T as well.

Rob Isabelle (an elevator consultant) is also referenced in the story.

The City and the Province were both asked for comment w/the City responding and essentially saying (my words) we defer to the building code

Meanwhile, the province did not respond to the request for comment at all..
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We were originally in the Mary Wiens piece on Metro Morning yesterday too… until an editor got a hold of it and trimmed it for time. Bloody editors!

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