I was driving south on Dixie near 401 when I thought "what the hell are they lifting?", but as I got closer it became clear that is was the concrete pumping gear projecting from the top, almost to the height of the crane, which has now been boosted once again. It looks like both are now set up for the final floors and mechanical penthouses.
I can see #4 over the roof and treetops in my neighborhood, which is kinda cool, as nothing was tall enough before.
I'm not sure I agree about narrowing Hurontario to 4 lanes - especially not to slow traffic down - it's already slow through from the 403 to Central Parkway. If it's 3 lanes north of there to beyond Steeles, and 3 lanes all the way down to the QEW, it would create a huge bottleneck that would outweigh any aesthetic benefits that would be gained. Until rapid transit is in place and taking thousands of cars off the road, that idea would do nothing but make the intersection a traffic and pollution choke point - it can only be done as part of the LRT/BRT overhaul - not before. We're talking about an artery here, not a local road. As the plentiful parking lots are replaced with buildings, parking will go underground and/or be added on the additional streets created within the MCC area. Separated bike lanes and accessible sidewalks, absolutely, but parking spots right on this stretch of Hurontario will likely never happen, even with LRT/BRT fully implemented - that's my hunch.
