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[egotrippin]

Some more info on Ataratiri in the link below (after the Regent Park piece), including illustrations:

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...-visions-for-toronto/no-little-plans-housing/

 

[rbt]

sorry this is off topic but I am curious which attempt or plan you mean? I don't know much about the history here

There have been a few but the largest was the 1968 Bold Concept and Harbourfront Plan which reinvisioned the central waterfront area (Woodbine Ave all the way to Humber River), though I cannot find drawings of the eastern portion at the moment. IIRC, the eastern portion was ~6 identical block wide office buildings.

It had a large number of options but included one for filling in most of the western lake connecting the Islands to the shoreline. I think Ontario Place fell out of this portion of the plan.

Central bit:

Information archivée dans le Web | Information Archived on the Web

publications.gc.ca

https://utoronto.scholaris.ca/bitstreams/7874acff-d92a-4ac6-b5b0-326c5e75dbc6/download

Oh, and here's an early Harbour Square proposal:

 

[junctionist]

Building dense and compact car-free neighbourhoods on islands downtown would make for amazing urban fabric.

 

[T3G]

That proposed pyramid is truly appalling. We dodged one hell of a bullet by not having that get built. Jesus.

 

[CityRider]

That Harbour Square one is truly horrifying, although it would have made a great set if someone was making a movie taking place in some other walled-in dystopian fortress city in the world of Logan's Run.

Oh, and here's an early Harbour Square proposal:

 

[kev1n1m]

Wow I've never seen that expanded Harbour Square plan. That's absolutely insane, and part of it exists. Wild!

 

[Johnny Au]

That proposed pyramid is truly appalling. We dodged one hell of a bullet by not having that get built. Jesus.

At least the current timeline with the CN Tower is better than the Great Pyramid of Toronto.

 

[Willybru21]

There have been a few but the largest was the 1968 Bold Concept and Harbourfront Plan which reinvisioned the central waterfront area (Woodbine Ave all the way to Humber River), though I cannot find drawings of the eastern portion at the moment. IIRC, the eastern portion was ~6 identical block wide office buildings.

It had a large number of options but included one for filling in most of the western lake connecting the Islands to the shoreline. I think Ontario Place fell out of this portion of the plan.

Central bit:

Information archivée dans le Web | Information Archived on the Web

publications.gc.ca

https://utoronto.scholaris.ca/bitstreams/7874acff-d92a-4ac6-b5b0-326c5e75dbc6/download

Oh, and here's an early Harbour Square proposal:

Union Station looks so tiny in that proposal, in the Metro Centre proposal Union Station was going to have 40 platforms:

 

[just east of the creek]

That pyramid looks right out of Expo 67. Imagine that in textured concrete.....or perhaps more like the inverted Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 which was constructed in steel, perhaps a weathered steel?

Interesting looking at the evolution of these large conceptual urban design plans over the years.

 

[junctionist]

The pyramid would have been amazing as a landmark mixed-use building, but the overall urban design of that proposal was ghastly. It had no relationship with the traditional street grid.

 

[ownthesky]

With all the doom and gloom about potential bottlenecks in the East-end of the line from a lack of grade separation, is there any precedent for speeding-up an LRT with effective signal priority after it’s built in North America? I remember Edmonton having a lot of issues with their implementation, but I was curious if there any successes in a North American context.

 

[KevinT]

With all the doom and gloom about potential bottlenecks in the East-end of the line from a lack of grade separation, is there any precedent for speeding-up an LRT with effective signal priority after it’s built in North America? I remember Edmonton having a lot of issues with their implementation, but I was curious if there any successes in a North American context.

Waterloo Region's ION has surprisingly good signal priority between Allen and Victoria street. Where it breaks down is at near-side stations, where the stupid train has to roll forward a few meters then stop on a beg loop to get a signal (why not tie it to the driver closing the doors?), and also every time the train turns a corner. For whatever reason, the priority waves simply die at each corner instead of carrying on around them.

 

[kai]

Dec 17

Out front of Kennedy Station today

some workers enjoying the elevator

Ionview Station

across the street from Birchmount Station, cool photo part of the the new police station

Sloane Station

saw endless training cars moving in both directions, I eventually lost count. They were moving pretty quick too. I asked for a quick ride but they wouldn't let me in

this one practised opening and closing the doors at Aga Khan Station

heading towards Science Centre Station

Science Centre Station

 

[unrealestate]

Dec 17

Out front of Kennedy Station today
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some workers enjoying the elevator
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Ionview Station
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across the street from Birchmount Station, cool photo part of the the new police station
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Sloane Station
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saw endless training cars moving in both directions, I eventually lost count. They were moving pretty quick too. I asked for a quick ride but they wouldn't let me in
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this one practised opening and closing the doors at Aga Khan Station
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heading towards Science Centre Station
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Science Centre Station
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Someday....

 

[junctionist]

I'm starting to get Mirabel Airport vibes from seeing all of this state-of-the-art infrastructure perpetually empty.