jaycola
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I'm sure a bridge would be cheaper but at least you could finance this though riders. It would be a tourist attraction in it's own right. Let a private company build and operate it. Win Win.
looks like a good concept, but wouldn't it be dangerous to operate it on windy days?
I think this gondola would ruin the waterfront views...anywhere else in the city i would love this, but not on the waterfront.
we're not trying to be the jersey shore
Gondolas at ski hills do sometimes get shut down in icy or windy conditions though.
I support almost anything to make the islands more accessible.
I don't believe that "exclusivity" is something that we should be aiming for when discussing public parkland.
I look at that and I see Ontario Place rather than the islands. Could be a fun ride, snaking through the pods, bridging the east and west sections...?
The islands are already "exclusive". You need to pay to take the ferry to get over there. How would a gondola be any different?
More options are better. A gondola could make the islands more accessible through better schedules (not just once every 30 or 45 minutes) and maybe even a lower cost.
The answer to island accessibility is to just build some kind of pedestrian/cycling bridge over the eastern gap between Cherry Beach and Ward's Island. This is far enough away from the current ferry dock that some visitors coming from the west will still opt to use the ferry, because we don't want to lose the ferry completely. It's an institution.
This arrangement would also expose more visitors to Cherry Beach, the eastern section of the Martin Goodman trail, and Leslie Spit. (Which I think is undervalued as a really cool part of Toronto.)
Really? A few poles with a wire attached to them is going to ruin someone's view? If anything, I think it would add a distinctive touch to the waterfront.