.Directly under the bridge now.First thing I noticed this morning too! We have enough depth and volume to see some ripples on the surface!
We have all seen examples of Toronto-area drivers so I would say "better safe than sorry" and that there are more important things to complain about.
We're forecasted to get double digit temps and rain next Friday in Toronto. Its gonna look really full over the following weekend.
It is not for everyone but I will admit that it has grown on me! And the setting is perfect. The view of the skyline from the Red Bridge (tomato?!) is my favourite now and I think much more interesting than the straighton view from The Island.I know this opinion is not shared by many, but I hate that they’re leaving that crane there. It doesn’t exactly complement the beautiful, natural environment they’re trying to establish. I get the desire to acknowledge the area’s industrial past, but this is just ugly and feels way overboard.
There. I said it.
It really is special. Visiting the place, you really get a sense of how beautiful it will be!
You are correct and those were not the best analogues. I have been very impressed with the scale of this project and I keep thinking of how to categorize it if that can be done at this stage. An extension of the ravine system? Comparable to the building of St. Lawrence or Don Mills? I see this as an example of the same forces that are creating Paper Island and HafenCity which our little grumpy burgh is lucky enough to be experiencing on a large scale.
A lot of the lower visual riff-raff will be subsumed by trees and buildings. What remains there is part of what makes the Portlands interesting - the side-by-side setting of all these outsize contrasts. The huge lake. The sweeps of naturalized lands. The giant bones and means of industry.