I heard on the news this morning that the city has ordered
MLSE to remove the blue maple leaf's from sidewalks downtown.
They say it violates a bylaw that does not allow advertising on sidewalks
They look good by the ACC its a shame
Nitpicking on a civic pride that nobody is offended by, meanwhile so much bullshit graffiti around town that the city does nothing about. They need their head checked.
Sorry but this is worse because it's a very wealthy corporation taking over our public space. If they want to advertising space they can buy it on the open market.
Yeah whatever... with out them there would have been no public space, you would still have been walking on a muddy open field. Makes me think that if they were poor it would be OK.
I think he meant on the regular sidewalks around town, not at the ACC/MLS
They didn't do that for me, you, or for Toronto. They did it for themselves so that they could earn a tidy profit. There's nothing wrong with that, but they're not doing anything out of the kindness of their hearts. And it certainly doesn't entitle them to treat the city like a billboard.
There's also the irony of promoting pride in a hockey team that is a continual embarrassment.
None of which changes AG's point. The bigger issue here is that there are many instances where we look to private interests to 'build' our city for us, whether condos or Bloor Street Streetscapes or what have you. They benefit obviously but so do we. Should we really nitpick about such a point? It just doesn't seem like a good idea to me to be discouraging private investment in the public realm when public investment is so spare.
I am very satisfied with the choice I made to buy here, at 33 HS, the quality of materials used and the size of the apartments are much better than today's buildings. Yes, I know that lots of people hate it for blocking the view to the lake, but there is nothing I can do about it.
I think we might have some crossed wires here. I have no problem with the Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Square. It's the stenciled stuff the painted on sidewalks all over downtown that I don't feel is justified. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
It's not just that it blocks the view of the lake but it also destroys the walk along Queens Quay, to Harbourfront. If they at least made the retail section friendlier and the parking lot, not as prominent, it wouldn't be so bad. It's not like it can't be fixed, yet nothing is done to make it more pleasant. It's easily the worst part of Queens Quay, along with the Harbour Castle Hotel. Again, it meets the street in a most unfortunate way. Queens Quay from Yonge Street all the way to Harbourfront needs some MAJOR changes, if we are ever going to have a waterfront to really feel proud about.
I think we might have some crossed wires here. I have no problem with the Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Square. It's the stenciled stuff the painted on sidewalks all over downtown that I don't feel is justified. Sorry if that wasn't clear.