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simply Dan
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So the 500,000+ central Toronto urban residents are considered a minority?
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So the 500,000+ central Toronto urban residents are considered a minority?
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spmarshall
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Yep, and you're surrounded. We suburban 416ers also secretly started building fifth columns in your minority area to do you in - what do you think City Place and the waterfront are? Urban?
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simply Dan
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...sigh...
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bizorky
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That's why any mayoral candidate who goes on about Toronto's decline automatically will not get my vote. It shows a lack of insight into what makes a city work.
Absolutely right! I am sick to death hearing about decline and doom. I want to hear about how the good things will be improved upon, and how the great things will be preserved and sustained. I want to hear how the gaps can be filled in, not an enless whine about the fact that there are gaps.
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tudararms
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That's just it Bizorky, the frustration is that there is a lot of talking about what to do but not a lot of action. We get lots of expensive inquiries and reports, feasiblility studies, trials and elaborate plans but seemingly little else. At least, that's how it seems at times.
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bizorky
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^Agreed, there are plenty of great ideas out there. I just wish a group of councillors would band together and state an intent to push some through - regardless of the fear of costs. There is a need to show sustained commitment to certain ideas. If these ideas have merit people will start to talk about them, they will start to believe in them, and eventually they will be built.
I've grown weary to the endless "we have no money" lamentation. There is money around, but city building is more than just money issues. It is about believing in the place you live in, it is about believing in the future of the city and all the goods that can come from having a vibrant urban environment.
I've grown weary to the endless "we have no money" lamentation. There is money around, but city building is more than just money issues. It is about believing in the place you live in, it is about believing in the future of the city and all the goods that can come from having a vibrant urban environment.
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tudararms
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Couldn't agree more. Let's make some investments now to ensure a thriving city later on. The Renaissance campaign was a good 'phase 1'. We now need a similar Renaissance for the public realm.
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bizorky
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There should be no fear about spelling it out to the public, either. And I actually find the phrase "Renaissance for the Public Realm" a perfect title fo a revitalization campaign. The word "realm" gives public spaces a sense of nobility and respect they deserve.