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TBH some elements of the project made it feel like they were selling a city-scaled Juicero.

On top of that, the shine is rightfully coming off of Google and the other tech giants, especially for their practices (remember how Google quietly removed the 'don't be evil' slogan?).

The ball is in Sidewalk's court now- and I would say that it's a matter of swallowing the pride that they'll be administering a top-down urban revolution, and instead accept some concessions over the level of control- even if it means dialing back some of the wilder concepts.

With some pressure from Tory (if he can muster up some leadership), I think the project can still make it.
 
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We’re on the Sidewalk Toronto planning team. Ask us anything about the Quayside plans and public spaces (Aug 20, 11 AM - Noon).
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Released in June after 18 months of planning work and public input, our Toronto Tomorrow proposal outlines a new approach for inclusive growth along the city’s eastern waterfront.
On Tuesday, August 20, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon ET, Andrew Winters (COO for Development) and Jesse Shapins (Director of Public Realm) will answer your questions about the Quayside neighbourhood plans and public spaces, joined by Editorial Director Eric Jaffe (lead writer for the proposal).
The Quayside plan outlines a diverse live-work community. Quayside would be home to more than 3,900 jobs, with roughly a third of the site devoted to non-residential uses, encouraging a mix of office, retail, maker, and community spaces along the ground floors. The plan calls for roughly 2,600 residential units, including 40% of units (roughly 1,000) at below-market rates. You can read more about the Quayside plan here.
Quayside’s public spaces are rooted in strong placemaking principles, designed to connect the community through more types of parks and open spaces that are usable more of the time. They incorporate a range of innovations to help bring people together outdoors, including pedestrian-friendly street designs, shared community programming tools, and weather-mitigation technology. You can read more about the public realm vision here.
We look forward to answering your questions!
Proof:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1163483361303830533
You can read previous AMAs on the overall project, digital governance, affordable housing, and sustainable energy / transport here. Our final AMA will focus on the partnership proposal and business model (Aug 27).
The AMA sessions are an opportunity for Sidewalk to answer questions and clarify aspects of our proposal — but they aren't part of Waterfront Toronto's public consultation process. You can read more about that process here.
 
Same old same old but interesting

Sidewalk is our last chance to save the waterfront
Toronto’s Port Lands are the last big opportunity for the city’s lakefront. It’s a huge area, almost as big as downtown, but it lacks the services and facilities any urban district requires. Sidewalk has the momentum to get urban infrastructure built—the kind Toronto can’t finance itself.
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Sidewalk is our last chance to save the waterfront

Toronto’s Port Lands are the last big opportunity for the city’s lakefront. It’s a huge area, almost as big as downtown, but it lacks the services and
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How the Sidewalk Labs proposal landed in Toronto: the backstory
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How the Sidewalk Labs proposal landed in Toronto: the backstory

In 2001, when Waterfront Toronto was formed, Mel Lastman was in the waning days of his mayoralty, Vince Carter was the heart of the Raptors and Google was
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This is a good sign for Sidewalk Labs...

"The Province funds and builds transit expansion projects and supports the City, putting its expansion funds towards state of good repair and City priority projects like the Eglinton East LRT and Waterfront Transit."

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Toronto to Support Ontario Line as Province Abandons Uploading Plans | UrbanToronto

John Tory has announced that the City of Toronto has negotiated an agreement with the Ontario government to support plans for the Ontario Line and other transit infrastructure with the Province dropping its plan to upload existing subway infrastructure.
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Cool, clever guy in the video... solid, compelling answers. The cynical side of me wishes he was closer to being CEO on the project. A brilliant 'snake oil' salesman or bearer of good news... don't know why trust issues remain (suspect I'm not alone). Maybe because I'm too lazy to read any or all of the document and relying other purveyors of information.
 
This from Star:

Oct. 31 is the date by which Waterfront Toronto and partner Sidewalk Labs have agreed on to resolve what they call “threshold issues” — the stumbling blocks that must be overcome before the evaluation process can continue.

Those sticking points include Sidewalk Labs’ insistence that a new Light Rail Transit line be built along the eastern waterfront to service the thousands of new residents and employees in the mixed use neighbourhood — a demand Waterfront Toronto says it can’t commit to — and an ongoing debate about exactly how much land is in play.
 
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