aquateam
Active Member
I was referring to the Don Valley Parkway, not the Gardiner. Two totally different beasts. The view from the Don Valley Parkway is prettier than it will be from both Gardiner and UPX (except Gardiner's "entering downtown at night on uncrowded late-evening drive" experience, with all the colorfully lighted new condos, SkyDome and CN tower)
I love the view from the Gardiner, especially at night. Late night driving from the North-East to the South West (401 to DVP to Gardiner) is something I enjoy.
That said, beautified endpoints (terminal exit and downtown entering) is the most important part of the arrival experience for tourists, and UPX will be pretty good in both respects, especially after the Union Revitalization. (Except maybe for those people sitting on the left passenger side of UPX in the last minutes and seconds before entering the station -- they'll be staring at sides of buildings instead of an impressively bustling rail corridor).
Spoken like a true railfan.