Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

[MetroMan]

We’ve come a long way. From September, 2013, when there was a huge hole in front of Union Station.

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Thanks for this. It's easy to forget how much work has been done. It's been so gradual that it's like boiling a frog. This entire project is massive.

 

[TransitBart]

This entire project is massive.

And ongoing.

 

[Richard White]

We’ve come a long way. From September, 2013, when there was a huge hole in front of Union Station.

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It is a shame they drained the in ground pool and removed the waterfall though

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And ongoing.

And it will be going on for awhile yet, esp. the shed portion given what Metrolinx has in mind.

AoD

 

[mdrejhon]

It's been so gradual that it's like boiling a frog.

Croak.

Ribbit. Ribbit.

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

I heard a rumour that the city is considering closing Front Street in front of Union to regular through traffic; bicycles, taxis and buses exempt.

 

[Filip]

I heard a rumour that the city is considering closing Front Street in front of Union to regular through traffic; bicycles, taxis and buses exempt.

Thank God... Ding ding ding

 

[BMO]

Thank God... Ding ding ding

Why? it won't change anything 95% of all traffic currently on front is Taxis. The area has basically done the job for them through design and all you'll do is shift the few pick-up/drop-off vehicles to other streets where there aren't any loading zones.

 

[Filip]

Why? it won't change anything 95% of all traffic currently on front is Taxis. The area has basically done the job for them through design and all you'll do is shift the few pick-up/drop-off vehicles to other streets where there aren't any loading zones.

The amount of people on the sidewalks at peak times cannot be handled currently - it will get a lot better when there's no advanced greens to get onto Front at Union.

 

[raptor]

West moat is now completely enclosed (glazing is complete).

 

[mdrejhon]

West moat is now completely enclosed (glazing is complete).

Yay! Now 100% alligator proofed!

 

[DSC]

Yay! Now 100% alligator proofed!

Only if they made a full 'alligator sweep' before closing it up! Those pesky creatures are the racoons of moats!

 

[Student99]

I heard a rumour that the city is considering closing Front Street in front of Union to regular through traffic; bicycles, taxis and buses exempt.

Why? it won't change anything 95% of all traffic currently on front is Taxis. The area has basically done the job for them through design and all you'll do is shift the few pick-up/drop-off vehicles to other streets where there aren't any loading zones.

It'll make sure that people arriving at union station take Taxis only and no Uber. There are already signs in union that direct to the "license taxi area" (or whatver language it was they used). The city must have taxi companies in their ear or something.

IMO consumers should be allowed to have choice and they shouldn't be making it difficult for us to have that.

 

[Leo_Chan]

Is it possible to make the area within Front-Bay-Lake Shore-York pedestrian mostly? No through traffic on Bay or York between Front and Lake Shore and no through traffic on Front between Bay and York. Obviously Lake Shore can’t be closed to through traffic. Vehicles must either turn right or left, resulting in a single vehicle phase and a all-way pedestrian phase at the Bay/Front and York/Front intersections only.

 

[DSC]

Is it possible to make the area within Front-Bay-Lake Shore-York pedestrian mostly? No through traffic on Bay or York between Front and Lake Shore and no through traffic on Front between Bay and York. Obviously Lake Shore can’t be closed to through traffic. Vehicles must either turn right or left, resulting in a single vehicle phase and a all-way pedestrian phase at the Bay/Front and York/Front intersections only.

Here you go again! Of course, it's POSSIBLE. Is it likely to happen? I say "NO", we live in a City where car travel is seen as THE most important thing