Waterfront Transit Reset Phase 1 Study

[ARG1]

Drastic improvement!

There are so many slides, I can't manage to do a 2-3 post effort here, so I would encourage anyone interested to follow the link above, posted by Alvin. That said, I will put a few in here.


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Oh yes, I'd love to be eaten by mosquitoes and die of malaria.

 

[adHominem]

Oh yes, I'd love to be eaten by mosquitoes and die of malaria.

There's been a similar "urban marsh" at Corktown Common for years and I'm fairly certain nobody's died from tropical diseases as a result.

 

[Northern Light]

To add to @adHominem 's observation:

I would then add, the heavy presence of mosquitoes isn't overly likely in a small urban marsh, but can be managed for by design.

This includes managing water depth and temperature to make breeding unlikely, and also incorporating the correct species of plants and environment to
attract mosquito predators such as dragon flies.

 

[DSC]

Fascinating though this discussion is, it really has nothing to do with Waterfront Transit - of which there is, unfortunately, no news despite hopes that something would be said about it (and funds allocated to it) during the recent City budget process.

 

[44 North]

The City is fairly proactive with dealing with mosquitoes and has larvicide programs. And I think this is largely moving water (from a disinfected source).

No to go a bit more o/t, the document talks about high water table and the effect on trees. You know those rotary exhaust fans you see on top of buildings and around old landfills. Do wonder if there could be a modification on that to bring air into the ground (i.e aerate the soil). Just a thought.

 

[Dinamo5]

This is exactly what Toronto needs way more of, especially with all these projects being built around the downtown.

 

[TossYourJacket]

Oh yes, I'd love to be eaten by mosquitoes and die of malaria.

Jesus, what an absurd pile of hyperbole. Please provide some stats about how many people die of locally-acquired malaria in Toronto if you wanna claim that's an actual issue.

That said, I personally love the idea of the streetcar moving through more naturalised areas. Makes for a more scenic ride than just endless concrete and glass. Very excited for the Portlands.

 

[CapitalSeven]

The hate-on for anything to do with light rail or, gasp, streetcars is reaching Pythonesque levels of logic.

 

[DirectionNorth]

The hate-on for anything to do with light rail or, gasp, streetcars is reaching Pythonesque levels of logic.

Can you show us an example of this supposed hate?

 

[CapitalSeven]

Streetcars cause malaria the way witches float like ducks.

 

[ARG1]

Streetcars cause malaria the way witches float like ducks.

Your reading comprehension is on point

 

[turini2]

Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel - Waterfront East LRT - Area 2B Cherry North (DRAFT)

Addition of LRT infrastructure on Cherry St. from Queens Quay to Mill St., including transit connection under rail corridor, removal of Distillery Loop and plaza conversion, and relocation of Cherry signals Tower

So they've chosen Option 1 and moving the Cherry Tower - and due to the very low topography at the Cherry underpass, they propose to change the loop to a "marsh" to act as stormwater runoff/landscaping.

 

[mburrrrr]

Government can’t move this quickly?
Fixing it up so it doesn't fall apart during the move?

 

[DSC]

Government can’t move this quickly?
Fixing it up so it doesn't fall apart during the move?
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From a 2018 Metrolinx document they are fixing it up so it can be relocated further east.

 

[mburrrrr]

Okay 2018. 4 years that’s more like it.