unrealestate
Active Member
Is the park still supposed to open this summer? Seems there's a long way to go
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votemac
New Member
Looking forward to when it starts to turn green again!
globalexpress
Active Member
A lot going on here now ...
DSCToronto
Superstar
Yes, a lot IS going on in that block. I assume some is the repair of the dock wall and preparations for the new pedestrian/cycling bridge. What else?? (Extension of QQE??)
hawc
Senior Member
xmyth_
Senior Member
Building something between yellow bridge and bascule.
Cleaning giant graffiti on yellow bridge, taken from north of yellow bridge so NOT on the island.
View from Polson -off the island- they fenced the boardwalk off again. Does anyone know if that’s in expectation of lake levels?
Aaand more pilings -off the island- to the north.
Cleaning giant graffiti on yellow bridge, taken from north of yellow bridge so NOT on the island.
View from Polson -off the island- they fenced the boardwalk off again. Does anyone know if that’s in expectation of lake levels?
Aaand more pilings -off the island- to the north.
xmyth_
Senior Member
Bascule
Aaaand THE MOST important part of the entire Lower Don Lands project, what we’ve recovered ancient seedlings for, brought species of fish back to, and redirected and naturalized an entire river for
The sacred Porsche dealership
Aaaand THE MOST important part of the entire Lower Don Lands project, what we’ve recovered ancient seedlings for, brought species of fish back to, and redirected and naturalized an entire river for
The sacred Porsche dealership
hawc
Senior Member
Oh, you were on the island. These gotta go to the other thread now
Heheh. You know what else is funny? I know it's technically an island as you couldn't get to it without going over a bridge in every direction, but it hardly feels like an island. I feel like I'm just driving over some small rivers, I don't for a moment ever think, "WOW I'M ON AN ISLAND!"
xmyth_
Senior Member
I imagine what feels like MORE of an island is parts of Liberty Village where you’re hemmed in by railways and expressways. Maybe that’ll change when there’s people living here, or trying to get to stuff ON the island, and you realize how limited egress is.
But again, that’s why I’ve always said don’t do high density here.
I imagine we’re a good 20yrs from getting a streetcar down this way - so mark my words, in 10yrs when people are living there, they’re going to be demanding the red streetcar bridge get opened up to cars.
max
Active Member
They won't need to if the plan is still to pave it for bus lanes. Some will drive in it anyway.
DSCToronto
Superstar
From your photo, it seems they are removing the covering etc from the east side of the Bascule Bridge. Just in time for the spring boat traffic. It is hard to see, did they actually repair and repaint that side??
xmyth_
Senior Member
I couldn’t really see much on that side. But maybe they moved as quick here as they did with the crane
mburrrrr
Senior Member
A little too dark last night.
New green paint on the left half portion.
New green paint on the left half portion.
DSCToronto
Superstar
Excellent work @mburrrrr I assume they will (as planned) complete the left side this spring before re-opening the bridge and do the right-hand side next winter after the Ship Channel is closed for the winter. Presumably they can work on the southern (fixed) sections of the steelwork any time so may do it over the summer. We shall see!
70Challenger
Active Member
Glad to see I was right about them preserving the green colour. Keeps a nice relation between the bright colours on the new bridges.