shunya.tai said:
for sure I know the benches are for "sitting"...I am just wondering who will "sit" here as there is no focal point of social... we only know one restaurant at the corner, hopefully more. To me it makes more sense if these benches are on the distillery side, otherwise they will just be empty seats waiting for "sitters"🫤
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Ah okay, I understand where you are coming from now. Perhaps it's a case where they designed the buildings (& its landscaping) in isolation with little to no regard for what's
actually around or for a fantasy future where the neighbouring area is more built up, walkable, and with more restaurants & retail?
 
I was wondering how they were going to address this floating door at Mandy's...

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And benches and garbage cans going in...

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mcbg1 said:
Any rumours on other retail coming here? We need more food options in the hood.
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I agree. I love seeing the Distillery starting to overflow its boundaries a bit, Le Beau is very popular on Cherry, now Mandy's will lure people as well.

Does anyone know if there are plans to improve the signed "motorcoach loading zone" on Trinity, where the buses drop all the tourists? It's always embarrassingly ragged, with overgrown weeds in the summer. A slightly better welcome for visitors would be nice.
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I'm happy to have this nice wide sidewalk along Front, instead of that narrow muddy asphalt path on the north side of the street (what's up with that?). This stretch will be nice once the trees are in place and they have a few years to grow. It will make a good visual extension of the Canary District. But I noticed some of the stone work they laid in the fall didn't survive the freeze/thaw cycles of winter very well and there are already numerous trip hazards spraypainted, presumably for repair.

I also think there's some smart community planning going on here, with the Rekai Centre care home under construction right across the street. The Shopper's is poised to gain a lot of business from their residents, and when they go for walks the benches will give them places to sit. I think someone was complaining about these benches having no focal point for sitters, but many older people I know tell me they can walk pretty long distances but only if they take regular rest stops, and in many parts of Toronto this isn't possible due to lack of seating.

I also like the style of these new garbage cans, even though I already saw one over the weekend stuffed to overflowing with trash. I assume they are not technically supposed to be in use yet and nobody is yet being paid to empty them.
 
mcbg1 said:
Any rumours on other retail coming here? We need more food options in the hood.
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Haven't heard anything personally (yet). That said, I am cautiously optimistic, yet a little pessimistic, since the area is still developing but we won't really know until everything is built and the construction crews are gone.

I still walk through this area all the time. Sometimes in the morning, afternoon, evening, and late night. It's pretty dead all year round (so far). I even asked some of the staff at the burrito place there and they offered a slight grimace, with a "comes and goes". I see a lot of the construction workers going there for lunch breaks but once they are done with all their work, what will it look like there? What will business look like there for retailers?

Seems to me like most of the foot/shopping traffic is localized in the Distillery itself and Trinity Street to get to the Distillery.

The Corktown Common is usually very busy though, with dog walkers, cyclists, and joggers. Even in the winter months.
 
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