[Civdis]

Today

 

[mburrrrr]

I followed up. The ticket says: “resolved, covered with hot asphalt.”

Not only was their intended resolution lazy and ugly, they lied: no asphalt was applied. The corner remains a tripping hazard.

Maybe I’m starting to agree with Rob Ford on “taxpayer waste”. The city bureaucracy itself is wasteful, contractors are getting away with bad work, and even city workers are out there in some cases lying about doing their jobs when they didn’t.

I received confirmation that there is 2 year warranty on work done by a contractor. They have to go back and fix it. I’ll make sure they’re held to that.

!!!!!!!!!!Alert!!!!!!!!
BREAKING NEWS
A job well done @nightstreak

Maybe a new award of the month.

 

[pesto]

Also today, through some dirty window glass:

 

[nightstreak]

!!!!!!!!!!Alert!!!!!!!!
BREAKING NEWS
A job well done @nightstreak
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Maybe a new award of the month.

That guy looks pretty angry about having to go back and re-do the work that he should've done right the first time. He might have to go back again. Left a broken paver.

That said, the corner is now evened out.

Before:

After:

But not so fast! The corner on the opposite side of the plaza at York St is still a jagged mess. I hope they didn't "forget". I'll wait a few days and check back on the ticket to "remind" them.

I'm so snarky about this only because we pay these people above what they would be paid in the private sector yet they have absolutely no pride in their work and we the public have to live with their shit day in and day out. I'd be mortified to present less than my best workmanship to the public.

 

[Toronto1834]

Construction fencing has appeared in the Great Hall over the last week, closing off the unused VIA counters east of the ramp to the VIA departures concourse. Anyone know why?

 

[nightstreak]

Construction fencing has appeared in the Great Hall over the last week, closing off the unused VIA counters east of the ramp to the VIA departures concourse. Anyone know why?

I didn't see any plans to remove those tickets booths. But the space behind them is not in use. Maybe they're being leased. Harvey's anyone?

*For those who don't remember, this is the now the York Concourse entrance.

 

[Civdis]

Also today, through some dirty window glass:

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I assume that long existing concrete wall running east-west behind the newly poured columns is coming out?

 

[WB62]

I assume that long existing concrete wall running east-west behind the newly poured columns is coming out?

That was the plan, alongside multiple openings in other areas, but heres what one of the documents has to say:

Supposedly the plan going ahead is only maintaining the existing pre-USEP openings to the former south boarding areas. I have my doubts crowding will work as flawlessly as their simulation suggests, but they are the experts…

It might be difficult to see in the flow diagram, so I outlined the differences below on my maps:

 

[WB62]

May as well post this too! Totally forgot to

Browsing around I rediscovered blueprints for USEP that happen to show the additional legacy platform entrances planned at the time. I added these entrances in the bottom diagram.

If the platform reconfiguration isn’t significantly changed before it happens (probably unlikely), the concourses will have:

23 new staircases
9 new elevators

To accommodate some of these entrances, the York & Bay Concourses will be expanded:

Metrolinx back of house space removed
Lost and Found office removed (already closed down)
Ticket booths removed (already closed down)

 

[Le Gique]

I didn't see any plans to remove those tickets booths. But the space behind them is not in use. Maybe they're being leased. Harvey's anyone?

*For those who don't remember, this is the now the York Concourse entrance.

Preparing for the removal of the central info booth, which has been postponed (logically) to after FIFA. Traveler's Aid to move to this area. Oh, and ah, Harvey's...

 

[Civdis]

That was the plan, alongside multiple openings in other areas, but heres what one of the documents has to say:

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Supposedly the plan going ahead is only maintaining the existing pre-USEP openings to the former south boarding areas. I have my doubts crowding will work as flawlessly as their simulation suggests, but they are the experts…

It might be difficult to see in the flow diagram, so I outlined the differences below on my maps:

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Thanks for detailed explanation, really appreciated!

 

[Toronto1834]

Preparing for the removal of the central info booth, which has been postponed (logically) to after FIFA. Traveler's Aid to move to this area. Oh, and ah, Harvey's...

Thanks for the info. That makes sense. The ticket counters were boarded up on Thursday.

 

[Le Gique]

Now to the good news: the desk and clock were dismantled in 1994 to make way for the current desk and departures board. They were put in storage, not destroyed. As part of the Union Station Revitalization, the original clock and desk are being refurbished to return to the Great Hall!

Whoa! The first time hearing of this significant preservation. Where is this specifically stated?

Are there renderings for how the entirely completed Great Hall will appear? I'm seeing the archive of chandelier depictions... https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...on-m-s-city-of-toronto-norr.4308/post-2354179

 

[DSCToronto]

I had a closer look at the original help desk and clock and I have amazing news! First of all, look at this beauty! This desk was managed by the Travellers' Aid Society of Toronto.

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For a while, I thought the clock outside on Front was the original Great Hall clock but they're different.

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Now to the good news: the desk and clock were dismantled in 1994 to make way for the current desk and departures board. They were put in storage, not destroyed. As part of the Union Station Revitalization, the original clock and desk are being refurbished to return to the Great Hall!

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Now to the good news: the desk and clock were dismantled in 1994 to make way for the current desk and departures board. They were put in storage, not destroyed. As part of the Union Station Revitalization, the original clock and desk are being refurbished to return to the Great Hall!

The original clock is stored with the desk. I imagine they have not yet been repositioned because the floor has been awaiting replacement.

While I hope they bring it back to original condition, I can't imagine the magnetic departures boards will be used so it's probably acceptable to replace them with vertical displays.

I am amazed that the original desk and clock still exist and will return, where did you hear this?

 

[nightstreak]

Whoa! The first time hearing of this significant preservation. Where is this specifically stated?

Are there renderings for how the entirely completed Great Hall will appear? I'm seeing the archive of chandelier depictions... https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...on-m-s-city-of-toronto-norr.4308/post-2354179

I am amazed that the original desk and clock still exist and will return, where did you hear this?

Mentioned on the city website’s Union Station Revitalization page under “The Great Hall” section.