Now the developer will go back to the drawing board and change the design to fit the budget. Good job city planning!

The design of this will cost the city nearly $300 million? Be right back, switching careers.

More than one. Little consequences for breaking windows so multiple people have taken up on the easy opportunity :)

Statement from 51 division Man arrested in break and enter investigation, The Esplanade and George Street South area Broadcast time: 05:09 PM Date: Tuesday , May 10, 2022 Unit: 51 Division Phone: 4168085100 Case #: 2022-857961 The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of...

Interestingly enough, with your model most folks I’m referring to would be detained given they’re on the 7th, 10th, and 20th chances, pardon the hyperbole.

I’m in favour of legalizing all drugs. If someone wants to self harm I’m not opposed to it. Leaving needles on the street, harassing people due to the effect of drugs, etc is not acceptable, full stop. I didn’t mention lengthily prison terms. Trust me I’m quite compassionate. However, if the...

Precisely. We shouldn’t infantilize the homeless or mentally ill. Ultimately people are responsible for their actions. Being homeless or mentally isn’t or shouldn’t be a crime. Harassing people, shooting needles, and breaking storefronts should be. That applies to everyone.

Thanks for the link! This is good news / progress.

They don’t care. It’s not in mayor Tory’s neighbourhood so he can virtue signal that they’re doing something about the problem. Ultimately we’ve created a system where folks that are homeless or mentally ill can get away with many things other citizens cannot. Standards need to be uniform.

Demand in the core for shelters means we create additional supply. However that also attracts more homeless in the core which means more demand for shelters which in turn further increase supply. Isn’t this a negative feedback loop? We need to spread this type of housing throughout the city. I...

Saw this post on /r/Toronto and it makes me incredibly sad. I have certainly noticed the increase in neighbourhood “characters”. I wonder if anyone in the city actually cares or they hope to continue opening up shelters / centres within a few blocks of each other in the St Lawrence Market...

Sir, it’s a life and death situation! However, let me try that next time :p

side note, how do forum users prevent their photos from being compressed to death when uploading?

I’m two doors down in east lofts and I’ll be blocked in even more in a few years lol

I agree. Let's tear down the st lawrence market neighbourhood (keep the facades though) and replace them with tall glass towers (bonus points if they pay no historical homage to the neighbourhood or its residents).

I'm just happy shovels are on the ground for this and its truly happening. Will be quite transformative for the city.

Facadism with random columns in the back just looks awful.

I love the use of lighter colours here. Most of Canary is on the darker side. What a great neighbourhood we're forming here :)