And not a streetscape per se, but I thought this OCAD grad's ideas for adding rest areas & bridges throughout the Don Valley was brilliant and maybe some could be adapted to within the city. I particularly like the one that looks like two lilypads tilting towards each other with a hollow in...

Here's one that I think we could manage on Bloor Street (the Mink Mile) with just a bit of tweaking (narrowing the area for cars, adding interesting paving to the sidewalk, adding more trees & different types of lighting, better garbage control, etc). Screenshot of a video taken somewhere in...

Not a long history perhaps, but I'm noticing many positive changes over even just 20-30 years. As one small example, I remember when the Black Bull Tavern was virtually the only patio & now we have many (even before CafeTO). I feel the powers-that-be support culture, the arts & all things not...

Same! No matter where I try to stand, I always feel like I'm in someone's way. Wish they also had racks above the sitters (on subways too) so our bags didn't have to add to the space obstruction.

I have tailbone damage from sitting on a bus when it slammed into a pothole 😒

Exactly! The way the agenda is worded, it sounds like he's going to present criticisms. But maybe I'm misunderstanding.

Yeah, I had issues with the underground parking idea too, but thankfully that's been scrapped. Just wondering what bug-a-boo Pascale has with the Villiers plan since it seems nearly the opposite of the OP plan (lots of areas designated for the public, lots of nature, etc) Does he just not like...

Your theory holds for me! I really dislike the TTC buses and avoid them as much as possible for every reason you mentioned. Conversely, I'll sometimes voluntarily opt to ride a streetcar over the faster subway when I have time, just so I can appreciate the view. Even though I have no car at...

Makes a funny kind of sense given they live in a building that looks like it's wearing a sporty sports jersey (okay, it references the jersey design for a different sport, but still).

Isn't Norm di Pasquale the main behind the "Ontario Place for All" group? Is he against the development plan for Villiers Island too? 🤔

Crushing AND smashing today - oh my!

Yesterday:

To paraphrase Churchill, perhaps I am riddle wrapped in an mystery inside an enigma..or just a little chaotic neutral. We'll probably run into each other eventually.

Perhaps it's the goth in me that likes the dark & dank & industrial steampunk aesthetic. 😂 I respect your take on it & see what how it could have been a respectful renovation that still added more headspace. Maybe still a possibility in the future.

I don't think the average passenger is on the platform long enough to notice or care how low the ceiling is. But I like the old - it fits with the heritage restoration inside - all the nice old dark metal 😍

Genuinely curious - blocking views of what? From anywhere except right on the waterfront, I'm too short to see the water from anywhere in TO now, and from the island looking towards land, I already just see a forest of buildings. Except for the CN Tower & Rogers Centre/SkyDome combo (which are...

People cram into apartments when nowhere is affordable. It's a fairly logical technique to pool money/resources together when one person's money/resources aren't enough. But few people actually want to live in those conditions really so if we had more affordable housing, people would go back to...

Hear hear!

I went to the OCAD Grad-Ex over the weekend & there was one environmental design project that I liked enough that I hoped it could become real. Basically, the grad proposed a series of interesting bridges and/or resting spots along the Don Valley River trails that doubled as art. Almost all...

I'm somewhat surprised that Second Cup closed as it was always packed when I went in. At first, I thought they were just renovating as the flow wasn't the greatest. I would love it if some kind of coffee shop could return there.