Huh. That makes perfect sense, given the lack of competition lmao. After all the enhancements I'm guessing it'll be the single busiest station on the continent There appears to be a desire to directly link QQ station with the 11 Bay development and (eventually) the Jack Layton ferry terminal...

As for the rest of the waterfront transit upgrades, controlling costs is important (provided it's not at the expense of station capacity or route distance) so I think moving the portal is a smart idea. I don't actually mind the bus/taxi loop in front of the slip anymore, since it appears to...

idk why but that streetcar loop irrationally excites me, it looks so damn cool Between the O.G. renovations, the new bus terminal, the upcoming south concourse, track electrification, widened platforms, and now the expanded streetcar loop, Union Station is going to be so beautifully complex...

inshallah

that's not an excuse. They could have made a far better tower with similar resources if they just gave a shit. They could have picked non-beige spandrel panels. They could have made the balconies fully wrap-around. They could have made the balcony design stronger/more opaque to better hide the...

I've seen old photos of more dignified buildings than this hosting less dignified retail establishments than this, lol

I am sure that they eventually will be. Sooner or later, development pressures will be too great for these properties to resist.

in a just world, this proposal would be built as-of-right... I see absolutely nothing objectionable about this project.

hmmmm 1) pay an exorbitant subsidy each and every year, one which likely would increase as time goes on, and line private coffers all to not underutilize an existing asset OR 2) build our own publicly-owned highway, boost overall vehicle capacity (even if usership won’t be as high as it could...

Apologies if I'm coming off defensive at all haha, I'm not opposed to perpendicular seating. I just think the response to perimeter seating on here has been a bit less-than-logical Unless the entire concept of the 9-5 workday disappears, we're always going to have peak ridership periods that...

I mean, is this really a significant factor for a lot of people? I can't imagine how someone who gets motion sickness from mere sideways motion would ever be able to use the subway during peak periods when all the seats are taken and standing is a necessity. Not to dismiss anyone's experiences...

as is not really sure why there was such opposition to it here, the Ontario Line is the perfect type of line to implement it

I know it’s been said a million times, so this probably brings next to no value to this thread, but I just gotta say: Christ, this building is an eyesore I can’t stop staring at it. How could any self-respecting architect want to take credit for such a skyline-scarring monster? How could any...

More poorly-designed condos need to just do this. Our skyline genuinely would look better if Daniels & GP didn’t try to pull off a cute half-baked balcony design which did nothing but reveal how cheap and sad the window wall is underneath.

look I’m not a huge fan of this building either, but saying “compare this to Fleur condos” would shine an unfavourable light onto almost any other recently-constructed building lol

progress stops for no one 😤

where would you place the exit/entrance ramps? In a location that wouldn’t destroy the urban realm/overwhelm local road capacity/distrupt pedestrian flow, that is. Much, much harder than you think

not to mention the chances of NEW charming mainstreets gradually forming!

for me, the only major flaw in this plan is the lack of an integrated connection between the 512 streetcar and the GO station. I love that the TTC supports rerouting bus routes to directly service the station, just like they do with subways, but to get to St Clair one will have to brave the...

I mean no offence here but could you please stop spamming this in every thread? I doubt it's applicable in this case anyway; it's just a bad design.