i agree that people can choose to live there or not. i also think that the airport has a right to be there if it wishes (legally speaking). however, it does not need to exercise this right. in the greater interest of toronto (however way we define this; see earlier post), the airport can...

i've not seen to the data, but my guess would be that the distribution of income levels would be bimodal. it is a mixed neighborhood. while the overall average is high, anybody who has walked the area knows that some are not well off at all. and i suppose this just adds to the aggravation...

landing is very quiet, often unnoticeable. taxing is always noticeable, though not always annoying. as a guess, it's annoying 30-40% of the time. it depends on the wind. i've heard the tpa say more than once that the noise from the airport isn't more than the lakeshort/gardiner. while i'm...

i know for example that planes are highly distracting during the popular music garden concerts. the planes will probably be annoying for those visiting ireland park (maybe hto, but less so). i think the underlying problem is one of criteria and the measurement thereof. each user has his/her...

nicely put.

i read/heard (i forget where though) that the design of hto was changed in light of the west 8 plans for the central waterfront. i don't think change rooms are a big issue; washrooms are though. the only public washrooms i know of are in qq terminal and little norway park. the sod on...

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i think i also remember adam vaughan mentioning something about the bathurst bridge/street re-grading and how this might hold things up.

re: Bathurst/Lake Shore - Loblaws, or what? such a project would take a lot of cash and loblaws is a bit strapped these days. it's sad because the building is beautiful and many condos in the area are coming along.