Well, this one fits in with the cityscape here and doesn't detract at all from the vernacular, and it does show quality materials.

Time to clean house for their own good if they ever hope to be serious party again. Whatever support they think they can find with the fringe will evaporate soon enough once the dinner bell sounds. God, you'd think educated people in this party could figure this out.

That's a great shot and there's still plenty more development to come.

Maybe the public is so inured to the idiocy of the Fords that it simply isn't newsworthy enough. Pile crap higher and it still smells the same.

Sounds like you adhere to the cynical point of view, which appears to bring all manner of demagoguery to center stage.

Maybe so, but the likely outcome is if the Ford government wins a minority government, then that will be the beginning of a quick end for him . The opposition parties will have no inclination to support a Ford-led minority government.

I wish you could be in charge of planning with a proper tool set to elevate project design. Someone said that lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

I can remember this tower going up from my vantage point on Bloor Street near Varsity Stadium, and thinking what a nice addition to the skyline with its illuminated top. How the times change.

It sure looks like they had fun in those days. My mother was born on the Toronto Islands and my grandfather was a captain of the fire department. There were lots of stories about growing up around downtown Toronto - the Palais Royal, Sunnyside, Cherry Beach, and of course, the Islands.

Well it shows the highest, pointy thingy in the city.

What a cynical response from the "former Concorder". However, It's quite believable because of the dreck we see . And what does it say about this city's acceptance level. If the design and built performance levels are so mediocre in Toronto, what can be done to change that ? There appears to be...

I don't know what to make of this - in bygone days we used to say , " this and 25 cents will buy you a cup of coffee ". Hannity reported that it wasn't Donald that requested the meeting. Hmmm.

God help us if the putz is around for a third term.

Wow ! As a graduate of U of G, I'm impressed.

When are we going to stop this nonsense about Toronto trying to be some thing else ? A lot of these facile assertions about the city come from somewhere else anyway. As Northern Light says, " Let Toronto be itself, just a better version of itself. ", and stop looking over the shoulder for...

I think people following the Public Realm issue know that turning around a culture of neglect is not an overnight thing. I was born in Toronto in 1948 and have seen astonishing changes. It's still going to need focussed work, and public and private investment, to enable our public spaces to...

Sometimes I think these folks believe the nonsense they spew. Scares the bejabbers out of me.

It doesn't appear there was any thought to making Toronto a beautiful place back then. I was going to university at the time of this photo and remember thinking what the heck is going on here - building the tallest thingme right in the middle of nowhere. Toronto also rises !

A lot of people still admire Harper, and ostensibly, some intelligent ones too.

Local government had to press this, and losing 5- 4 shows this is not settled, at least in the court of public opinion. Ethics should count.