Just noticing that Therme is spending £250millionGBPs (~$398m CAD) on their Manchester spa, which is set to be built in an industrial park outside of Manchester. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-51767474 But Therme is only spending $350million CAD on their Toronto location, where...

I still can't believe how there is zero information on the Toronto side Terminal. As i said before, the entire Hoverlink concept is notably absent from any of the current Ontario Place Redevelopment plans and any of the recent public consultation sessions. How can the province be involved in...

The platforms of this new Parklawn stop won't even be 1km from the Mimico platforms. Are they going to remove Mimico station?

There was a second public consultation meeting for the Ontario Place redevelopment on Oct 27. Here is the virtual public engagement room: https://engageontarioplace.ca/virtual/ There was zero reference to Hovercraft Ontario Inc during the presentation, and zero references to the Hovercraft...

This was from the June, 2022 newsletter- https://www.camh.ca/en/camh-news-and-stories/our-final-phase-of-redevelopment Here is an estimated timeline for the final phase of our redevelopment: Spring 2022 Completion of Phase 1C redevelopment. All construction and demolition activities are...

I emailed info@hoverlinkontario.com asking for more details about the location of the Toronto/Ontario Place terminal and this was their answer... I suspect there will be no consultation or input from the city or the general public on this project just like the rest of the Ontario Place...

love this quote from the article...

Two things that jump at me immediately... Noise - there is no way this is as 'quiet as dishwasher' on approach. Here are two clips from an 80 passenger version running service in the UK. They are proposing a 180 passenger version for Toronto service, likely almost twice the size. Where...

I think John Lorinc's point about heating/cooling is really indicative as to the fantasy of this proposal. I have doubts that they can construct what is rendered for the $$$ they claim to be spending. All of the existing Therme spas are located in mild continental weather zones, germany...

Wow, really surprised that it's going to be a 10 storey building.

Fences around the park are down and finishing touches are happening... The hills are made of that springy ground-up rubber material they use on playgrounds.

Any idea what they are referring to when they say non-profit affordable housing? Is it shelter/transition housing or something like options for homes/habitat for humanity?

What is with the insane amount of balcony greenery in the renders?! Absolutely never going to happen. They should force them to produce winter renders so we can see what it will look like in real life.

This section is within the park space, north of the new stokes street extension, surrounded by new landscaping and benches.. Looks very permanent.😞

Not sure what they are going for here, I'm guessing 'art'. I have no idea how giant mounds of painted asphalt ties in with the calm/natural themes the park redevelopment was supposed to follow. Also, the paint is already peeling after just a few days. I really dislike this concept, should be...

That whole stretch of king is bleak. This development will be the final blow. Interestingly, across the street, there is sizeable retail space that has been empty since the building was built in 2014 2014 - https://goo.gl/maps/5knZoRuPzvvrMbBm8 2021 - https://goo.gl/maps/UzYrVFAZVVpbnwdB9

As GO moves towards true RER, more stations, electrified, fare integration, possibly different/smaller rolling stock, it will function much more like a subway. So in the long term, we should be careful of service duplication in areas with GO lines, especially south of the 401.

You've pretty much described the Kitchener GO line. Keele and surrounding areas will eventually be very well serviced by expansion within the GO corridor. There is no need to provide duplicate service via Ontario line. If there is an Ontario line west extension, I bet it will go up Dufferin...

E-sports will never fill a 7,000 seat venue for 200 nights a year. Esports can be hosted anywhere, even a place like massey hall, you just need a stage and large format screens. I suspect the esports angle is purely for headlines/marketing and not its primary function. I'm surprised this is...

Ideally, this would be an enclosed mall. If you've ever been down there, the noise from the gardiner is actually unbearable around that section. The renderings showing outdoor gatherings, food tables, outdoor bistros, lounge spaces, etc... never going to happen. Nobody in their right mind would...