Acknowledged! This should be looked at as the next Villiers Island/Lower Don Lands project. We need a vision of what could be! Based on the 18m clearance and 8% grade, you'd need 225m to get that high, which is juuuuust over the distance from Queens Quay to the dockwall. Still plenty of room...

With a "fixed link to the islands" in the news-- I submit my napkin proposal. Anybody know if you could build a bridge that a streetcar could climb high enough for sailboats to cross under with that much runway? The tankers can use the Eastern Gap. You could even (one day) run a streetcar...

New construction update video from Waterfront Toronto. Says the parks are on track to open next summer in 2025.

awesome! a parking lot! progress!

That photo is proof that the Gardiner causes traffic instead of reducing it. Every one of those cars is stuck trying to cram onto a single-lane on-ramp. We'd be better off with normalized intersections at Lake Shore Blvd throughout the core and then a big multi-lane entrance to the expressway...

Years ago I was an instructor at Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak centre. We used to bring kids here occasionally to teach the basics to get them ready for a harbour crossing. It was secluded and good for beginners, but the water was usually pretty gross. Not sure if they still use it.

Probably fantasy thinking but: Could they do a land swap and use this lot for a new Ontario Food Terminal? Maybe acquire/expropriate the lands directly to the west to get a footprint large enough? The current OFT site is better suited to density. Much closer to transit and other infrastructure...

Here's the economic impact statement they include: I mentioned this in the Billy Bishop thread but I'll repeat here with additional thoughts The question to ask about this is: How much of that GDP/jobs would be lost if the airlines move their operations to Pearson? Does Pearson have capacity...

From the Toronto Board of Trade report on Unlocking the Waterfront: https://bot.com/Resources/Resource-Library/Ripple-Effect-Unlocking-Torontos-Waterfront-Potential Billy Bishop Generates $2.1B in GDP and over 4000 jobs. The question to ask about this is: How much of that GDP/jobs would be...

To the group: In the spirit of making the most of what we've got in front of us, and with staff having upped the unit cap from 30 to 60, if you could add one more amendment to the current proposal to improve the policy (outside of expanding the scope to more streets/lots), what would you...

Is there a link/map of this plan? Would be really curious to see how it would be laid out.

Hanlan's should be Toronto's car-free Granville Island, Provincetown, or Coney Island (minus the rides) with a fixed pedestrian link to the mainland. Use mass timber to build a mix of housing, small hotels, restaurants, shops, art galleries, and music venues with a row of bars and cafes...

The point I'm making is that the obvious solution is to close the street to all vehicle traffic. It's my fault for making a joke.

These are the only signs that drivers will obey. Don't fight it. Shut it down.

I think it's great! This neighbourhood is Toronto's face to the world. This is where tourists will want to explore -- there should be tons of stuff to do! More stuff!!

If we had any respectable billionaires in this town, they would buy this site and the gas station on the corner and convert the grounds from a parking lot into a beautiful green garden. Make it a historical site or museum. The Keg can stay, but the parking lot has got to go.

Did they have to go with grey as an accent colour? It's so drab. Especially those grey faux stone walls and the Landlord Special grey "wood" benches. I know it's one of the uniform colours but it would've been nice to have some warmer tones in the mix.

Getting ready to lay down some paving stones? The internal courtyards here are looking really intriguing. Hard to convey through a photo.

What do they mean by "film-friendly streets?" Why does film production require 40m wide roads?

Great shots everyone. This view from the CTV aerial coverage makes me really excited for the future of this area! Villiers Island combined with the area north of Keating Channel that will open up with the Gardiner relocation plus Quayside, East Harbour and the Eastern Port Lands -- we are...