All that stuff is great! As someone who lives nearby and had used the space a lot, I just think that extending Dufferin all the way down and creating a new intersection at Lakeshore would be a good idea too.

It's not that it's IMPOSSIBLE, it's that it's not simple. Dufferin is the only level entry into ExPlace. What could be simpler than a straight line! It's about psychological ease as well. Being able to say to yourself "I can just walk all the way down Dufferin" makes it more accessible in my...

My dream is for the chain link fences to come down and install a nice wide sidewalk with enough room for benches or a hot dog stand with connections to the path at the top of the hill with steps and ramps. This stretch could be like Central Park West (the street) in New York. Complete Streets >...

1 - 4 you have to get into Exhibition Place to get to those, so if you're walking probably coming from Dufferin and it's a bit of a hike. 5. is a DISASTER if you have mobility issues or have a stroller 6. BRUTAL intersection that is basically an on ramp to the Gardiner. Not pedestrian friendly...

Imagine you live in Parkdale or Liberty Village and want to walk down to the water while pushing a baby stroller. There are basically zero good options. West of Strachan, there is not a SINGLE road that goes directly to the waterfront until Parkside. A level crossing at a Dufferin and Lakeshore...

I think the smart move here would be a land swap with the city. It would make way more sense for the towers to face Richmond on the north half of the block and have the park on the south half. With the development coming to the Fire Station to the south and these new towers, the park here would...

I find the angled-facing retail units here are really awkward. Still lots of vacancies. At least one covid-related closure but they have mostly sat empty since they finished construction.

Instead of a POPS, one thing the developers could do to "give back more than what it takes" would be to include public toilets with 24h access in the atrium. DRP should be pushing accessible public toilets, which would benefit the city's liveability so much more than some crappy, corporate...

The latest design is disgraceful. Start over. This whole intersection needs a major intervention. The City should take over and combine this site with a redevelopment over top of Dundas West station. They could include office space and consolidate some city agencies scattered around the area and...

Somehow this makes the street look less inviting than the existing parking lot. Pretty impressive.

they should build a movie theatre at dufferin mall

Hey I'm not the one asking for it-- this is a city where we put signs on the road to tell people not to play ball hockey. I personally think it looks great, I just can't see the city building this as rendered. Hopefully whatever barrier they do end up putting in is tasteful and in line with the...

Love the idea, especially the restaurant pier-- but there's no way they build a swimming pool here without some kind of fence around it. And where are all these kayaks and sailboats being launched from and stored? I get that this is just a vision, but reality to going to take a bite out of this one.

Bring it on! This is how we fight endless sprawl. If the city is smart it will incentivize this type of development. Lots of opportunities around the city to assemble SFHs with no particular heritage value and increase density without building huuuuuge towers. Just hope they don't cheap out on...

Would be great if they actually built these sidewalks and pulled out the chain link fence on Lake Shore Blvd. This should be a grand promenade that functions as the spine of this neighbourhood, not a tunnel for car commuters.

It's going to be tough to find room on the sidewalks for station entrances at Queen and Spadina and King and Bathurst, especially with accessibility requirements.

Here's my dream scenario for the ferry terminal site: 1. Tear down the Westin Harbour Castle Convention Centre (the squat, beige box on the north side of Queen's Quay) 2. Build a new high-rise hotel on the site that doesn't include a giant driveway on Queen's Quay 3. Tear down the Westin...

Makes you wonder whether a US news org will dig into the possible-murder-of-Anthony-Smith angle and publish something without fearing Canada's overreaching libel laws.

I appreciate your hilarious response, hawc. I take it that nobody knows? Cool. Just checking.

when is that gardiner off ramp supposed to come down?