I'm not sure what's not clear. First, I was responding to a post you didn't quote that mentioned Cincinnati and Detroit but neither relocated. They had sufficient land to build the new stadium next door. We don't. Second, Tampa just announced funding for a new stadium and it won't be ready...

I know Rogers owns the stadium but do they actually own the land? Isn't it leased from CN or the feds or something? I dunno - I guess returning to this discussion is logical in the context of having finished the renovations but it seems absurd that Rogers would pivot directly from spending...

This development is like a 30-year build-out and it hasn't started yet. The first 2 towers must be close to approval and obviously some elements have to wait on the subway. I'm sure it will "survive" as it's a sweetheart deal on prime land. Whether the Max Heights are achieved and how long it...

Eye of the beholder yada yada. It's been legally designated for a while and went through the proper processes. Heritage planners made the call and the fact that it's been left in crappy condition doesn't really change that and I'm not an expert capable of contesting it but I suspect calling...

Nice pics. Drones are fun, eh? That house is a heritage house they have to preserve and move. There's a Markham report on it ("The Munshaw House") here: https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?documentid=62802 I don't know if they're relocating it somewhere else in the...

Behold, the raging waters of Pomona Creek, in all their glory...

If you go back a few pages, you'll see I wrote about how much the mall had declined. It's got a way to go but it does definitely feel like it's turning a corner and the new built form and vibe are coming together. A new grocery store opened and a Milestones should be coming soon. I can only...

Thanks. I've seen a few developments with this issue and know it can be serious. I just wonder how much leeway CN would have here given the provincial infrastructure at issue, as well as the development which is subject to a deal between the developer and province. I suspect there are already...

OK, fair. It's not my area of expertise. I'm not sure how the new grade of the TOC development impacts this or how CN /MTO would figure out costs of reinforments. But it's not impossible, is the main answer, I guess.

But.. No. It doesn't cost less. On Yonge is in a tunnel with an underground station. Two of em. This is above grade, including the station. Two of em. It's why they shifted the alignment. It's spelled out in the Star article and IBC that they picked the cheapest option (sacrificing some...

Again, urban growth center since 2006. Original subway plan was 2007 and all the realignment did was move the penultimate station from the edge to the centre. It's not surprising, I don't think, that landowners in a UGC (who already had most lot the site) consolidated their holdings in the...

Mmm, I think someone else posted this map before but CN's ROW is definitely not 250 ft. A quick measurement shows it as less than 35m and when you keep in mind that structures - like buildings and highway abutments - have proximity requirements (usually 30m, I believe, from the tracks) I...

CN has a lot of juice. If they wanted to leave room for a 3rd track, I doubt they'd let Metrolinx take the ROW. Maybe one day they'll regret it but that seems like a pretty long-term issue, if at all.

I think this may be the key point. I mean - let's be honest. If you were building this community from scratch, you would have stuck the subway stationi n the middle all along. It was a flaw of the original alignment that it stayed along Yonge and it always presented something of a challenge for...

I think you're still mixing cause and effect. The Bridge TOC area was already an urban growth centre and going to get huge density, no matter where the station was. (High Tech too) The alignment shift didn't give them more density, the TOC deal did. What happens with the housing market etc is...

I think we're mixing and matching and confusing the timeline here. There was a funding envelope. They selected the cheapest option, which provided for 3 stations (Steeles, Bridge, High Tech) and one more, subject to further evaluation. That ended up being Clark. Royal Orchard was later, on the...

I guess I can't evaluate that claim without evidence of the cost (either of the planned terminal or your alternative) but that intersection is not well-suited to a bus facility and none was contemplated in the prior plans and we're talking about slivers of provincial land so... Maybe. But I'm...

Yeah. I agree with everyone above who sees this article as much ado about nothing. The route alignment info has been public forever and they selected the cheapest option, which made sense in the context of the directive being to get within the funding envelope. Two aboveground stations is a lot...

Why would you sacrifice limited developable land for a station? It makes sense that there was some minor horse trading to consolidate the site when the developer and province signed whatever their deal is.

I mean, they have just completed a massive renovation of the stadium so I don't know by what logic they would "keep focusing on the stadium experience." Obviously undertaking this was one the things Shaprio was hired to do. Equally obviously, it's a safe bet they don't want attendance to tank...