[Northern Light]

The small, but rather iconic public square in our City is getting re-done this year. This is at the N/E Corner of Danforth and Logan

First a look at the Square as it is now:

Its a nice, if modest sized space, with healthy trees, a nice fountain, some seating, and adjacent patios.

Shortcomings: The space for pedestrians is just tight in this popular space both for passing through/into the space, but also for walking up Logan.

Logan is not wide here, but as a one-way street there is room to eliminate the parking and widen the square just a bit here. I'm not clear if that's being done as part of this project.

Mostly, this is a refresh of the fountain, and the paving, but there are some organization changes to improve flow, and to delineate the patios and to increase seating.

From: https://greektowntoronto.com/wp-con...LEXANDER-THE-GREAT-PARKETTE-CONCEPT_11x17.pdf

Project is currently out to tender:

 

[dullturtle06]

honestly looks great. Are there any night time renderings, or lighting plan, as i hope the fountain, and statue are all lit up at night. But so far looks great, give me hope the city isnt falling apart.

 

[Northern Light]

honestly looks great. Are there any night time renderings, or lighting plan,

None on the BIA's website.

as i hope the fountain, and statue are all lit up at night.

The fountain will have lights; not sure about the bust and statue.

 

[Northern Light]

This is up at Bid Award Ctte this week:

Agenda Item History 2023.BA44.5

Agenda Item History 2023.BA44.5

secure.toronto.ca

 

[junctionist]

The existing space isn't perfect but doesn't seem in need of reconstruction. Still, if the BIA wants to keep investing in the public realm, I'm all for it. As much as I enjoy neoclassical design, though, the proposed columned gateway seems potentially tacky. It'll all come down to the execution of the design.

The biggest gain in this project would be if Logan were narrowed in order to increase the total amount of pedestrian space and patio space. As is, Logan is wide enough for 4 vehicles side by side. There's no need for that much vehicular space, especially on a one-way street with traffic moving away from Danforth Avenue.

 

[leopetr]

Certainly at least two of the cars in the first picture are parked illegally, so widening the sidewalks would discourage the illegal parking

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Any chance we are getting Pentelic marble for it? (wishful thinking).

AoD

 

[flonicky]

 

[Northern Light]

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Ummm not the way a tree protection zone is supposed to work...........its supposed to protect the core of the root system from damage, especially compaction.............way too small. (tree on the right), hopefully it will be ok.

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Also, missed this from before:

Any chance we are getting Pentelic marble for it? (wishful thinking).

AoD

Nice thought............haven't seen the material specs, but the budget does not suggest it to me..................but one can always dream.

 

[flonicky]

 

[UrbanFervour]

Finally we're getting the gimcrack PoMo Acropolis we've always wanted and needed.

 

[flonicky]

 

[christiesplits]

Finally we're getting the gimcrack PoMo Acropolis we've always wanted and needed.

If there is one place I'll allow it, it's the Danforth. I'm fine with the Hellenic kitsch.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

If there is one place I'll allow it, it's the Danforth. I'm fine with the Hellenic kitsch.

Though with little of the grace of the ancient Hellenes.

Finally we're getting the gimcrack PoMo Acropolis we've always wanted and needed.

I thought we deposited that in Washington DC?

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

I will, once again, note with a certain irritation, that one-way Logan here was not narrowed to add space to this square.

Look at all that surplus space:

Applying minimum street width standards for one-way w/no parking and you can add 2.5M (the parking lane) to the public square. It would only remove 3-4 spaces, but add 70m2 or ~725ft2 to this public space.

Missed opportunity!