denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
What do you consider the borders of Downtown? I have Bathurst, Bloor, the Lake and the Don Valley.
Is this right, or is it too big?
Is this right, or is it too big?
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Ramako
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I think there was a thread on this very topic years ago. Anyway, for the most part, I'd agree with those borders.
edit: I'd probably go with Spadina and Parliament north of Queen.
edit: I'd probably go with Spadina and Parliament north of Queen.
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someMidTowner
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Here is the thread in question - http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/18191-Where-is-quot-downtown-Toronto-quot
And for the record I would agree with those borders as well. For the sake of debate, I think midtown's borders are a bit less black and white.
junctionist
Senior Member
Those boundaries are accurate, but Yorkville has a downtown character with vibrant streets and skyscrapers, so I now include Yorkville as the north end of downtown. The boundary line would be Davenport Road, with Dupont as the northern boundary line for the Annex (also a neighbourhood at the north end of downtown).
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
I'm a Spadina to Sherbourne man myself. (Bloor to lake, obvi)
...though....the more time I spend living more centrally and the more friends I have living more centrally, we've started to refer to downtown as being a smaller and smaller geographical area....most of the time we mean just the CBD-St Lawrence-Harbourfront, really.
...though....the more time I spend living more centrally and the more friends I have living more centrally, we've started to refer to downtown as being a smaller and smaller geographical area....most of the time we mean just the CBD-St Lawrence-Harbourfront, really.
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innsertnamehere
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Depends on what you mean by downtown. for most people living in Markham or Vaughan downtown is essentially anywhere with streetcar access.
freshcutgrass
Senior Member
Southern border: Obvious
Northern border: Rosedale Valley/Davenport/Dupont
Eastern border: Don Valley
Western border: Bathurst (north of Queen), Dufferin (south of Queen)
This is what makes the most sense, and is also the official borders as put forward by the City.
Northern border: Rosedale Valley/Davenport/Dupont
Eastern border: Don Valley
Western border: Bathurst (north of Queen), Dufferin (south of Queen)
This is what makes the most sense, and is also the official borders as put forward by the City.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Provide the link, please!
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UserNameToronto
Active Member
Per the 2009 City of Toronto Official Plan, Downtown Toronto is:
- east to the Don Valley
- west to Bathurst
- north to Davenport/Dupont
- south to the Lake
- with the additions of Ontario Place and the Portlands
http://www.toronto.ca/planning/official_plan/pdf_chapter1-5/6_downtown_oct2009.pdf
- east to the Don Valley
- west to Bathurst
- north to Davenport/Dupont
- south to the Lake
- with the additions of Ontario Place and the Portlands
http://www.toronto.ca/planning/official_plan/pdf_chapter1-5/6_downtown_oct2009.pdf
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Thank You.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
freshcutgrass
Senior Member
The "CBD" is just a term that is synonymous "downtown".
Most people get confused when confronted with the term "Financial District" and assume it is what is otherwise called the "Central Business District", when it isn't. Toronto's Financial District is just a very small, highly specialized area of the CBD or Downtown area itself.
Most cities do not have a Financial District.
junctionist
Senior Member
Downtown is generally mixed use; it's not just a business district. CBD doesn't seem that useful a term in Toronto, so I'm not surprised that no one uses it here. Not much business happens on the U of T grounds or on the residential streets of Cabbagetown, for instance. The common Canadian term that is sometimes used instead of "downtown" is "city centre".