Ervin
Active Member
I was watching a video of the Gardiner (this one) and noticed the windmill that stands at the exhibition place. This got me thinking, wouldn't it be pretty great if Toronto had a bunch more of these scattered around? The reason is that as I see it, windmills are the ultimate symbol of clean energy. They're cool, and the very sight of one turning yells in to your face that place is progressive. Plus it has the added benefit of, you know... Clean energy.
There are a few places that could fit a handful of these, not too many (unlike the thread title suggests), just a couple of them. One good place would be along the west part of the Gardiner between the rail tracks and the freeway, where there's quite a lot of unused space that will likely never be used. The last of these windmills could be smacked right next to Fort York, a nice combination of the modern and the historic. A few more could be fit on the west side of the Gardiner, again between the road and the rail.
If the Olympics are to come in 2020 or 2024, a few could be placed in Toronto Island Park and Tommy Thompson Park (that name is so weird that I felt weird just typing it out). A few big ones could be easily seen from Port Lands, the likely place for at least some of the venues. This would give Canada a pretty good image.
Any thoughts on this? Perhaps a reason why something like this hasn't already been done?
There are a few places that could fit a handful of these, not too many (unlike the thread title suggests), just a couple of them. One good place would be along the west part of the Gardiner between the rail tracks and the freeway, where there's quite a lot of unused space that will likely never be used. The last of these windmills could be smacked right next to Fort York, a nice combination of the modern and the historic. A few more could be fit on the west side of the Gardiner, again between the road and the rail.
If the Olympics are to come in 2020 or 2024, a few could be placed in Toronto Island Park and Tommy Thompson Park (that name is so weird that I felt weird just typing it out). A few big ones could be easily seen from Port Lands, the likely place for at least some of the venues. This would give Canada a pretty good image.
Any thoughts on this? Perhaps a reason why something like this hasn't already been done?