I'm about two years late to the discussion, but regarding the terrible pedestrian realm in this corner of the Beaches, does anyone know this early 2000's infill was built with such a terrible street frontage? The sidewalks appear to be an afterthought or buffer between the townhouses (apartments?) and arterial completely devoid of shade for a good chunk of the day. This was fully understood to be a highspeed roadway so how did the sidewalk get built as if this is a narrow local street in the Annex?
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The same issue exists to a lesser extent within the block, as sidewalks (in the classic Toronto fashion) are simply smacked on the edge of proprieties. No separation from vehicle traffic and easy to park on for all your construction needs. Was Toronto really still this bad on urbanism in the early 2000's?
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