Tyrang said:
Well, there will be two transits system available at least. The Waterfront East LRT (https://www.toronto.ca/services-pay...work-expansion/waterfront-east-lrt-extension/) which I see no reason why they won't extend it to at least the Cherry Bridge entrance, and also the Ontario Line Station at Corktown. Once they open the Red Brick Promenade from 3C site to Distillery District, I am guessing it would take around 15 mins to walk to the station, which isn't be too bad.

In the renderings you can see streetcar inside the island. I guess they can prolly extend the cherry street streetcar down to the Island, tho I am not sure how they would do that without it being a pain. Most likely they will link it to East Harbour Hub, which should be about 20 mins walk? That will be really convenient.

Pretty sure there will be buses. There are always buses in Toronto. Owning a car in Villers Island would prolly suck tho. In my personal experience living in several cities, anytime there are bridges, there are traffic jam.

Honestly, between Regent Park, 3C, and Quay Side, and also East Harbour Hub (and the potential Hearn District), it will be a catastrophic planning failure if the residents cannot at least find something to fill their day to day needs.
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It’s funny you mention the red brick promenade- because I was looking up the site for 31R and the ribbon building, along with the path of the Ontario line as it goes from above ground to below. And it made me realize that ain’t never gonna happen now.

i did map out a walking route and it would be a 1.5k/20+ minute walk to either East Harbour or Corktown station from commissioners and old Cherry. (Obvs less to East Harbour if you’re living on the far east end of Villiers). I imagine there would be a bus tho.
 
xmyth_ said:
It’s funny you mention the red brick promenade- because I was looking up the site for 31R and the ribbon building, along with the path of the Ontario line as it goes from above ground to below. And it made me realize that ain’t never gonna happen now.

i did map out a walking route and it would be a 1.5k/20+ minute walk to either East Harbour or Corktown station from commissioners and old Cherry. (Obvs less to East Harbour if you’re living on the far east end of Villiers). I imagine there would be a bus tho.
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I thought the train go above ground around the corner below Cork Town Common? And the Red Brick Promenade is on ground level West of Cherry Street from what I can tell.
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I hope the Red Brick Promenade stays. It is like the best way to funnel visitors from one of the Toronto's icon to the new water front. Also without the Promenade, Trinity Plaza and the Whiskey Fountain will be less cool and thematic.
 
globalexpress said:
Spotted a Kestrel atop a lamp post just next to the Cherry St. South bridge yesterday afternoon.View attachment 625495
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I spotted a crack in my carbon fibre kestrel years ago after a crash on the MG trail in 2015.
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My bird watching last week was a Common Starling on our common terrace. A rare bird find for me in 20 years of living here. Maybe the hawks scare them away or they’re afraid of heights.

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mburrrrr said:
I spotted a crack in my carbon fibre kestrel years ago after a crash on the MG trail in 2015.
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My bird watching last week was a Common Starling on our common terrace. A rare bird find for me in 20 years of living here. Maybe the hawks scare them away or they’re afraid of heights.

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I’ll say this- the hawks are no joke. I watched this one absolutely tear something apart a few months ago.

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Years ago I came face to talon with -I think it was- a wild turkey perched on a fence on Commisioners and Don Roadway. Totally different experience when those guys are at face level. It sat there comfortable for a few minutes before jetting off after some pigeons in the distance. Hopefully we we some interesting guests from Tommy Thompson this summer.
 
Tyrang said:
I thought the train go above ground around the corner below Cork Town Common? And the Red Brick Promenade is on ground level West of Cherry Street from what I can tell.
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I hope the Red Brick Promenade stays. It is like the best way to funnel visitors from one of the Toronto's icon to the new water front. Also without the Promenade, Trinity Plaza and the Whiskey Fountain will be less cool and thematic.
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Take that for what it’s worth guess. But if that’s accurate, the ribbon building isn’t happening.

I still always thought it was tough to do a tunnel to connect the distillery to… the lakeshore. Even if and when the parcel across from there was fully developed you’d be connecting the Port lands to the distillery through Lakeshore.

So you’d have lights at Cherry, lights there and lights on Parliament. It would be great to connect the two areas, but cars be cars.
 
xmyth_ said:
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Take that for what it’s worth guess. But if that’s accurate, the ribbon building isn’t happening.

I still always thought it was tough to do a tunnel to connect the distillery to… the lakeshore. Even if and when the parcel across from there was fully developed you’d be connecting the Port lands to the distillery through Lakeshore.

So you’d have lights at Cherry, lights there and lights on Parliament. It would be great to connect the two areas, but cars be cars.
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Sorry why does this map mean the Ribbon Building isn't happening? At you thinking the Ontario Line tinnel would-be too shallow here and you won't be able to build the foundation?
 
A 2022 document on the LRT shows the Ribbon building beside, not on top of the Ontario Line:

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The EA profile drawings show the line 20 meters below the surface, deep in bedrock. Unless these are inaccurate, don't see a problem.

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