pesto
New Member
Thanks foring on the parade.
But it's true I guess :-(.
Wonder what colour future drone shots will reveal of the new river.... compared to all those pristine aerials we've seen so far.
Sorry for being the one to point out the obvious but I just had to because my childhood memories of that putrid stench while driving on the DVP south of Riverdale Park still haunts me and to this day the car windows are always up if ever passing through the area. For humans, of all our 5 senses it's smell that triggers in us the strongest memories. In this case, ew sad!
Although I'm extremely satisfied that this environmental fixing up and clean-up work is finally getting done, I won't be completely happy until we have a re-birth day for the Don river if only just to un-do the "funeral" they had for it back in the 70's when folks rightly called it dead. I'm sure the TRCA will want to be the ones declaring it all to be officially alive and clean again whenever that day comes. But I'm looking forward to it for sure.
DSC
Superstar
As promised... https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ne...cle_485765c2-3c92-11ef-b104-572d72301175.html
Though this is actually to celebrate the WEST plug's removal, they continue to 'pretend' the north plug is still plugged, but we know better!
New river valley connects to Lake Ontario in massive Port Lands project
A ceremony Monday afternoon will mark a key milestone in the mammoth Port Lands reclamation project.
Metroscapes
Active Member
There's probably one buried in the detailed design (civil construction) plans.
Northern Light
Superstar
I don't have a topo map of the entire project, but I have some for a few pieces.
This is a rendered version:
A more detailed one from ground level looking up at Harbour View Promontory:
Here's a topo view closer to Cherry:
Edit to Add: It occurs me not everyone will understand some of this......... the blue dashed lines are Lake Level (water level), The ones furthest from land indicate LLL (Low Lake Level)......the intermediate would be MMM (Median Lake Level) The ones that generally well inland would be HLL or (High Lake Level).
The white lines are topographic height measurements in M above Sea Level.
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rdaner
Senior Member
So many reposing areas! 
DSC
Superstar
We look forward to seeing you 'in repose' before TOO much longer :->So many reposing areas!
kotsy
Senior Member
Curious why they went with asphalt for some of the path/event plaza.
Carpe Diem
New Member
I've looked through the documents and to an extent this thread but can't find much more information on the "Future Promontory Park North" ideas or plans. Is there anything available?
Here is the whole draft doc on the south:
Here is the whole draft doc on the south:
DSC
Superstar
$$$$$$$$
Mr Finish Line
Active Member
A bit of a late response but I was not expecting my feelings about the S-curves in the pedestrian bridge to elicit so many responses. I'm happy to know most people like it. I get that bridges themselves can be a destination, but I figured a lot of people people (myself included) will be using it simply to get from A to B and that the park was the main destination so I was just wondering "why make it slightly less direct?". If people like it then I'm not bothered, I just wanted to know if others had the same reaction I did. No need for "FFS" responses...
DKsan
Active Member
Hi, you can read a bit more of the rationale here.
The three things that stand out to me as to the why:
The aesthetics -- they wanted a showcase bridge
Traffic calming -- they know cyclists will use a bridge, even if dedicated to pedestrians, so the "S" slows them down
Accessibility -- the north and south sides of the Keating channel are on different elevations, so the S has a gentle slope as opposed to needing a long ramp on the north side
Northern Light
Superstar
The press release about the West Plug Removal issued today:
The Backgrounder:
A link to various other docs and images:
drive.google.com
I will note for @Paclo that I resized an 18mb image down to 1.5M and UT reports it can''t be uploaded because it's too large.
The Backgrounder:
A link to various other docs and images:
Port Lands Flood Protection West Plug Removal - Google Drive
drive.google.com
I will note for @Paclo that I resized an 18mb image down to 1.5M and UT reports it can''t be uploaded because it's too large.
globalexpress
Active Member
Tree planting this afternoon.
skycandy
Senior Member
What a hoot! 
