Tewder:
If you decide to equate support for a measured approach over speed as "apathy", so be it. That said, considering the amount of time I've been following this project and waterfront revitalization in general, I think I have a better claim to the opposite than 99% of the population out there.
Besides, other than criticizing - have you taken the time to learn why things are the way they are such that it can inform where to push for changes? I have a strange feeling that a lot of those who criticize doesn't want to do the dirty work and just wanted things done by decree. Sorry, that's not how our society operates. If you take the time to read say, the WT backgrounder on the topic - it states very clearly as to why the process is so lengthy - between the reuslts of a design competition - which has no legal force - to actual implementation. And I quote from the
backgrounder (p. 1):
While Waterfront Toronto was an advocate of the winning design, it fully supported the statutorily-required Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process which had to occur before any work on Queens Quay could begin. Queens Quay was the subject of two EAs, one focused on the street‟s revitalization and the other on transit needs:
That ate up 2 years - PLUS legally required approval by the Minister (after a legally mandated period for public comments) and the city to sign off on the plan before sod can be turned. Now, do I like the fact that it takes up so much time? No, but I don't have to like it - and if I really am interested in making a difference, I would know the why and the hows and who to contact - instead of stomping on the ground and cry "it's taking too long".
AoD