Contra
Senior Member
Love that the renovations were planned for spring 2024 since there was no shot the Leafs were playing into June. Common project management W.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...it's not like they had 57 years of projecting for that in the precedent. Just saying. 
christiesplits
Senior Member
Renovations have officially started.
www.sportsnet.ca
Renovations begin on Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
Construction could not begin until the NHL's Maple Leafs and NBA's Raptors, the venue's primary occupants, had finished their seasons.
We've got a front page story up now too, where we asked them about PATH improvements...
…and it seems that they're still finding it difficult to make a magnanimous gesture towards PATH users.
Meanwhile, we have now added a database file, linked at the top of this page, where you'll find the entire set of 16 renderings that go with the Reimagination project. Here's one of the main concourse:
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…and it seems that they're still finding it difficult to make a magnanimous gesture towards PATH users.
Meanwhile, we have now added a database file, linked at the top of this page, where you'll find the entire set of 16 renderings that go with the Reimagination project. Here's one of the main concourse:
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wmedia
Senior Member
That PATH link is a shit show for anyone with disabilities, or the many hotel and condo residents with suitcases. It screams the obvious need for renovation to everyone... except MLSE it seems...
christiesplits
Senior Member
This morning.
Obsidian
Active Member
I like that in Canada and in Toronto particularly that we renovate our stadiums and arenas instead of abandoning them for a new arena in the suburbs.
and rinse and repeat every 20 years.
and rinse and repeat every 20 years.
DSC
Superstar
Great you flagged the pathetic state of the PATH through SBA, they REALLY should be shamed into improving it!
From Front page piece:
"UrbanToronto seized the opportunity to inquire with Eaves about the ongoing challenges and plans for the PATH network that runs through Scotiabank Arena. The network, a crucial artery for pedestrian flow in Downtown Toronto, runs through the arena. There are notable concerns with accessibility and aesthetics of the southern PATH link, with steep stairs not compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Eaves acknowledged the need for improvements. "The PATH network was patched together, including the section that goes along this arena," he explained. "There is an opportunity to go and look at the sections of the PATH that surround our arena and figure out if we can improve accessibility, and uplift those spaces. It’s an opportunity, but not something we’ve advanced quite yet.”"
From Front page piece:
"UrbanToronto seized the opportunity to inquire with Eaves about the ongoing challenges and plans for the PATH network that runs through Scotiabank Arena. The network, a crucial artery for pedestrian flow in Downtown Toronto, runs through the arena. There are notable concerns with accessibility and aesthetics of the southern PATH link, with steep stairs not compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Eaves acknowledged the need for improvements. "The PATH network was patched together, including the section that goes along this arena," he explained. "There is an opportunity to go and look at the sections of the PATH that surround our arena and figure out if we can improve accessibility, and uplift those spaces. It’s an opportunity, but not something we’ve advanced quite yet.”"
DSC
Superstar
100% agree. I just wrote
Keith Pelley,
President & CEO
MLSE
50 Bay Street,
Toronto, ON
M5J 2L2
You could too!
Woodbridge_Heights
Senior Member
Is there not some sort of blueprints/plans available online for this project? Aside from the few renderings.
Wouldn't there be a development proposal made to the city of Toronto?
I just want to know more about the renovation.
Wouldn't there be a development proposal made to the city of Toronto?
I just want to know more about the renovation.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
It's just a renovation so it doesn't need a site plan application so no public plans, unfortunately.
Branden Simon
Senior Member
Got to see the renovations at Scotiabank Arena concourses. The project is not fully finished yet but seeing lighting, the Real Sports store already getting the appeal on the shelves and not reopened yet, the bars are running and one washroom is going under renovations. (October 5, 2024)
christiesplits
Senior Member
Some more shots of the new interior:
www.cp24.com
This is what it looks like inside the revamped Scotiabank Arena
Fans at Scotiabank Arena for concerts or Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors games will notice bigger, brighter walkways and more technology these days.
www.cp24.com
C-mac
Senior Member
Looks totally tacky. Just another case of renovating for no other reason other then to boost prices.
DSC
Superstar
Unfortunately, no word on improving the ghastly and unsafe (and totally non-AODA compliant) stairs on the PATH network at the n-w corner of SBA.