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The number of construction cranes in this city is truly insane. I'm struggling to find similar comparisons....Chicago or New York in the 1920's or perhaps Berlin in the 1990's. I'm also tempted to use the word 'unprecedented' but since we've seen growth like this for well over a decade, it's rendered that adjective all but meaningless!
If you ever want an overview of them, you can find them listed in the first three posts of this thread: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/cranes-in-the-gta-first-post-regularly-updated.32227/

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The number of construction cranes in this city is truly insane. I'm struggling to find similar comparisons....Chicago or New York in the 1920's or perhaps Berlin in the 1990's. I'm also tempted to use the word 'unprecedented' but since we've seen growth like this for well over a decade, it's rendered that adjective all but meaningless!
In addition, while we're tracking +/- 350 cranes in the GTA, we're reliably informed (because France tracks this stuff officially), that the Île-de-France region is sporting over 1000.
 
In addition, while we're tracking +/- 350 cranes in the GTA, we're reliably informed (because France tracks this stuff officially), that the Île-de-France region is sporting over 1000.

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics will begin on Friday, July 26, and end on July Sunday, August 11 of that year. An awful lot of the construction activity in the Paris area, already in full swing, is Olympics related - as we were told when we were in Paris in October.

Hardly a comparable situation.

The population of Paris with its immediate suburbs is well over 11 Million, compared to the Toronto GTA population of just under 6 Million. (Both 2022 numbers).

Also hardly a comparable situation.

Edit: The above was a very quick response to the post quoted above. Not intended as criticism of Project End's post, which is factual, but to put context around the numbers being cited. Paris is both twice (approximately) the size of Toronto (GTA), and is currently undergoing a 'one time' construction boom in preparation for its 2024 Olympics. Given these two facts, it is up to UT readers to make of the numbers quoted in PE's post as they wish.
 
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In addition, while we're tracking +/- 350 cranes in the GTA, we're reliably informed (because France tracks this stuff officially), that the Île-de-France region is sporting over 1000.
Ile-de-France is more like the Greater Golden Horseshoe, so we would need to add the Hamilton, KWC, Barrie, etc. cranes for a more accurate comparison than just those in the GTA.

But still, WOW, and I had no idea things were so hot over there...
 
Statcan just released their 2022 estimates and have the Toronto CMA alone at 6,685,621. The GTA also includes the Oshawa CMA with 447,079 plus the city of Burlington with 194,175. Total GTA as of July 1st, 2022 = 7,326,875. The GTHA would come in at 8,148,714.

 
Statcan just released their 2022 estimates and have the Toronto CMA alone at 6,685,621. The GTA also includes the Oshawa CMA with 447,079 plus the city of Burlington with 194,175. Total GTA as of July 1st, 2022 = 7,326,875. The GTHA would come in at 8,148,714.


Sorry for nitpicking, but your GTHA figure contains an error. You added Hamilton CMA (821,839) to the GTA (7,326,875) to get the GTHA figure. Burlington is part of the Hamilton CMA so you've added it twice. You should have added the City of Hamilton figure to the GTA figure but an easier way to get a good estimate for the GTHA is Toronto CMA + Hamilton CMA + Oshawa CMA = 7,954,539.

Regardless, 'Toronto' is a lot bigger than many people realize. We've grown up viewing Paris and London as massively larger places. They're still bigger but if we keep growing as we have for another 20 years, Greater Toronto - Hamilton will be in the 11-12 million range. We could find ourselves a very comparably sized place in the not too distant future.
 
Sorry for nitpicking, but your GTHA figure contains an error. You added Hamilton CMA (821,839) to the GTA (7,326,875) to get the GTHA figure. Burlington is part of the Hamilton CMA so you've added it twice. You should have added the City of Hamilton figure to the GTA figure but an easier way to get a good estimate for the GTHA is Toronto CMA + Hamilton CMA + Oshawa CMA = 7,954,539.

Regardless, 'Toronto' is a lot bigger than many people realize. We've grown up viewing Paris and London as massively larger places. They're still bigger but if we keep growing as we have for another 20 years, Greater Toronto - Hamilton will be in the 11-12 million range. We could find ourselves a very comparably sized place in the not too distant future.
When you start to look at the Golden Horseshoe you realise this region, though not one continuous metro, is incredibly dense and populated and among the most populous regions in the world. Add in Niagara-St Catharines area, plus waterloo region and guelph thats adding more than 1 million additional people to the above figure and would bring the total past 9m if I'm not mistaken.
 
When you start to look at the Golden Horseshoe you realise this region, though not one continuous metro, is incredibly dense and populated and among the most populous regions in the world. Add in Niagara-St Catharines area, plus waterloo region and guelph thats adding more than 1 million additional people to the above figure and would bring the total past 9m if I'm not mistaken.

Under a bit, according to the City and the Province. Don't forget they include Barrie and Ptbo.

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