JasonParis said:
Has there ever been any thoughts of making public the area east of The Great Hall? I believe it's part of Metrolinx's offices (or perhaps still under ScotiaBank control). It's just a bit of a shame you can't walk the entire station, including the Great Hall, from east to west. It would strike me as a spot for a restaurant or something. I think there's even a courtyard in there.
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My understanding was that this is part of the plan and has been for years. The only stumbling block has been Scotiabank.

I was in there a couple of years ago when I did a tour of the dig down but there was not much worth seeing
 
JasonParis said:
Has there ever been any thoughts of making public the area east of The Great Hall? I believe it's part of Metrolinx's offices (or perhaps still under ScotiaBank control). It's just a bit of a shame you can't walk the entire station, including the Great Hall, from east to west. It would strike me as a spot for a restaurant or something. I think there's even a courtyard in there.
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I think that one problem would be that there seems to be no handicapped access/exit from the east end of Union Station to Front Street (or, I think, from Great Hall into the east wing) but I did hear several years ago that once the Scotia lease ends they will move out so there could be something more interesting. (BTW, there IS a courtyard/skylight area - they replace the skylight last fall.
 
union2pearson said:
The Outdoor Union Market will not happen this year.
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I'm glad. Look, they expanded the pedestrian space in front of Union to accommodate the ever increasing hoards of pedestrians walking through there during rush hour. And then they go and put a market in its place that cuts off 75% of the space, forcing those very same pedestrians through a narrow path?

If they want to put an outdoor market there every summer, then close the street to cars and stage the market in the street.
 
MetroMan said:
I'm glad. Look, they expanded the pedestrian space in front of Union to accommodate the ever increasing hoards of pedestrians walking through there during rush hour. And then they go and put a market in its place that cuts off 75% of the space, forcing those very same pedestrians through a narrow path?

If they want to put an outdoor market there every summer, then close the street to cars and stage the market in the street.
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In my experience the location of the market is precisely where pedestrians don't walk through - but walk past - though they do need to ensure that it doesn't creep north on weekdays and occupy too much space. It's bit of a balance that need to be flexible and take into account sidewalk usage varying by day/time.

Also it serves a pretty important purpose - food options is severely limited at the station as it stands right now.

AoD
 
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Getting more and more formed.

Periscoping my phone way above my head, pic taken through window above closed-off door in Bay West Teamway 4/5.

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DSC said:
I think that one problem would be that there seems to be no handicapped access/exit from the east end of Union Station to Front Street (or, I think, from Great Hall into the east wing)
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I'm seeing lots of retail on the first floor-- will try to attach screen shot of Osmington schematic. I don't think Scotiabank is on the first floor -- not all of it anyway.
Ironically this could be the spot for an expected TD branch, though that would be kitty-corner to Brookfield Place...
As for accessibility I noticed today that one of three portals linking the East Wing to the Great Hall now appears level. Not sure what would lie beyond; a ramp or lowered floor in the courtyard.
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Is there plans to Reno the via concourse in the same fashion as York and bay? Sorry I couldn't find anything about it
 
Amazon said:
Is there plans to Reno the via concourse in the same fashion as York and bay? Sorry I couldn't find anything about it
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It is being touched up (currently in progress), but not completely redesigned/redone like the Bay and York concourses, due to heritage reasons. They are keeping the same look, just fixing it up a bit.

There will however be a lower level beneath it with retail/food, just as there will be beneath Bay and York.
 
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