[DSC]

Isn't it the east wing?

I think the ground floor of east wing can, reasonably, be described as top level of the Bay Concourse. I agree that the Concourse itself is at level of TTC.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

At this point I would happily volunteer (with some help from a few strong men) to move these barriers myself and chuck them into Lake Ontario. I'm done with this.

Might work better in the middle of the street.

AoD

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

So the only reason this isn't being done immediately is that the city is too cheap to pay for someone to do the construction? Wow.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1200517381803651075

If anyone from the media is paying attention, there is a news story to be written here.

Perhaps Union Station can rename itself Gardiner Expressway and get 24/7 attention

AoD

 

[Richard White]

Perhaps Union Station can rename itself Gardiner Expressway and get 24/7 attention

AoD

The City of Toronto has the same problem at the Lake Shore Boulevard entrance to Bremner Boulevard. They put barricades there to prevent people from driving in off lake shore and keep giving the run around touting security measures when people ask when permanent barriers will be put in.

I do not buy the excuse that this is related to Union Station's construction. Even now they put in concrete barricades during major events at the arena.

This is not about construction inside union station, it is that the city is too cheap.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

The City of Toronto has the same problem at the Lake Shore Boulevard entrance to Bremner Boulevard. They put barricades there to prevent people from driving in off lake shore and keep giving the run around touting security measures when people ask when permanent barriers will be put in.

I do not buy the excuse that this is related to Union Station's construction. Even now they put in concrete barricades during major events at the arena.

This is not about construction inside union station, it is that the city is too cheap.

That’s partially what my dig is about - the city made sure it paid enough for work to proceed with Gardiner East (and Gardiner West, with a council directed top up funding) to ensure the works proceed apace. With this? It is willing to suffer delays after delays. Chopped liver and all that.

AoD

 

[raptor]

The City of Toronto has the same problem at the Lakeshore Boulevard entrance to Bremner Boulevard. They put barricades there to prevent people from driving in off lakeshore and keep giving the run around touting security measures when people ask when permanent barriers will be put in.

I do not buy the excuse that this is related to Union Stations construction. Even now they put in concrete barricades during major events at the arena.

This is not about construction inside union station, it is that the city is too cheap.

They're actually building a permanent gate at that location these days

 

[mburrrrr]

The biggest free skating rink. It must be the only free skating rink.

 

[raptor]

The biggest free skating rink. It must be the only free skating rink.
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Pretty sure the one at NPS is larger, and it's also free.

 

[Allandale25]

Status of the moat's east side.

 

[DSC]

Pretty sure the one at NPS is larger, and it's also free.

Definitely, and the one at Sherbourne Common is pretty big too (and usually rather empty.)

 

[smably]

Aren't all the city's outdoor rinks free?

 

[TransitBart]

The biggest free skating rink. It must be the only free skating rink.
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Every single City of Toronto rink and skate path is free - for free skate - all winter long actually...

 

[PinkLucy]

This article says it's "one of" the largest at about half the size of an NHL rink -- although the headline says "the largest". https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-to-get-largest-free-outdoor-skating-rink-1.4641654

 

[mburrrrr]

Definitely, and the one at Sherbourne Common is pretty big too (and usually rather empty.)

I think “free” includes skate rentals too.

 

[cbrown2009]

I think the ground floor of east wing can, reasonably, be described as top level of the Bay Concourse. I agree that the Concourse itself is at level of TTC.

I would disagree. The picture here shows what is called the Great Hall East Wing. The Bay GO Concourse (upper level) is a totally different area, and actually at a different elevation to the East Wing. The area under the skylight and opening in the floor (picture foreground) is the Front Street Promenade, which is connected at grade (more or less) to the TTC, Bay Retail, which is below the GO concourse level and similar elevation to the Food court under the York GO Concourse.
Elevations:
1. Great Hall/East & West Wings/Street level
2. Moats/Promenades & GO Concourses - Scotiabank Arena
3. Food Court/Retail concourses