evandyk
Senior Member
Those willow trees on the little knolls and the edge of the beach are really nice in the summer. This building is going to be fantastic from the Sugar Beach side.
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Menkes Developments on Instagram: "Today’s #ConstructionUpdate features an amazing shot of @wictoronto taken from Sugar Beach...Talk about an office on the Waterfront 😍💗🍬☂️💙 📸 Photo Credits to the talented @thelandofdustin"
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evandyk
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Those panels are not that colour in real life. You can see their real colour in Skycandy's post on the last page. Stupid filters.
Riseth
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Rascacielo
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DavidCapizzano
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vatche
Senior Member
A whole block....not one tree. Nothing green. Greenery beatifies the. City.
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alklay
Senior Member
It is amazing how we can't even build the blank canvases and new areas of the city with any attention to streetscape.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Normally I'd agree - but QQE will be having quite a bit of greenery and trees once it is redone.
AoD
Northern Light
Superstar
Normally I agree w/you............but not here.
The issue is not a tree quota.......it's some effort at beauty in general......and 'softening' which greenery can offer.
In fairness, this is not the final form of Richardson Street.
But the sidewalk, which does have nice pavers, needed some softening, it could just be annual flower beds and some shrubs if needs be.........
But the sterility of the current configuration is stifling.
The road bed could also use to be done in pavers; not always practical on arterial roads, but this is not one...
Worse, when one looks at the precinct plan.........there doesn't seem to be a plan for greening:
From: https://waterfrontoronto.ca/nbe/wcm...30-ab9ef9ef2342/4491a914d1783.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
There's certainly ample width.
And I can name 2 tree species off the top of my head that do fairly well in shade......
Sugar Maple and Basswood.
But there are also a raft of shrubs.............
Alternate Dogwood, Chokecherry, and Red Elderberry among them.
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Yes, Queen's Quay looks to be well planned; but that can't be an excuse for laxness elsewhere.
alklay
Senior Member
And when will the road be redone? 10 or 15 years from now? Heck, I have been hearing about the beautification of John St for more than a few years now. And there is always an excuse for why it is only one more year away.
And in the meantime?
And in the meantime?
syn
Senior Member
allengeorge
Senior Member
I'm surprised at how wide the street is, for something that's fairly low-traffic.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
It’ll likely be narrowed after the other side of the street is redeveloped. It’s still at the original width it was when this was an industrial area.