Davidson
New Member
There will be a broad public promenade between these buildings and the water. Nobody is being cut off.
A promenade does not a world class waterfront make.
I visited Sydney a year and a half ago and was hugely impressed with the city and especially its waterfront. Sydney's waterfront works because there's a reason for people to go there. There's things to do and see. Take a jaunt along the promenade, take a ferry at the ferry terminal, lots of restaurants and shops close to the waterfront and in the Darling Harbour area, a smallish hotel if you're looking for an expensive place to stay, oh and did I mention a world renowned Opera House?
There's lots of condos in Sydney but they're not right smack up against the central waterfront. That's the point I'm trying to make. The foot of Yonge St. should be set aside for something grand, something for public use.
I just can't help but compare Toronto to Sydney. Visit Sydney waterfront and see the Opera House. Visit the Toronto waterfront and see Pier 27. No wonder we have problems attracting tourists to Toronto. With more lame developments like this, we might as well right the waterfront off.
In a perfect world, the city/province/ or whomever would expropriate the land, and coerce Mr. Khan to build that beautiful museum down by the lake. Now that would be a reason to visit the waterfront!