dodgeram
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Most ridiculous "statistic" I've ever seen on this forum15% of New York City’s economic output
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Most ridiculous "statistic" I've ever seen on this forum15% of New York City’s economic output
I would disagree, as would many others.
If you meant we should add another art deco skyscraper or two......I'm interested; though I don't know many developers willing to shell out of that.
But elsewise, how about we celebrate what makes each place unique.
I prefer Venice to NYC; and I would be horrified if they installed anything like Times Square there.
For those who like NYC, they may not feel the need to tear out their roads to build canals like Venice.
Let places be what they are; but the best of that.
Toronto is a lakefront, Great Lakes City, with a breathtaking ravine system, relatively recent development and architecture, with very multi-cultural/ethnic vibe that exudes a flavour all its own.
Yes but we're already like a mini New York and it's kind of late to pivot our identity at this point in my mind. If were going to chase NYC, let chase if for real.
Yes. The more the better. This the the place to do it.
Why?Okay, we can go with Piccadilly Circus, or Dotonbori, or Ximending, or Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo. Take your pick.
So is our CN Tower. We have other things that tourist descend here upon that's not a cheap and cheeze sandwich knock-off from somewhere else. /shrugWhy not??? It's the envy of almost the whole world. That's why people love it. Being like NYC is a great thing.
Except for the millions it adds in property value and tourism...
To put it bluntly, nobody is visiting Toronto for Yonge-Dundas Square. Nobody.I don't believe most people who go to NYC as tourists do so for the express purpose of standing in, or looking at Times Square.
Its rather unremarkable, except to say its crowded and gaudy.
Doubtless, many who are tourists to NYC may stop by the area, either on purpose or incidentally (its right next to Broadway and all the musicals etc, and near many major hotels)
But unto itself, I don't think it brings in any material dollars to the City or the economy.
I don't want Toronto to be NYC, I want Toronto to be the best Toronto it can be.To be honest, I'm a little surprised that in a discussion forum filled with Urban enthusiast, more people here don't want to be like NYC. Toronto will always be compared to NYC because of its diversity, soaring skyscrapers and both cities are the financial engines of their countries. If we're going to be this urban paradise, the more like NYC we are the better.
To put it bluntly, nobody is visiting Toronto for Yonge-Dundas Square. Nobody.
If we want to make this place economically valuable, how about we use it for something unique that will actually draw in tourism. With all the creative people in this city, surely we can do better than a Times Square replica.
I think a few factors actually make NYC a decent comparable for Toronto. Our relatively strong public transit versus other North American cities, dense core and the way it never hollowed make the case in my view.
That being said, the similarities don't mean we should ape New York.
Unfortunately, I don't know what our identity is anymore given we've lost our traditional strengths of livability and affordability.
We have none of NYC's strengths and with all the weakness around overpopulation, congestion and sky high property values.
To put it also bluntly, we don't need TO to be a capitalist mecca (than it already is) to make it valuable. Not everything in life that is viable is for profit. To which makes Dumbass Square here even a bigger misfire, IMO.To put it bluntly, nobody is visiting Toronto for Yonge-Dundas Square. Nobody.
If we want to make this place economically valuable, how about we use it for something unique that will actually draw in tourism. With all the creative people in this city, surely we can do better than a Times Square replica.
I don't want Toronto to be NYC, I want Toronto to be the best Toronto it can be.
To put it bluntly, nobody is visiting Toronto for Yonge-Dundas Square. Nobody.
If we want to make this place economically valuable, how about we use it for something unique that will actually draw in tourism. With all the creative people in this city, surely we can do better than a Times Square replica.
I don't want Toronto to be NYC, I want Toronto to be the best Toronto it can be.
I think a few factors actually make NYC a decent comparable for Toronto. Our relatively strong public transit versus other North American cities, dense core and the way it never hollowed make the case in my view. That being said, the similarities don't mean we should ape New York. Unfortunately, I don't know what our identity is anymore given we've lost our traditional strengths of livability and affordability. We have none of NYC's strengths and with all the weakness around overpopulation, congestion and sky high property values.