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Old Posted Nov 24, 2017, 12:18 AM
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Now let's see what they have in store for the Eaton Center and the Complexe Les Ailes (which will be joined together).
And what’s in store for the Place Ville-Marie food court. The current one is very popular but way too small and crowded.
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Old Posted Nov 24, 2017, 3:33 AM
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And what’s in store for the Place Ville-Marie food court. The current one is very popular but way too small and crowded.
I haven't been there in ages. We can clearly see that they will build a large glass ceiling over that part.

They are also moving the Venus fountain to another part of the plaza and building a new fountain, in addition to moving the parking entrances. This is a major project. If the city go on with its plan to close down completely McGill College to create a new big square, this whole part of downtown will be unrecognizable.
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2017, 12:58 AM
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Planning work for $1.7B Rail Deck Park gets green light from council

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You're one step closer to kicking back in Rail Deck Park, the city's ambitious plan to build a green space across the rail corridor cutting through the downtown core.

Toronto city council voted 36-4 in favour of pushing ahead with planning work for the park, which is now estimated to cost some $1.665 billion although only five per cent of the design is complete.

If built, the park would span the rail corridor from Blue Jays Way to Bathurst Street, creating more than eight hectares (21 acres) of green space in the middle of the city. Coun. Joe Cressy says it would be a "citywide destination" that will benefit all of Toronto.

Cressy says the question he gets asked most is how will the city pay for the park.

The answer lies in Section 42, part of the Ontario Planning Act that the city can use to collect cash from property developers in exchange for higher density. City officials are working on a strategy to increase the amount of money the city brings in.

"It's time we step up," Cressy said.

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Old Posted Dec 6, 2017, 1:02 AM
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Great news! This'll be an incredible change in the city if this happens....
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2017, 1:15 AM
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Great news! This'll be an incredible change in the city if this happens....
I will definitely have to revisit Downtown Toronto if this happens
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2017, 1:50 AM
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$1.7 bln would pay for about a quarter of what they plan on doing. This is going to be outrageously expensive and if their study is any good it will tell them that.

I think the city would get far more utility putting that $1.7+ to transit improvement, but what do I know.
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2017, 2:41 AM
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Think how many rusty poles you could replace for that kind of money. Also, plant hundreds of trees in silva cells and some nice looking, generic pavers in and around downtown Simple beautification. Nothing major like WaterfrontToronto's costs for Harbourfront.
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Lake filling has begun on Toronto's Don River naturalization project which will see a new river valley created at the mouth of the Don River before it empties into Lake Ontario, along with new development.







Between that and the ever growing Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto's east waterfront should be quite spectacular
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The rail deck park is by far the best proposal of urban development in DT TO. It'd be a great legacy of the current mayor if it becomes reality. He's fought hard to bring it forward.

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The City of Québec announced it would proceed to the construction of the 3rd phase of Promenade Samuel-De Champlain

The Promenade, which is already 2,6 km long, will be lengthened to 5,1 km.
Construction : 2019 to 2021. The eventual Phase IV will finally link Quebec bridge to Orléans island bridge.

Features : new urban beach, water mirror and fountains, and the regeneration of shore wetlands.

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Promenade Samuel-De Champlain phase 3 by CCNQ, sur Flickr

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Promenade Samuel-De Champlain phase 3 by CCNQ, sur Flickr
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Old Posted May 29, 2018, 2:42 AM
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I never liked this proposal. It basically treats what could have been a terrific opportunity to build an unabashedly urban waterfront precinct into yet another quasi-natural space, which is not something that Torontonians really lack.
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100% DISAGREE.

The above is a win win.
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I never liked this proposal. It basically treats what could have been a terrific opportunity to build an unabashedly urban waterfront precinct into yet another quasi-natural space, which is not something that Torontonians really lack.
I'm totally in favour of reintroducing natural spaces like this into the city, as long as their surrounded by dense urban spaces. If anything we should be doing more of this. Singapore knows.
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Old Posted May 29, 2018, 1:07 PM
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Flood control is a pretty important aspect of the re-naturalization - we have been been seeing increased flooding throughout the area in the past years. The channelization also leads to some pretty disgusting water conditions at the rivers mouth as it currently stands. With improved flow there's a better chance of establishing a proper urban waterfront along the Keating channel side of the project. If it's done properly (big if) having both an urban and natural waterfront can be a big plus.
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Toronto has Harbourfront. This is river that can flood in heavy rains. It's not a canal pretending to be a river.
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The new bassin and fountain of the Place des Arts esplanade in the Quartier des Spectacles - Provencher_Roy Architects.


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Not bad.....the design is throwing me off since it looks a bit constrained at times, though it is a nice looking public space with quality materials. Also, I can't help but notice that Le Smith.....turd over the in the first photo.
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Interesting video about temporary sidewalk extensions on Spring Garden

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the only problem is if the bus cant stop properly the rear door can't open due to the planter blocking it as can be seen in the video.
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Old Posted Jul 16, 2018, 12:11 PM
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