Toronto The Whitfield | 130m | 39s | Menkes | Giannone Petricone

reinventingthewheel · Feb 28, 2026

CityPainter said:
Looks great. But I would very much like that sidewalk back soon.

Never should have torn it up if they weren’t going to finish it before Winter.

DSCToronto · Feb 28, 2026

reinventingthewheel said:
Never should have torn it up if they weren’t going to finish it before Winter.

Absolutely! The City used not to issue these kinds of permit in winter as it is clearly not possible (or possible a a reasonable cost) to pour concrete in mid-winter and it is absolutely crazy they have blocked a major sidewalk for 4+ months.

CityPainter · Feb 28, 2026

DSCToronto said:
Absolutely! The City used not to issue these kinds of permit in winter as it is clearly not possible (or possible a a reasonable cost) to pour concrete in mid-winter and it is absolutely crazy they have blocked a major sidewalk for 4+ months.

100%. I'm sure this sounds like a petty complaint to many people but walking downtown has been a nightmare for most of the winter, and this single closure was perfectly positioned to cause me to make multiple extra street crossings when trying to get to/from my home, No Frills, and the King/Sherbourne streetcar stop. Each extra crossing meaning a new navigation of dangerous snowbanks, boot-soaking puddles, etc. I'm sure this was the case for thousands of other people too. But hey, who could have imagined it would snow in the winter in Canada?