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HBC's bones aren't actually complete crap......but the business is clearly very damaged goods. The strong points are they have a good number of strong'ish private labels, the heritage collection (striped blankets et. al), they carry a wide range of product and there's lots of nostalgia for the...

I remember vinyl seats on the Toronto subways........while plastic-y and dated in appearance by today's standards, they were comfy (padded). I don't have any inherent issue w/them, done properly, as with leather, faux leather, and fabric there is wide variation in quality, appearance and...

These sound mostly meh........with a couple of question marks. Very non-specific so its difficult to say much here. The first part sounds fine, maybe......except......the last part sound terrible.............It sounds like more sprawl and less countryside. This sounds ok............though...

What a curious way to demo............nothing wrong with it.........but I've rarely seen it done that way (keeping the frame intact until the end)

You're not hearing me argue against that............ I'm just arguing against rhetorical excess. It always gives me an allergic reaction.

In the City of Toronto, particularly closer to the core, I think that's mostly true; but I think as you head out into suburbia, even inner-suburbia, where you often get buses with 22M headways that sometimes come every 44M in pairs..... people find the money for a car.......because they can't...

A bit clinical.... 🤣

I'm not about to defend Turban Planner, and am as pro-cycling as they come pretty much; but I do think the rah rah for everyone can do it and in all weather and at all times of year is just too over the top. Many people aren't in the physical shape required...........they'd be exhausted/sore...

I was thinking the very same thing. Two options. One is to run in which direction serves more customers at a given time of day in the ROW, for argument's sake SB in the AM and NB in the PM or alternatively, hold six buses at a time or so and run them in an intentional convoy up the ROW...

Growth is a choice. We could have capped population growth to the levels of housing we were building, that would have been a Federal choice. To be clear, as you are well aware, I have supported and helped deliver many of the zoning reforms you have hoped for......... its not like I'm some...

Done right, its a fine idea, as far as it goes. I'm not unsupportive. I would, however, note the following: 1) This idea is only as good as the person you install in the job, and the authority and budget you give them. 2) Toronto already has a Streetscape Design Manual, one that...

Councillor Sheen seems a tad obtuse..............if I'm being kind............ its not like its a big deal to approve redevelopment of 2,000 acres of agricultural and ecological land for development............ after all we haven't hammered how we're going to destroy what's there.......... so...

@AlexBozikovic has a good piece out today on the future of this park. He went for a stroll with Rasmus Astrup of SLA, the firm leading the work. He notes Rasmus appreciation of what the park already is/was.........and his take to build on and refresh that, rather than the more radical 'start...

Always appreciation your contributions @APTA-2048 just had to use the angry face over the plastic seats...........what garbage.

This one was before Council in June, with a Settlement Offer which was adopted. This one took a real haircut........down to 19s Offer: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-246580.pdf Unlike the others, Settlement's today, this one does come with new renders:

This one was before the June meeting of City Council as a Settlement Offer, part of a package of three with the abutting Canadian Tire and Main Square sites. I will start with the high level link to access all the offers: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC19.16 From...

This one was in front of June's Council Meeting with a Settlement Offer, which was adopted. The offer was in conjunction with the two abutting properties to the east and west. The high level link for all three is here. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC19.16 The...

Twas a series of settlement offers, they were adopted at Council. This is the high level link for all the offers: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC19.16 From the above: No new renders as such........ This is the overall Site Plan for all 3: Max height...

I do like that, but would add, I don't actually think they were very good at it...... We (the LCBO) bring in enormous amounts of plonk from Australia that they can't sell at home for 1/2 the price.......... we've diminished Ontario over the years some w/the 'blended section' of junk........ and...

The reasons given in the presentation: