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Off leash dogs beyond designated off leash areas is a city-wide problem. Entitled 'Karen' dog owners think the rules just don't apply to them.

I'm not convinced that minor alterations will get Dundas Square to where it needs to be but removing that south side lane connecting Victoria to Yonge would be an improvement. The square could be expanded with little disruption to car traffic. The bigger issue is north of the square. That...

In charge of re-designing/re-building our entire public realm would be even better. Walking our streets would be a joy to behold.

I don't have an issue with the commercial sensory overload of places like Shinjuku or Dundas Square. Like most things in Toronto it comes down to execution. Generally speaking, Ontario is terrible at design and utterly hopeless when it comes to public realm. We need to import Danes to show us...

Yes, it promised to be spectacular. The current YSL design is disappointing by comparison.

Even if someone doesn't like a particular aesthetic, can they not recognize quality when they see it? Sometimes Toronto feels unstoppable. On occasions like this, I wonder if this city will ever fulfill its potential. How deflating.

And precisely why we need stringent preservation rules to guard a nation's treasures from being lost forever. We can safeguard treasured works of art inside galleries/museums but, unfortunately, we can't do the same for architecturally important buildings. Their continued survival rests on...

What is the reason they're choosing not to use the current entrances to Osgoode Station? One could use them to access both the University Line and the new Ontario Line. If increased passenger volumes are the issue, there are 4 corners at this intersection and 3 existing exit/entry points to...

I have a strong aversion to 90% of the high-rises in that part of town (west of Skydome). Soul destroying. Some, obviously, like that aesthetic as loads have chosen to live there.

Precisely. Perhaps one day they will but it will take time. Sports teams are a product of the time, money, effort, and passion citizens pour into them over decades.

BC Place (seats 54,405) is a good looking facility, especially after its $514 million renovation 12 years ago.. Toronto will, by far, have the least impressive stadium. The new Ontario Line train station at Exhibition won't be finished in time for 2026 either. It's a shame as the world's eyes...

There's an element of defeatism in your post. 2000 years of history are advantages but not essential to building a great world city. What matters is how one builds. Tallest, biggest, priciest DOESN'T MEAN BEST. That's something lost on a lot of people and why we see nouveau riche build...

Thrilled to bits that they're re-purposing these silos. I shudder to think of what forgettable replacement/tacky abomination they would have proposed if this hadn't come to be. Toronto desperately needs stuff like this to balance out the sea of blandness we've been saddled with. And I bless...

You're right to point out that Toronto does a better job than Boston, but we shouldn't take that as evidence that we're doing enough. Although I'm thankful that Toronto makes an effort to retain exterior facades, it's also true that 99% of these 'saved' buildings end up at the city dump. The...

It's not architecturally noteworthy but not terrible either. The last thing Toronto needs is yet another glass building with glass balconies. The first 3-4 buildings like that were refreshing but I could have done without the 150 such buildings that came after that.

Dodge Brother in 1925 and then Chrysler in 1928. Historically, Toronto was predominantly a blue collar industrial city. Our white collar professional reality is a rather recent development.

Realistically, 2022-2040 we'll have the following: baseball specific Skydome multi- purpose arena for basketball and hockey an expanded BMO for football and soccer

Sorry for nitpicking, but your GTHA figure contains an error. You added Hamilton CMA (821,839) to the GTA (7,326,875) to get the GTHA figure. Burlington is part of the Hamilton CMA so you've added it twice. You should have added the City of Hamilton figure to the GTA figure but an easier way...

Agree, I'm very surprised that this got singled out for scorn. The tower portion, like most in Toronto, is quite ordinary but I love the brick podium. The repetitive vertical breaks are pleasing and the colour choice adds warmth to the street wall. It's nicer that a good 80% of what's been...

Attractive image but how long till they start erasing the attractive elements? The rendering looks to have silver metallic bands enveloping each floor but I doubt we'll get anything as nice.