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I always thought that less-straight streets were considered safer because they require greater attention from drivers?

Tory is going to cling to the SmartTrack name until after the next election. Then they'll make an announcement that it's being "folded into" RER.

Don't make me say it..... But this will cast a shadow on Jesse Ketchum Park.

Definitely the Spadina/Richmond lot. This statement may be unproductive, but... looks like the local condo dogs are getting a new pee pad ;) Here's to hoping they don't go with a design that over-programs the park into oblivion.

Just looked at the application and thought to myself "This is a future heritage building". Can't wait to see it go up. More like this, please!

It's been municipal planning's policy for a while to resist any sort of residential redevelopment on employment lands. The development at 459 Eastern comes to mind, where the city wouldn't even allow Live/Work units in a mixed use building, let alone straight-up condos. They are even resistant...

The FreschCo site is employment land. "Mixed-use" is not going to fly there. The city will fight it, and they will win.

But the windows are so nice :(

Exactly my point. For a minimal (relatively speaking) increase in investment, there's a lot to gain by going as far as Bathurst in terms of Yonge/University relief and streetcar relief, as well as an ideal extraction shaft. Then they can focus on building Phase 2 up to Sheppard without having to...

Not necessarily. The western extension (if it even happens) could curve down to meet a new "secondary" Union station at the Bathurst Yard, or to an RER interchange in Liberty Village, or to the Exhibition grounds because of an Expo/Olympics/Whatever. The most shortsighted bit about the DRL is...

The Mayor is just afraid of the Relief Line knocking his SmartTrack BS out of the headlines. John Tory is a joke.

...and the Broadview extension/streetcar, too. I think the most exciting aspect of the new preferred alignment is the improved connections to the Portlands. Residents and employees will be able to hop on the WELRT and be at Sumach or Broadview Relief Line stations within a few minutes.

No, that's not what I was referring to, but it seems you want to write about some of the social realities of the area, so go ahead. What I meant by "urban fabric" is that there are a number of smaller storefronts right now that face the street. These are much better for animating the area than...

The DRP hit the nail on the head calling this "essentially a shopping mall". The main problem with this proposal wasn't the height, but rather the way it (didn't) integrate with the surrounding urban fabric and existing heritage.

:eek: NOPE NOPE NOPE o_O

Meh. It's got a bit too much happening with the cutouts and the second tier going on up top. Streamline and drop an element. Hopefully there's retail in the base.

I had hoped we learned a collective lesson not to plaster over brick in the 1970's, but alas, here we are making the same mistakes in 2016:

The height is justified considering the proximity of transit, and its location on an Avenue. This is the new normal for downtown. Development Gods, if you're listening, please, please, please fix the podium. Anything to give this building character. Just a little brick or colour. Please.

As a neighbour, I really hope they replace the commercial space that would be lost in this redevelopment. It helps prevent this stretch of Davenport from becoming a dead zone.

What makes you think everyone on this board/involved in this discussion is male? :rolleyes: