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Biweekly update on the subway connection: nothing happened !

Work progress on the Emerald Park subway connection is approaching the speed of light. Nothing happens for two weeks. Someone shows up and puts frog tape on. Nothing happens for the next week. Someone shows up and paints the walls. Nothing happens for the next two weeks... It has pretty much...

Interesting how the group station manager's name disappeared from the signs lately. Michael Sosedov is still the manager but his name is no longer used. I think that this collection of signs tells quite a story. Maybe something the Star would be willing to write a commentary on.

Here is one for sunnyraytoronto to add to his collection of subway entrance sign photos. I think he has taken four or five since they started digging.

This article provides some insight into all possible reasons for delays encountered at Emerald, and other development throughout the city. "Why does it take so long to build in Toronto?" http://www.torontosun.com/2016/08/13/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-build-in-toronto

"EmeraldPark supermarket is worst of the 3 supermarket location since it's hidden in rear of 2nd floor with no Yonge Street frontage, lack of visibility, no Yonge Street entrance and on the low density side of Yonge Street" Is that not irrelevant if a large sign were to be posted fronting Yonge...

I noticed the quite a few of the newly planted trees along the Emerald Park perimeter sidewalks are sick. Have a close look at the leaves:

Took this pic in Tokyo couple of years ago. Burger King and 7/11 do not get preferential treatment there.

Well, the dental sign has been there for over 2 weeks and I walk on Poyntz daily. I had no problem seeing the Nana sign as soon as it popped in. Unless my observation skills are on the decline, a very real possibility, my gut feeling is that any sign of this type up above the ground level will...

Only recently noticed the dental office on the third floor (attached). Does anyone honestly think this sign is going to be noticed ?

With nothing visible happening at the subway entrance over the past couple of months (other than the sign, lol) I can't help but again wonder wtf is going on. Last I heard it was the drywall installers strike but isn't that long over ? Btw, walking by this thing twice a day while watching the...

This will go down in history as the sole example of the TTC doing something ahead of schedule.

The blue accessible sign should not be there. Someone in a wheelchair will end up taking the elevator down and get a nasty surprise. Considering the TTC is what it is, none of this is in any way surprising.

Not surprising, as the sidewalk looked like it went to the lowest bidder as soon as the concrete set. I see that unlike Hullmark across the street, they are not keen on maintaining the flower beds that much.

Good to know Bill123. So far I have only looked at the intersection during am/pm rush, and I didn't know the problem is recurring throughout much of the day. The adjacent Yonge/Sheppard and Yonge/Avondale intersections are hardly ever blocked by comparison.

Glad to hear the stalls are filling up and the unused hydro poles are gone. Has anyone in this discussion board, apart from Sunnyray, noticed the constant near blocking of the Poyntz/Anndale/Yonge intersection ? The combination of heavy Yonge traffic, presence of multiple traffic lights in close...

Another high end Whole Foods type store makes about as much sense as putting the Beer Store next to the LCBO, esp given the Whole Foods across the street has not been terribly busy. Something Asian would make a lot more sense. The Korean Hmart / M2M chain opened its three new stores along Yonge...

That end of May date for LCBO is inconsistent with their new store list (as of today) http://www.doingbusinesswithlcbo.com/shared/storeopenings/FutureStoresMap.shtml Also nothing on their news page which includes new store announcements...

Thanks for the regular updates Bill123. I hope people from the West Lansing community (like myself) reading this blog will occasionally support the the local businesses gradually sprouting up in the mall. So far for me, the dry cleaner and the vegan ice cream place but I shall try out the others...

> BTW, there's a lot of nice $#@*$%$ cars (notice $$$ signs!) in the EmeraldPark residential parking lot,.... many of them with layers and layers of dust like they've just been sitting there for the last 6 months while the owners are driving their winter cars or are overseas,.... I'll be more...