You most obviously have NOT been following the discussion as it IS about DOWNTOWN parks. I'm not sure how you overlooked that, selective reading skills I suppose. If anything it is Toronto that must learn from Vancouver in terms of getting the public realm up to standards of a world city...
It's relivant in so much as the discussion for the last few pages has revolved around this study showing how Toronto lags Vancouver for park space downtown. Some on here seem to believe the study is faulty. Though to me it looks quite comprehensive and well presented. Some just refuse to admit...
Insertnamehere, I can't believe you'd throw Queen's Park into that mix, as if it is anywhere near the standard of those NYC spaces that were shown. Isn't there a thread on this forum specifically addressing how embarrasingly shabby Queens Park is given it's the seat of our provincial government...
Perhaps the park designers could come up with a more attractive design in conjunction with waste management ( one with wheels, etc), a design that is not so utilitarian looking but satifies all stakeholders.
What exactly would be shadowed here by a 50 story building that isn't already shadowed by the multiple 25 story buildings that surround this site. Absolutely crazy that this isn't one of the unlimited height zones in the city as it is one block off Yonge and 2 blocks of King. If anything the...
Because Brad Lamb is probably pretty broke. (If not Brad, maybe Galen Westin, Rogers family, the Gardiners, etc.....) Toronto doesn't lack cheap millionaires or billionaires for that matter.
For me one of the ugliest things about these buildings are the hideous mechanical boxes clad in what looks like faded green aluminum 1980s backyard shed siding. Just awful. The only bit of colour in the area and it's this crappy faded green.
Vancouver aquarium is bigger by animal count and number of liters in tanks. And number of species I believe. This maybe largest all indoor aquarium though.