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We have vastly different benchmarks of what constitutes vibrant. And yes, I've been to lots of small towns with more lively engaging sidewalks than Mississauga. Most of them were in Europe but some here in Canada.

Same. Unlike some of the recent lighting systems, this one is understated and complimentary.

So yet another soul less wall of nothing? Hopefully, one day this modernization can be dismantled and something designed that respects the architecture of this building.

Whether MCC ends up. being successful rests not on the amount of density they put in, but the eventual pedestrianization and urbanization of the whole area. As of now, it's a series of highways/stroads with sidewalks no one wants to spend any time on. There are towns of 5,000 people with more...

One of the best new food courts in Toronto.

It would be a cost effective way of idiot proofing it too. Some seem to think it's a swimming/wading pool for them and/or their dogs.

I love balconies but if it's not big enough to use as an outdoor room, it becomes borderline useless. One of the reasons I bought in my building was that the condo came with a usable balcony. I've got 21 plants out there, a table for 4 at one end, a table for 2 at the other end, and they'd...

It suggests they don't think buildings are attractive objects (very strange mindset to begin with) and/or what they're building is unappealing to the point it must be made invisible (impossible so why even attempt it).

Next step on this stretch is to dig up the sidewalk to bury the electrical, lane reduction from 4 to 2, elimination of on street parking, attractive lamp posts, and idiot proofing the bike lanes so cars don't park in them. I suppose, Toronto will get there eventually but it will take another...

When it comes time to rebuild Queen Street, will pedestrianization occur with 2 lanes instead of 4 (hopefully car free), wider sidewalks, quality paving, landscaping, etc? It would be a colossal waste of money if it's rebuilt as the 4 car lane road it's been up till now. This is the perfect...

My thoughts the last few years mirror yours. I also concluded that London UK was the closest pairing although our move towards a poly centric metro started decades before London and (PT excluded) we're notably further ahead of London in building out our nodes. It's more a case that Toronto is...

They don't put concept cars in their car showroom. We know full well regular people (customers) would assume that's what they're buying. It wouldn't be acceptable in a car show room and it shouldn't be acceptable in a condo show room. Only development industry people and people on sites like...

Only catering to the preferences of 1 group of people is rarely a good idea. People who like ponds are to go where?

It's not one of my desired locations either but it does have loads of pluses. It's on 2 subway lines and there are many options within a 5-10 minute walk: U of T/Queens Park, AGO, Church Street, Ramsden Park/tennis courts, David Balfour Park, and loads of employment in the area. In terms of...

For all the density being put in and interest in urbanization, Mississauga is still extremely auto-centric in its mindset. Their roads are borderline highways with 6-10 lanes, they design monster blocks that exacerbate the problem further, pour concrete sidewalks (about the cheapest most...

Wonderful addition.

It's not even the worst on its block. The exact same criticisms or harsher could be made against 70% of what Toronto builds. It's curious as to which builds get singled out though.

A modern speakeasy isn't illegal like the real ones from the 1920s but how does this qualify as one? It's not hidden, underground, or secret. It's easily recognized as a bar with a main entrance, patio, and you can even see booze displayed on the shelves from outside this place. Just turning...

Toronto literally has 1000s of buildings of this vintage that were similarly neglected, partially destroyed, or plastered with all manner of tacky siding, advertisement, and cheapness. There are 100s of buildings on Queen Street alone that need the same TLC as this one received. Slowly, we're...

The public realm is arguably as important as the buildings we design and build. It's how we interact with our city when outside. Our streets/sidewalks are as bare bones and depressing as they could possibly be with little thought was given to appearance. We can't keep going on as we are so...