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I’m actually a fan of leaving everything in this thread until the volume starts to overwhelm. Thanks for all your updates @rdaner !

Having lived on both one-way and two-way streets over the years, I have to agree - with caveats. It all depends on what the one-way and the surroundings look like. If you’ve a narrow one-way with lots of parking and barely enough space to pass if someone double-parks, and trees, and buildings...

I just do not buy those advantages. Shorter construction time? Ability to easily add capacity? Level boarding??? (Well - you have to take an elevator up, and I guess once you’re up there it’s level boarding, but…) But, maybe I’m speaking out of ignorance. I would just nix this off the bat...

Now I’ve seen it all. Why is that listed as a preferred option? Huh…ok.

Allowing 4 stories on major streets as well as MTSAs as of right seems kinda weak when we consider that 3 stories as of right are allowed across the city. As much as I'd love 8, if the Mayor can get 6 through - assuming the opposition you're intimating - I'll take the win and fight another day...

I’m very disappointed with both these numbers. First, I would have liked to see more ambition - so a push for 8. As for unit count: surely there are other rules that limit the number of units? If so - why include a cap here?

Dear Lord. Take. The. Win. Seriously - sometimes people are so obsessed with ‘perfect’ they won’t move forward and iterate. I am NOT trying to downplay accessibility concerns, but I don’t think that spiking this is a net win for that community.

Tangentially related to 413: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/caledons-mayor-tried-to-fast-track-a-massive-development-then-the-province-stepped-in/article_44b68064-07eb-11ef-b618-870c9b857b9d.html “A GTA mayor's attempt to use “strong mayor” powers to fast-track thousands of hectares of...

This used to be happen a fair bit a few decades ago when I visited India. I’ve no idea if this still happens.

Clearly I am blind.

Absolutely. If possible, an illuminated sign showing right turn only, and no through traffic. Though I’d be ok with any sign that was proven effective. I think it’d be easier to have this sign if we restricted taxis from through traffic.

Sorry to ask, but this is the second of three towers - the last one being 92s? And we’ve no idea when - if ever - that one will be built?

I have no opinions on yours - or others - social or economic leanings. I will say that one can be economically conservative, but not socially so. And I don’t think it’s just economic libertarianism at play. I do think there’s an element of economic risk aversion. My (uninformed) opinion is that...

I love the design that Madison paid Vinoly to put together. That said, I’m unaware of anything the city can do to enforce that it will be built as designed. And that’s the problem: we can demand all we want, but if we can’t enforce the demands - what’s the point? I’m also surprised at the claim...

Sure. But I don’t think that behavior is driven by tall poppy syndrome. No one is cutting down excellence. (EDIT: though I am sympathetic to this argument; I do see it from time to time in the papers, most recently about The One) My observation is that in general Canadians are conservative; so...

People are skeptical of this project not because of tall poppy syndrome, but because of Madison’s own track record.

LOL. Why don’t you look at what developers (like Madison) have proposed - and what they’ve actually built before going around accusing people of tall poppy syndrome?

@Towered @Richard White https://www.thestar.com/business/smoother-sailing-restaurants-say-as-city-says-it-s-on-track-to-have-majority-of/article_93b7f1be-0252-11ef-bae8-1f6216605848.html “ As she applied for a temporary summer patio in front of her cosy Junction cocktail bar, Marlene Thorne...

Wait - what? The article claims the police were not treating it as suspicious. Were there updates following the article?

Quality of service depends on whoever’s in charge of streetcar ops giving a damn - or being forced to give a damn by their higher-ups. Really feels like a clean sweep of TTC upper management is in order.