Marcanadian
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I'd be more comfortable calling Toronto a sea of highrises rather than skyscrapers. There are clusters of highrises all around the city, especially in the suburbs, which isn't very typical of North American cities.
Jesus this is getting annoying.
Who cares if Toronto isn't Shanghai or Guangzhou? I don't want Toronto to be like any of them.
They may have buildings, but the culture and diversity in Toronto is miles ahead of those cities. There is a reason Toronto consistently ranks in the top 10 for most liveable cities in the world, ranking right up alongside Scandinavia, Switzerland and Austria. Where is Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, etc on those lists? That's what I thought.
No, Toronto is not building as tall as some of these overpopulated countries or economies run amok. We are building the most in North America, most in the Western Hemisphere, and here's a thought, our buildings are actually occupied (looking at you, Dubai). Despite the fact that a large city in a country of 30 million is not as big as a large city in a communist country of 1.6 billion, we are doing very well globally.
Jesus this is getting annoying.
Who cares if Toronto isn't Shanghai or Guangzhou? I don't want Toronto to be like any of them.
They may have buildings, but the culture and diversity in Toronto is miles ahead of those cities. There is a reason Toronto consistently ranks in the top 10 for most liveable cities in the world, ranking right up alongside Scandinavia, Switzerland and Austria. Where is Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, etc on those lists? That's what I thought.
No, Toronto is not building as tall as some of these overpopulated countries or economies run amok. We are building the most in North America, most in the Western Hemisphere, and here's a thought, our buildings are actually occupied (looking at you, Dubai). Despite the fact that a large city in a country of 30 million is not as big as a large city in a communist country of 1.6 billion, we are doing very well globally.
Here we go again. Diversity, top 10 "livable". Other things about a city, as you argued, "who cares".
I almost fainted when reading in terms of culture, Toronto is miles ahead of China's two largest cities, both date back to the 10th century. I am impressed with Torontonians' eternal self-centered confidence.
Hi, Architect. You post intelligently. Try to recognize a troll when you see one, and just ignore him or her, like the rest of us try to do.
Here we go again. Diversity, top 10 "livable". Other things about a city, as you argued, "who cares".
I almost fainted when reading in terms of culture, Toronto is miles ahead of China's two largest cities, both date back to the 10th century. I am impressed with Torontonians' eternal self-centered confidence.
Here we go again. Diversity, top 10 "livable". Other things about a city, as you argued, "who cares".
I almost fainted when reading in terms of culture, Toronto is miles ahead of China's two largest cities, both date back to the 10th century. I am impressed with Torontonians' eternal self-centered confidence.
This sort of city vs. city BS is why UT came to be in the first place.
TonyV:
I think we should learn from what works at other cities, while mindful of context. Comparing whether one city is better than another, particularly when using the metric of tall buildings is just ludicrous. This ain't a washroom/locker room for teens, and those who behave in such a manner take careful note - there is always SSP/SSC for that.