globalexpress
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Concrete curb installation. Photos taken May 4th.
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hawc
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Curb appeal.
globalexpress
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Walked over to check progress of the double-span Commissioners St. Bridge and future river bed of the rerouted Don River late this afternoon. Impressive ! Few photos of the Gardiner Expressway East from Villiers St. as well.
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jxmyth_
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That cove looks so inviting, even if the rest doesn’t.
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... probably because 'the rest' is still not finished!
evandyk
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I biked up there yesterday, and though I didn't take any photos, the views when going through the yellow bridge are spectacular. It's going to be a really great bike ride once the new Cherry St opens and the river gets flooded.
globalexpress
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I could not believe the sheer number of cyclists riding up / down Cherry St. yesterday. Must've been hundreds by the hour, including so many families. This route will be extremely utilised and enjoyed in the years to come for sure !
evandyk
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Yeah, yesterday was kind of that day that everybody finally wanted to be outside after a long winter, and actually did it.
rdaner
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Plus there is cruise ship traffic using this route.
kotsy
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That double span bridge is going to look tremendous when reflected in the water.
Northern Light
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New Drone Video of the construction progress here posted to Waterfrontoronto's youtube:
A couple of extracted stills as teasers:
A couple of extracted stills as teasers:
tstormers
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Really excited to see this final product. As well to see the different stages it will go through. All the seasons and also the different river/lake levels both high and low. Will be such a great green space for the city and nature. I'm also sure it will bring in more of the migratory birds that used to and do pass by the area south towards Point Pelee (Great birding spot if that's your thing. I grew up near there).
Very happy they decided to go with well designed bridges over straight function.
evandyk
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Like Corktown and Canary it's going to take many years, but it looks really promising.
3Dementia
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Thanks @ Northern Light. What a (magical) transformative place this will be when the water flows and paths are open. The amount of attention to detail (coves, wetlands, habitats, river banks, public access etc.) is mind-boggling... nothing quite like it on the continent. Bravo to the team.
Couldn't resist cheer-leading the video progress with some more self explanatory screenshots:
Wide shot of Canoe Cove
DensityDan
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I found it funny that they proudly talked about a beaver moving into the area. I know they're cute but I would think beaver would be a perennial issue for the future groundskeepers of this area.