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[hawc]

Excavation for The Drum118 Bridge continues.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

The box that housed all the lift gearing for the old Cherry Street Bridge is nearly gone.

 

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[UrbanAffair]

Tags are trashy, but you sure have to have some ultra low level of civic pride to tag public structures that you may or may not have had a small part in paying for. I get railing against capitalism, I agree with a lot of what Picketty has to say , but this is not the way.

Ok, I should have had my coffee first. I will go do that now.

 

[skycandy]

Morning shot, plus moon glow. (Mouth of Don with final barrier separating it from the new river visible in first image). (Porter coming in for landing in final photo).

 

[hawc]

It's interesting, I feel like most of our focus in this thread has been about what lies on the EAST of Cherry Street. But a huge part of this development also lies WEST of Cheery Street. Exciting to watch it come alive.

 

[kev1n1m]

Thanks for this @AlexBozikovic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794378252301271282

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794379023558275377

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794383209708638300

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794383697900396592

 

[christiesplits]

Thanks for this @AlexBozikovic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794378252301271282

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794379023558275377

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794383209708638300

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794383697900396592

The one caution I would give Alex is that the 2150 Lake Shore West site is next door to the future Park Lawn GO Train station. Villiers Island can't hold that amount of density without significant transit improvements, namely the Waterfront LRT at high frequency.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

The temporarily stuck bridge from the far side, today:

 

[kotsy]

The temporarily stuck bridge from the far side, today:

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Skipped The Portlands Energy Centre for Doors Open because of this closure.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

Skipped The Portlands Energy Centre for Doors Open because of this closure.

It was really fun, guided tour was very nerdy on the controls engineering. Caught a few photos and vids, I can dump somewhere on here if there’s interest.

 

[kotsy]

It was really fun, guided tour was very nerdy on the controls engineering. Caught a few photos and vids, I can dump somewhere on here if there’s interest.

Really appreciate the thought! I plan on attending next year so better off with no spoilers

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Skipped The Portlands Energy Centre for Doors Open because of this closure.

This was why I was out that way, actually. It was pretty neat!

 

[AlexBozikovic]

The one caution I would give Alex is that the 2150 Lakeshore West site is next door to the future Park Lawn GO Train station. Villiers Island can't hold that amount of density without significant transit improvements, namely the Waterfront LRT at high frequency.

Sure, the LRT is critical and should have frequent service. But also, Villiers is walking distance to East Harbour, which theoretically has 50,000 jobs, and 3km to King and Yonge.

It’s far better situated than Park Lawn GO station, and several other places that are getting serious density.

 

[Northern Light]

Sure, the LRT is critical and should have frequent service. But also, Villiers is walking distance to East Harbour

Except, that as I have clearly shown with actual distances it is not within walking distance as most Torontonians would envision it.

I did so in this post, among others:

Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

This makes me even more frustrated that the Waterfront East LRT is dragging and there wasn't an OL station closer to the Portlands. And it's unfortunate that things are the way they are; but it's good that you recognize the disconnect. The density and the transit should be closely tied...

urbantoronto.ca

From said post:

The 700M is within but pushing most people's idea of walking distance........but that's the closest measured point. The median distance 1.2km or about a 17 minute walk at a good clip.

, which theoretically has 50,000 jobs

Hasn't happened and wont' happen..........would be a starting point there.

, and 3km to King and Yonge.

A 45 minute walk at average healthy adult walking speed. Of zero consequence for modal split.

It’s far better situated than Park Lawn GO station, and several other places that are getting serious density.

The proposal at Villiers is serious density, and significantly higher density that St.James Town which you repeatedly have said, in print is too dense.

You will will have to make up your mind.