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The problem with the parks along the waterfront is that they're designed in a piecemeal fashion in a setting that doesn't lend well to that kind of fine-grained interpretation - and it translates into lacks a coherence, much less a sense of grandeur. The QQW redo is supposed to tie it all in, but functionally and materially there is still something not quite right about the individual public spaces. Like instead of a single HtO beach, shouldn't that aspect of the waterfront public space be made into a given along the entire stretch where possible since we know it is a popular element that encourages interaction with the water?

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In fairness, the parks really had to be designed in a piecemeal way as they could not all be developed together (and I am not sure one would actually want them all looking the same.) Personally I like the variation on QQW between Ireland Park, Music Garden, H2O Park etc. The parks on QQE (Sugar Beach, Sherbourne Common, Aitken Place Park and the new one coming on the "LCBO Lands") are being developed in a more systematic way - they too are different.

 

[muller877]

The first idea that was floated for Rees site was to having parking underground and able to hold tourist buses as well, but was quickly shot down, as there was a plan underway to deal with the buses in other location as well having a central office dealing with the various lines. It was felt that having more parking there would only impede the traffic more on QQ, like it does for Blue Jay games and special events. Have seen that in action a number of times for not only these events, but when nothing is happening there in the first place.

I always hoped that the bus parking to the south of Rogers Centre (on Bremner) would be relocated to the Rees/QQ area. Then both areas could be redeveloped together. The Bremner parking lot as a public square with a big TV sponsored by Rogers (similar to what we have at the ACC but for the Jays). The Rees lot with one condo on the east side (with the bus parking below) and an extension of HTO park on the west side.

The alternative is to have a condo or two on the Bremner parking lot in 3-5 years time.

 

[achender]

Signs of progress?

 

[Allandale25]

^ Sign of the times

 

[darth_freeman]

Amazing how many attractions are served from this exit. Maybe a reason why King St business has been down?

 

[raptor]

Amazing how many attractions are served from this exit. Maybe a reason why King St business has been down?

No, the reasons are lack of good theatre productions and cold weather.

 

[TransitBart]

No, the reasons are lack of good theatre productions and cold weather.

I am debating seeing the Lorax (which I loved as a child) but I doubt I can revive the street alone. “I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.”

 

[innsertnamehere]

"I am the TransitBart. I speak for the King Street Pilot"

 

[pav]

Jan 15, 2018 10:27a

 

[TransitBart]

"I am the TransitBart. I speak for the King Street Pilot"

This is a big responsibility. Perhaps we should defer to @MetroMan .

 

[pav]

Jan 16, 2018 11:19a

 

[pav]

Jan 17, 2018 12:33p

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

From the Jan WT Partnership Committee:

http://waterfrontoronto.ca/nbe/wcm/...&CACHEID=f9270c1e-840b-4ca8-8afd-8aa2423d0c2f

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[innsertnamehere]

The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto have been approached by a private donor located on the Waterfront. • The donor would like to support the development of York Street Park.

Good news. Hopefully we end up with a very high quality space here with the new, higher budget.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Yep! Which kind of lead into another presentation on public art:

http://waterfrontoronto.ca/nbe/wcm/...&CACHEID=5283326c-d090-432d-bde3-c0b4c54bf287

Hopefully we can have something magnificent and significant along the lines of the Bean, Crown Fountain, etc. The public art we have seen so far is nice, but not sufficiently impressive.

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