There are so many transportation issues in this city calling out for funds, we will never find the money to tear the Gardiner down. Might as well mitigate the experience of being under it, and get on with other things.
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There are so many transportation issues in this city calling out for funds, we will never find the money to tear the Gardiner down. Might as well mitigate the experience of being under it, and get on with other things.
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It's funny I've always thought that too. Everyone hates the Gardiner, but honestly if you walk south on any street to the lake the bigger psychological and physical barrier is the long dark tunnels under the rail tracks. Not the short jaunt under the Gardinder. I'm not anti rail and I'm not proposing ripping up tracks, I just think it's funny that everyone harps on the Gardiner when the bigger barrier is definitely the rail corridor
I realize it may be hard to tell when you're zipping by in your car but the Lake Shore/Gardiner combo is far worse. When you have to wait several minutes for the lights to cycle and dodge traffic from the ramps just to cross, there can be no comparison.
Given the economic realities at the city, provincial and federal levels, I don't think we will see money for the removal of the Gardiner for many decades. Even if the money necessary was available, I'd prefer to see it invested in downtown transit. At this point in time, it would be much more interesting to see creative uses for the spaces underneath the Gardiner. Projects like RBC WaterPark Place just might actually help to serve such development.
I think the window to take down the Gardiner has passed. Now Lake Shore is being heavily redeveloped, with all of the new buildings putting their services on their Lake Shore sides. The result is that even if the elevated highway gets torn down the resulting pedestrian experience would be akin to walking along a really wide alleyway.
The more voters down there the more likely it will come down.I think the window to take down the Gardiner has passed. Now Lake Shore is being heavily redeveloped, with all of the new buildings putting their services on their Lake Shore sides.