Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

[Bjays92]

I remember seeing articles when Hudson yards first opened about how much of a disaster it was. Bland, sterile, unhuman, and empty.

I just visited today and it was bustling. Jam packed, people everywhere, from the mall, to the lookout etc.

The well is clearly an incredible space. I’ll give it some time to actually fill the large shoes it’s made for itself.

 

[Obsidian]

Brickwork set to be torn up,
we hardly knew ye

https://twitter.com/x/status/1751347162611646619

 

[karledice]

Brickwork set to be torn up,
we hardly knew ye

https://twitter.com/x/status/1751347162611646619

Our tax dollars hard at work, no coordination, no project management

 

[Amare]

Unless this is emergency work, this is just plain bureaucrat stupidity.

 

[westtoeast]

Brickwork set to be torn up,
we hardly knew ye

https://twitter.com/x/status/1751347162611646619

Are you kidding me? How is it possible that this happens on almost every new site?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I assume in the least that they're planning to put it back together when all is said and done?

 

[DSCToronto]

Brickwork set to be torn up,
we hardly knew ye

https://twitter.com/x/status/1751347162611646619

The Utility locates are not (always) a sign that anything will be dug up again; they show where conduit is going so cable puller know how far each access hole is etc etc. That said, they can certainly foretell an excavation as a conduit may be blocked!

 

[thaivic]

Are you kidding me? How is it possible that this happens on almost every new site?

Incompetence is the word that comes to mind.

 

[picard102]

Our tax dollars hard at work, no coordination, no project management

There is usually a moratorium on ripping up new roads. So projects often are coordinated to avoid getting stuck not being able to tear it up afterwards.

 

[nstuch]

why on earth didn't they bury the hydro wires when redoing the streetscape, they look terrible. is there a plan to remove them?

 

[neuhaus]

Measure once, cut twice (or more)…

 

[kotsy]

why on earth didn't they bury the hydro wires when redoing the streetscape, they look terrible. is there a plan to remove them?

You really want to give Toronto Hydro another reason to destroy our sidewalks?

 

[max]

why on earth didn't they bury the hydro wires when redoing the streetscape, they look terrible. is there a plan to remove them?

Complaints about unburied hydro wires are a renewable resource and part of their net zero strategy. Thank you for your continued outrage.

 

[GenerationLee]

Today, just poking in from Cityplace. You can see the office tower to the right in my third image. As I walked around the big park in this part of town, I thought of how beneficial the potential railyard deck park would be in knitting these two parts of the city together.

 

[Koops65]