Toronto Union Park | 303.26m | 58s | Oxford Properties | Pelli Clarke Pelli

[someMidTowner]

Daytime working population of 500,000. That is quite the figure. I wonder what the transit impact would be...

 

[innsertnamehere]

Daytime working population of 500,000. That is quite the figure. I wonder what the transit impact would be...

I think they mean downtown with that number. it mentions 83 million annual transit trips as well, which is more than the ridership of the TTC. (probably added the suburban bus systems as well as GO to make that number) it states in the PDF that there will be 18,000 people working here.

 

[someMidTowner]

I think they mean downtown with that number.

I was thinking that number couldn't be right.

 

[Xray_Crystal_Junkie]

Ugh, just let them build it. All you damn whiners about the casino...

Kidding. Kind of.

 

[Big Daddy]

Truly one of the most exciting projects this city has ever seen.

 

[japrologue]

well i really hope that it will get built

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

please build these!

 

[Lenser]

Man, that's one slick, creative video. Very compelling.

 

[Danielinthecity]

I think they mean downtown with that number. it mentions 83 million annual transit trips as well, which is more than the ridership of the TTC. (probably added the suburban bus systems as well as GO to make that number) it states in the PDF that there will be 18,000 people working here.

From the TTC:

"The TTC’s proposed operating budget for 2011 is $1.4 billion (up $66 million from 2010) and forecasts an all-time record high of 483 million rides".

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

Ya - their ridership in 2011 was over 500 million

http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Operating_Statistics/2011.jsp

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Article from the Saturday Globe on the Convention Centre issue:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torontos-matter-of-convention/article11714560/

AoD

 

[TrickyRicky]

I see this as a visioning study for the future. The hotel component will rise if the casino is granted (0 probability). I would bet in my opinion the main towers will not rise within 10 years.

 

[DtTO]

I would bet in my opinion the main towers will not rise within 10 years.

I don't doubt that at all. The logic here may be that if all the regulatory approval is out of the way, Oxford can be first out of the gate by the time the next boom comes around - probably within the next 50 years.

 

[ThomasJ]

I see this as a visioning study for the future. The hotel component will rise if the casino is granted (0 probability). I would bet in my opinion the main towers will not rise within 10 years.

you're saying that there is 0 probability that the casino will go here? confused by the above...

 

[kalvinone]

was on the fence... was a NIMBY kinda guy.... but with the green space +1, retail +2 and jobs +3 .... + an awsome video to boot, I'm 4 it.