[urbanclient]

My reference was in establishing an HSR linkage from Munro to Pearson. But the more I think of Munro, the more dubious of this choice I become. If, the big if, HSR was established between Windsor and a Pearson node (it should be Doug Ford), the more interesting secondary airport choice to upgrade and add would be Waterloo Regional. Located on the 401 corridor, locate it on a HSR corridor.

That is an entirely fair point, that I overlooked.

Yes, if HSR were built from Windsor to Pearson, then Waterloo airport makes sense in more ways than one.

 

[dullturtle06]

This is an aesthetic chauvinism. Just because tall buildings are not to your taste does not mean that others don't like living in them, nor does it mean that a 12 story building will respond to the needs of a growing

Aesthetic chauvinism? It's prejudice against women to want a beautiful city, instead of a shadow canyon? Your funny. Anyway the province will take the lead and the feds seem to be on board, so works for me.

 

[dullturtle06]

What parts of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood do you consider successful? The bones of the neighbourhood were established a century ago, and newer builds have mostly faltered since then.

David Crombie park area so south of front east for Javis st. But ill also conside that the west Don lands was a solid development and also say I fully supported the original villers island density plan (2017). I though it was balanced and coherent.

 

[Admiral Beez]

David Crombie park area so south of front east for Javis st. But ill also conside that the west Don lands was a solid development and also say I fully supported the original villers island density plan (2017). I though it was balanced and coherent.
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If this city wasn’t so damnably slow at getting anything done, the Portlands would already have its highest density under construction or finished by now, canceling out any density and height limitations needed for airport expansion. This city left a vacuum, and the province seized the opportunity.

 

[Ward8]

Aesthetic chauvinism? It's prejudice against women to want a beautiful city, instead of a shadow canyon. Your funny. Anyway the province will take the lead and the feds seem to be on board, so works for me.

What you're suggesting is a city that you think is beautiful at the expense of other people's housing. The most recent plan for the area is, without a doubt, the best we've seen.

 

[DSCToronto]

What parts of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood do you consider successful? The bones of the neighbourhood were established a century ago, and newer builds have mostly faltered since then.

I think you need to do some reading and learning. The area normally described as "St Lawrence' is the part south of Front Street - until the 1970s this was an industrial area with the area of what is now David Crombie Park being rail sidings.

This is the area around Princess and The Esplanade in 1894

Virtually every building south of Front between Parliament and Jarvis was built after 1980 and those surrounding the David Crombie Park were built in a planned way with a mixture of public housing, condos, co-ops and town homes.

 

[Mihairokov]

I think you need to do some reading and learning.

I was under the impression they were referring to Waterfront and not Esplanade.

If the OP thinks the city is going to approve mass 10-12-story co-op housing throughout the Portlands they're sorely mistaken, unfortunately. There's no money to be made in replicating what is on both sides of Crombie Park, either as low-income, market-rate housing or at that density. We're no longer really in the days of governments building housing for its citizens at that scale, as nice as Esplanade is. Towers in the sky for six figures it is.

 

[DSCToronto]

I was under the impression they were referring to Waterfront and not Esplanade.

If the OP thinks the city is going to approve mass 10-12-story co-op housing throughout the Portlands they're sorely mistaken, unfortunately. There's no money to be made in replicating what is on both sides of Crombie Park, either as low-income, market-rate housing or at that density. We're no longer really in the days of governments building housing for its citizens at that scale, as nice as Esplanade is. Towers in the sky for six figures it is.

Nobody is suggesting recreating a low to mid-rise neighbourhood in the Portlands - it would neither be profitable nor good city planning.

 

[urbanclient]

It's prejudice against women to want a beautiful city, instead of a shadow canyon.

??? Please elaborate on this, oh exalted philosopher.

Your funny.

Nevermind.

What you're suggesting is a city that you think is beautiful at the expense of other people's housing. The most recent plan for the area is, without a doubt, the best we've seen.

I don't fully understand why North America seems to be obsessed with dumping so much money on architectural work, even for mundane, relatively small buildings.

Some of the wealthiest people I know are partners in architecture firms. It seems like developers have resigned themselves to paying whatever cost they quote. I know architecture is more than just superficial design, still... Partially explained by NA professionals being highly paid (compared to say EU)? Code compliance?

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

From Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1t7vmc7/leading_american_bank_would_be_a_major

"Records held by the Ontario Lobbying Registry show Nieuport Aviation actively lobbies the Ford government. One of its lobbyists is Mark Lawson, who works for a company called Anthem Advisory and is a former Progressive Conservative staff member who held numerous chief of staff positions, according to his LinkedIn account. He also worked as the vice president of communications and external relations for Therme Canada — the company behind the controversial spa at Ontario Place."

Original article:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/news/billy-bishop-airport-jp-morgan-nieuport

In response to questions about its ownership, the company said the following: “To clarify, Nieuport Aviation is owned by institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Nieuport Aviation has been the passenger terminal partner at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport since 2015.”

The institutional investor that owns Nieuport Aviation is a group called the Infrastructure Investments Fund. It is registered in the Cayman Islands. A former J.P. Morgan banker, Hai-Gi Li, sits on the board of Nieuport Aviation. A 2023 document from J.P. Morganalso lists Nieuport Aviation under its portfolio/operating companies roster.

In an unrelated investigation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled that a J.P. Morgan subsidiary is an affiliate of the Infrastructure Investments Fund and the relationship “undermines any potential for independence between the two entities.” That ruling included labelling the airport as affiliated with J.P. Morgan, according to US nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen.

 

[Admiral Beez]

This is the area around Princess and The Esplanade in 1894

You can just about smell the coal dust. The lack of any people is odd. Were they all standing behind the camera for the duration of the shot?

 

[kotsy]

The latest Waterfront For All Speaker Series is all about the effects and fight against Jets at Billy Bishop

 

[oakwoodsfinest]

Matlow and Saxe want a referendum on the island airport plans lol. I honestly kind of respect them for proposing fairly neutral questions, considering how hard they've gone against it

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM41.24

 

[generalcanada]

Its funny, as if the City has any say whatsoever. Nevermind the fact that ford would never do it in the first place

 

[kotsy]

Its funny, as if the City has any say whatsoever.

However, the federal government has final say on airports so that's who they will be presenting their arguments to since reasoning with Ford is usually a lost cause.