AHK said:
On another note - for Draper Street my understanding is that interlocking brick has at least been proposed for the Draper Street reconstruction, but I do not know one way or the other as to whether it made the final funded plans.
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I tagged you over in 'The Well' thread on just this point.

The project is the subject of a report to the next TEYCC.
 
Further to the Draper Street rebuild - the sidewalk brick has been installed on both sides of the street. The west sidewalk has a bulge out at the north end where Draper meets Wellington West, presumably tp prevent vehicles from parking there and blocking the pedestrian path along Wellington across the Draper Street intersection. Trade personnel on site confirmed that Draper Street is to be finished with a brick surface, while the section of Wellington that had been scraped is to have completed with ashphalt.

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The point at which Draper meets Wellington is not very wide - it is that narrow little section underneath the Road Closed sign. Will be interesting to see how any longer trucks navigate this corner - especially as the project on the east side of the intersection (485 Wellington West) was approved at the OLT (subject to meeting some final conditions) with its parking and service access to be from Draper Street.

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...and if Toronto Hydro have utility business here, they should do it now before all this is laid out, said and done.
 
Garamond said:
OMG this is amazing. Can we have more brick streets - Kensington, Graffiti Alley, King, Queen, Yonge?
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Kensington's BIA actively opposed doing interlock on their streets, which the City proposed.

Absolutely insane. But there ya go.

We should have more of these for sure.

Though, in the heritage areas, I really wish we would systematically use (new) original Toronto Red Bricks that we still see popping up when the pavement above them gets patchy.

They looked good, they were ours (distinctive) and durable too.
 
Northern Light said:
Kensington's BIA actively opposed doing interlock on their streets, which the City proposed.

Absolutely insane. But there ya go.

We should have more of these for sure.

Though, in the heritage areas, I really wish we systematically use (new) original Toronto Red Bricks that we still see popping up when the pavement above them gets patchy.

They looked good, they were ours (distinctive) and durable too.
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...but why??? I do think that the brick streets can make the Kensington area look less gritty and much more interesting. Same with Graffiti alley....

Just feel like Bricks can be a Toronto thing!
 
Garamond said:
...but why??? I do think that the brick streets can make the Kensington area look less gritty and much more interesting. Same with Graffiti alley....

Just feel like Bricks can be a Toronto thing!
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I agree with you. I believe the argument was anti-gentrification/anti-hipster.
 
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