I believe this whole section of Yonge is supposed to be completely re-designed, with larger sidewalks, reduced to one car lane each way, and pedestrianization of some blocks: https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...tions/infrastructure-projects/yonge-downtown/

The project timeline says we're in the midst of the Detailed Design phase, which should end in 2026, with construction coming in 2030.
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If I remember correctly, construction was supposed to start much earlier, but it looks like it's partially delayed due to the Ontario Line (and I wouldn't be surprised if there's some nervousness about Doug Ford kiboshing the whole thing due to reducing car lanes - though honestly that would be insane, the streets along this section of Yonge are largely empty of cars other than a couple choke points and the sidewalks are absolutely jampacked with 10x as many people as cars).
 
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biospherian said:
If this was Seoul or Tokyo, a street like Yonge would have been revamped 3 times over in the past decade..
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Well yes, Canadian cities are still stuck in the 1970s when it comes to urbanization/pedestrianization. Even in our downtown cores, it's all built for cars with people/bicycles fighting for whatever scrap of space is left over. We'll have to wait another generation before Toronto gets serious about re-designing its streets.


2-3 streets done, another 11,000 to go

Part of Temperence Street
Half of Market Street
Part of Wellington Street
Tiny portion of Bloor
 
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isaidso said:
Well yes, Canadian cities are still stuck in the 1970s when it comes to urbanization/pedestrianization. Even in our downtown cores, it's all built for cars with people/bicycles fighting for whatever scrap of space is left over. We'll have to wait another generation before Toronto gets serious about re-designing its streets.


2-3 streets done, another 11,000 to go

Part of Temperence Street
Half of Market Street
Part of Wellington Street
Tiny portion of Bloor
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Don't forget that tiny portion of Front St in front of Union Station!
 
Garamond said:
I think the whole Yonge needs full redesign lol
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Well yes, I live a few blocks from here but avoid Yonge Street at all costs. There's no reason it can't one day be as nice as George Street in Sydney but after 20 years of waiting I've given up that it will get done in my life time. And let's be frank, its public realm needs to be ripped up and rebuilt from Queens Quay to Lawrence. Just a few blocks downtown? Good grief.
 
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