[skycandy]

NBA new rules challenge…..come on, it’ll be fun! 3-pointers from distance for the bottom tiers, and 10 points for the top !

Taken around 4 PM….

This column better defines the bright cherry red of the entire installation. Otherwise muted a bit with cloud cover…

 

[Red October]

I support a rule change to basketball where all hoops are replaced with this. Each hoop is worth different points but they don't say what each is to start the game, the teams just have to figure it out as the game goes along.

 

[GameOnBrad]

"Is this new Toronto neighbourhood the start of a car-free future?"

 

[mburrrrr]

Finished.
Open for practice.

 

[mcbg1]

"Is this new Toronto neighbourhood the start of a car-free future?"

Given the lack of public transit and amenities in the area, no.

 

[tripwire]

Love it! Wish there was one with a backboard just to stand out.

 

[mburrrrr]

2nd art piece

 

[ear2ear]

Finished.
Open for practice.
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Kind of nice that the opening of this aligns with the Tempo's inaugural game.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

Finished.
Open for practice.
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This is healing my trauma of pulling up to hoops like this in peak pandemic times.

 

[GameOnBrad]

Resting in the gathering area, which is now opened...

 

[Red October]

Love it! Wish there was one with a backboard just to stand out.

It's a Netball sculpture.

 

[StreetcarRider]

Resting in the gathering area, which is now opened...

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Why doesn't this structure have a roof, even a temporary one made of something like seasonal sun sails? Sun protection is a big issue for Biidaasige Park. It's a gem in Toronto but the tree cover is immature. While it grows in, we need temporary structural sun protection IMHO.

 

[Natika33]

Why doesn't this structure have a roof, even a temporary one made of something like seasonal sun sails? Sun protection is a big issue for Biidaasige Park. It's a gem in Toronto but the tree cover is immature. While it grows in, we need temporary structural sun protection IMHO.

I think it'd be nice if we had more places with open sides but a covered roof for inclement days, too. There are few places in Toronto where you can sit & enjoy the sound of rain while staying dry.

 

[Northern Light]

I think it'd be nice if we had more places with open sides but a covered roof for inclement days, too. There are few places in Toronto where you can sit & enjoy the sound of rain while staying dry.

@christiesplits has a post in the Toronto Parks thread on this not long ago (link to a Star article); and the post after that is a link to Alex B's latest which is broader than shade, but specifically mention's lack of same.

Toronto Parks

It didn’t take long for the newly designed George Hislop Park to be taken over by crack heads, drug dealers and a homeless encampments. The new fenced areas to protect new plantings have been damaged and pulled down in areas; new trees planted have branches ripped off or the bark is damaged from...

urbantoronto.ca

IF you get on to my post after that, you'll also note....Not every Toronto park has a drinking fountain either.

In fact, less than 1/2 do.

The very basics of Park design seem to befuddle the department. Shade, Water, Trees. Never mind the complexities or details of good design. I feel mean throwing the department under the bus because there are people there who care. But there
are too many who do not, and/or simply aren't sufficiently skilled to do their jobs properly.

 

[Natika33]

@christiesplits has a post in the Toronto Parks thread on this not long ago (link to a Star article); and the post after that is a link to Alex B's latest which is broader than shade, but specifically mention's lack of same.

Toronto Parks

It didn’t take long for the newly designed George Hislop Park to be taken over by crack heads, drug dealers and a homeless encampments. The new fenced areas to protect new plantings have been damaged and pulled down in areas; new trees planted have branches ripped off or the bark is damaged from...

urbantoronto.ca

IF you get on to my post after that, you'll also note....Not every Toronto park has a drinking fountain either.

In fact, less than 1/2 do.

The very basics of Park design seem to befuddle the department. Shade, Water, Trees. Never mind the complexities or details of good design. I feel mean throwing the department under the bus because there are people there who care. But there
are too many who do not, and/or simply aren't sufficiently skilled to do their jobs properly.

Thanks for pointing me there!