Tyrang said:
Very much so agree with @Northern Light here. And want to add that beside Quayside and Parliament Slip being built out, there are also the 3C and the Red Brick Promenade.

@AlexBozikovic I think the planning has been done largely really well in terms of attracting the visitor flow, if you zoom out and look at the bigger alignment by the city and Waterfront.

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If you zoom out and look at what is being built, all of these projects create a circular walk-flow for locals and tourist, from St.Lawrence Market, to Distillery, down to Quayside and lake front, all the way to Villiers Island. If everything worked out as plan, I can see this area turn into a Well-type focal point of the city.
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Yup, all it would take to entice me to head to Ookwemin Minising from time to time would be a fun restaurant street (with some retail) along Keating Channel. Heck, I'd probably go if they just manage to keep the Keating Channel Pub & Grill. But wouldn't it be fun if there were spots along there where you could tie up your canoe while you popped in for food so you didn't even have to rely on the land/bridge connections? Maybe as Toronto embraces it's role as a water city more, we could even extend the water taxi services to the area.
 
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Spotted a Kestrel atop a lamp post just next to the Cherry St. South bridge yesterday afternoon.View attachment 625495
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I spotted a crack in my carbon fibre kestrel years ago after a crash on the MG trail in 2015.
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My bird watching last week was a Common Starling on our common terrace. A rare bird find for me in 20 years of living here. Maybe the hawks scare them away or they’re afraid of heights.

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mburrrrr said:
I spotted a crack in my carbon fibre kestrel years ago after a crash on the MG trail in 2015.
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My bird watching last week was a Common Starling on our common terrace. A rare bird find for me in 20 years of living here. Maybe the hawks scare them away or they’re afraid of heights.

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I’ll say this- the hawks are no joke. I watched this one absolutely tear something apart a few months ago.

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Years ago I came face to talon with -I think it was- a wild turkey perched on a fence on Commisioners and Don Roadway. Totally different experience when those guys are at face level. It sat there comfortable for a few minutes before jetting off after some pigeons in the distance. Hopefully we we some interesting guests from Tommy Thompson this summer.
 
Taken 17 January. Not much new but erosion boulders going in on southern end of the Orange Bridge. Also the sidewalk on the south side of the boulevard is almost finished. I wonder if the sidewalk will open sooner than the park as there is currently no pedestrian provision on this side.


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rdaner said:
Also the sidewalk on the south side of the boulevard is almost finished. I wonder if the sidewalk will open sooner than the park as there is currently no pedestrian provision on this side.


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I had assumed that the sidewalk on south side of Commissioners would open before the park (and after winter) - as you say there is no real sidewalk on south side at the moment.
 
DSCToronto said:
The scaffolding s around the historic Atlas Crane as it is being scraped off and repainted (and will apparently get lights).
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Paris lights up a beautiful centrepiece anchoring their skyline, a true embodiment of architecture. Toronto lights up... an old industrial crane :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Preserving this eyesore is very silly when the objective of the Lower Don Lands park is to create a naturalized riverside.
 
Vanalla said:
Paris lights up a beautiful centrepiece anchoring their skyline, a true embodiment of architecture. Toronto lights up... an old industrial crane :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Preserving this eyesore is very silly when the objective of the Lower Don Lands park is to create a naturalized riverside.
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Preserving industrial heritage is not just unique to Toronto though...
 
Vanalla said:
Paris lights up a beautiful centrepiece anchoring their skyline, a true embodiment of architecture. Toronto lights up... an old industrial crane :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Preserving this eyesore is very silly when the objective of the Lower Don Lands park is to create a naturalized riverside.
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"Toronto" lights up hundreds of buildings on the skyline, including the "centrepiece" CN Tower...what are you on about?
 
Vanalla said:
Paris lights up a beautiful centrepiece anchoring their skyline, a true embodiment of architecture. Toronto lights up... an old industrial crane :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Preserving this eyesore is very silly when the objective of the Lower Don Lands park is to create a naturalized riverside.
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The crane is a link to the history of this area, in fact the area would probably not exist if it had not been required for port purposes. Paris also lights up a (supposedly) temporary tower built for the 1889 World Exposition! Having the restored crane does nothing to remove naturalised lakeside.
 
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