mburrrrr
Senior Member
I thought this was an island. Has anyone mentioned why they added the fill?
Is this a temporary spring time river flow restriction?
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I thought this was an island. Has anyone mentioned why they added the fill?
Is this a temporary spring time river flow restriction?
From last week
pesto
New Member
I believe it's mentioned in a recent FARM report that the fill there along where Villiers St used to be is temporary until the sediment and debris management area on the west side of the Don River north of Lake Shore Blvd is finally completed and operational, whenever that'll be.
xmyth_
Senior Member
Was peeping the debris come down the Keating channel after the big ice storm/rain
rdaner
Senior Member
So it looks like the median and sidewalk on the south side of Commissioners is being opened earlier than the rest of the park, maybe soon. Also swings, etc going in to playground. And with the cruise season starting tomorrow at 8am with the arrival of a Viking ship I expect traffic on Cherry to increase noticeably. Finally it looks like all of the empty lots are being graded and sprayed with grass to make them presentable come warmer weather. Taken 10 April.
xmyth_
Senior Member
I can imagine the quicker they seed, the less dusty the area will get .
hawc
Senior Member
Playground with no parking is going to be so bad for young families.
Sure there will be a few weirdo families who love taking subway/streetcar/bus to get here, or who want to ride those big crazy bicycles to get here.
But normal families are going to pass on this big time.
Street parking or a small parking lot is not an evil thing.
Sure there will be a few weirdo families who love taking subway/streetcar/bus to get here, or who want to ride those big crazy bicycles to get here.
But normal families are going to pass on this big time.
Street parking or a small parking lot is not an evil thing.
xmyth_
Senior Member
Phew. Kids ruin playgrounds.
I intend on going down the Raccoon slide for an hour each day. Doctors orders. Only way to lower my cholesterol is to start from the head of a giant raccoon.
rdaner
Senior Member
^Although I see your point I will add that the population within stroller/walking distance of this facility is rapidly growing. And where I live there are many parents who have the bikes with cargo/child boxes as well as the baby holsters.
But fear not as most of the buildings going up around this park will have underground parking as well as the possibility of a couple of lots opening up on unused lots. Btw there is street parking on all of the side streets like Old Cherry. Not to mention Über, water taxis, etc.
But fear not as most of the buildings going up around this park will have underground parking as well as the possibility of a couple of lots opening up on unused lots. Btw there is street parking on all of the side streets like Old Cherry. Not to mention Über, water taxis, etc.
kev1n1m
Active Member
I agree on the parking, but this is some messed up language.
What's the deal with that big lot at Polson & Cherry. I get that it's private, but it's been closed the few times I've been in the area. At least put up some pay stanchions and leave it open for the revenue!
DSCToronto
Superstar
The 'big lot at Polson & Cherry" is a construction site for https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...-downtown-12-76m-3s-dfc-bdp-quadrangle.38288/ There is a lot at the western end of Polson but it is a long walk back to the park and is often used by the 'entertainment complex' (who, I assume, lease it.)
evandyk
Senior Member
Tons of people would take transit to a place like this if they actually built transit to it. Sadly, there seems to be no actual plan to build transit along the eastern waterfront.
70Challenger
Active Member
Oh yeah, they're weirdos for living without a car, like people did for all of human history until 100 years ago. All those people in the future neighbourhood here should buy a car to drive the next block over.
hawc
Senior Member
Exactly. We also never used to have modern dentistry. Progress!
This I agree with. We're at the corner of River and Gerrard. There's a River Street Bus that goes south to King. Then I guess we'd walk over to Cherry. And then take the Cherry streetcar to where it terminates at Distillery. Then I guess we'd all walk under the tracks across Lakeshore (hope we don't get killed by left or right turning trucks) and then I think there's a bus we'd pick up on the south side of lakeshore which I assume turns east to where the park is? I've lived in Toronto for 50 years and I'm still not entirely sure.
Oh wait, here we go, it's just an easy 35-45 minutes to get there. Buses come every 20 minutes. Perfect for a 4 and 6 year old. Who needs a car?
evandyk
Senior Member
If you're somewhere where it's easy to get to Union, there's then a direct bus every 12 minutes all day. For me, at most times of the day, it would be quicker to take transit to that park than to try to drive from west to east on the lakeshore or Gardiner. Not on Sunday morning, but pretty much any time on Saturday that would be true.
And when thousands of people are living on that island, trying to drive there will be a nightmare, which would get worse the more parking spots there are. Unfortunately, the bus will be stuck in that traffic too, with no plans to build the streetcar.
And when thousands of people are living on that island, trying to drive there will be a nightmare, which would get worse the more parking spots there are. Unfortunately, the bus will be stuck in that traffic too, with no plans to build the streetcar.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
The thing is not all parks need parking lots to work. Even the ones that are out of the way...
...sure, some families may avoid this out of inconvenience. And same goes for those with mobility issues. However, I suspect this will be well visited regardless...as there will be likely a lot more folks visiting this, even those with families and mobility issues. In short, this will likely be a popular place to visit regardless. And it's not all that out of the way.
...sure, some families may avoid this out of inconvenience. And same goes for those with mobility issues. However, I suspect this will be well visited regardless...as there will be likely a lot more folks visiting this, even those with families and mobility issues. In short, this will likely be a popular place to visit regardless. And it's not all that out of the way.