There is storage for the tables and the coolers - I assume it is still not ready for use or they are still working out the logistics of putting out and taking in the equipment. The aim is that the North Market can be rented out on the 6 days of the week when it's not a farmers' market.
This is not the final plan for the furniture and if one is worried about visibility, I would say there are MANY more pedestrians walking on Jarvis than through the sad and dark remnants of Market Lane Park.
I do not have details of what has still to be finished.That's a relief to hear. Do you have any more information about what's outstanding?
I finally had a chance to go there in person and I could see what everyone here and on social media were talking about. Hoards of of people were jaywalking across Front, even with a crosswalk 30 feet away.
Another issue I noticed was that the main door was congested. It was not designed for that volume of people flowing from the North Market to/from the South Market on busy market days. The garage doors from the park will help in the summer but that access point was not sufficiently considered.
The cafe door would've helped in the future if it were connected to the main hall, but they've effectively isolated it from the market. This really needed at least 4 doorways spread across the front like was in the original plans. And too late for this, but there should've been an underground connection to offset at least some of the pedestrian flow to/from the South Market.
Nice ladder.
...I feel sorry for the bloke who has to put that up there. He's likely doing a professional enough job given the circumstances. But this City is doing the unprofessional thing here by saving every bean at the detriment of what should of been an iconic go to for the public. /sighNice ladder.
