NY99
Active Member
Wow. That looks surprisingly fantastic.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
I really like them with the designs on them. I don't get where the snark is coming from. We complain about them being bare and then complain about them being covered. Seems like we'll never truly be happy with anything.
Civdis
Senior Member
I think a lot of you are being too critical, I like this. I have been away from the forum for a few days and came back to see this to my surprise!
APTA-2048
Senior Member
Pretty stoked about that new co-op in Scarborough, though.
wmedia
Senior Member
I'm definitely in the "pleasantly surprised" camp also. Looking back on the hideous "butter sticks" that we had before, this is now quite an appealing old shoreline commemorative. The final applied sealing really sets them off quite nicely.
Milaisacat
Active Member
Looking forward to seeing these in person when they make their way down to the Front St side of things.
I do hope that the metal (brass?) elements on the face of the blocks are securely, and I mean securely, fastened. Otherwise, they are going to start going missing and showing up at the local metal recyclers (who absolutely do not give a shit that they are fences).
I do hope that the metal (brass?) elements on the face of the blocks are securely, and I mean securely, fastened. Otherwise, they are going to start going missing and showing up at the local metal recyclers (who absolutely do not give a shit that they are fences).
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
The butter sticks where really a blank canvass I suspects.
GenerationLee
Senior Member
While this is better than the unadorned blocks, I still can't stand that we have giant blocks in front of Union - its the principle of obstructing pedestrian flow that bothers me.
While it's an intriguing idea to include indigenous themes here, I can't help but feel this whole row of blocks clashes wjth this National historic site, and agree with using materials as suggested by @Northern Light
This is the front face of the city for many folks, and I just don't see these concrete blocks (who in Gods name decided we need to import these when we make cement in this province...again, the whole giant block thing is inane) surviving very long past ten, or twenty years.
While it's an intriguing idea to include indigenous themes here, I can't help but feel this whole row of blocks clashes wjth this National historic site, and agree with using materials as suggested by @Northern Light
This is the front face of the city for many folks, and I just don't see these concrete blocks (who in Gods name decided we need to import these when we make cement in this province...again, the whole giant block thing is inane) surviving very long past ten, or twenty years.
Johnny Au
Superstar
The new blocks look amazing!
They double as excellent benches too! Even as an impromptu table!
They double as excellent benches too! Even as an impromptu table!
Fervid Corona
New Member
They were removing a bunch of the trailers and decking between them for the southern expansion a couple days ago:
DSCToronto
Superstar
Yes, I assume they are being moved down to beside the off ramp - where they cut down lots of pretty decent trees a few weeks ago and will soon start laying new (replacement) tracks.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
May 7
Security fence installed.
Storage containers going in on the north side of the off ramp.
Security fence installed.
Storage containers going in on the north side of the off ramp.
WB62
Senior Member
Track laying is still quite far away, the trailers are being moved to make way for more excavation work:
DSCToronto
Superstar
Does this mean that there will be access to Union from the EAST side of Yonge Street - south of the rail berm???
WB62
Senior Member
Yep! This was recently added to the project and was the reason why I asked Northern Light when AIC documents are updated, fingers crossed we get 3d perspectives or blueprints soon.
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