Is it being dismantled?

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PL1 said:
Interesting to see this will be a temporary (~ 5 year) location. Also, I'm sure with bother Rogers Centre and Rogers Stadium some people will go to the wrong venue
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Wait until we find out that ROGERS has bought naming rights to all of GO Transit, and the TTC.

Lines will be ROGERS A, ROGERS B, ROGERS C, along with ROGERS 1, ROGERS 2 etc.

Each Station will also have ROGERS in the name.

On top of that , all restaurants are to be renamed ROGERS as well, in addition to all TV Networks/Channels and all Shopping Malls.
 
The image shows it in the middle of the runway. Are there any utilities there? There could be hundreds of port-a-potties?
I would have thought putting it at the north end of the runway, closer to the Downsview Park GO Train/TTC subway station, would be better.
It looks like temporary stands on three sides with the stage on the other. I suppose it's better to have the flat area in the centre be on the already paved runways instead of grass that would turn into mud.
12-15 events a year attracting crowds of 50,000 sounds optimistic to me. It will probably be the festival type of things that have been at the "Festival Terrace" area in Downsview Park, and as I've said in the other thread about this stadium, a temporary venue when Budweiser Stage is supposedly going to be rebuilt.
Northern Light said:
Wait until we find out that ROGERS has bought naming rights to all of GO Transit, and the TTC.

Lines will be ROGERS A, ROGERS B, ROGERS C, along with ROGERS 1, ROGERS 2 etc.

Each Station will also have ROGERS in the name.

On top of that , all restaurants are to be renamed ROGERS as well, in addition to all TV Networks/Channels and all Shopping Malls.
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Northern Light said:
Wait until we find out that ROGERS has bought naming rights to all of GO Transit, and the TTC.

Lines will be ROGERS A, ROGERS B, ROGERS C, along with ROGERS 1, ROGERS 2 etc.

Each Station will also have ROGERS in the name.

On top of that , all restaurants are to be renamed ROGERS as well, in addition to all TV Networks/Channels and all Shopping Malls.
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To stay on the right side of history, it might be time for me to change my handle to "A Rogers Torontonian Now"
 
SubHuman said:
The image shows it in the middle of the runway. Are there any utilities there?
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Not sure on full sewer, (sanitary), the runway will have stormwater drainage, and electricity (runway lights), and probably watermains to serve airport hydrants. I'm not positive that Downsview had those, but they are certainly common at airports for firefighting. They are usually flush w/the ground so as not to be an obstacle to a plane.

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There are utilities that are close by in any event, without much in the way, you could run them overground, if desired.
 
I was researching something for work and a bunch of items from the last week came up about the newly much richer Tanenbaum wanting a second NHL team and Downsview was a natural spot. The more that I think about it the more it makes sense. But apparently the Americans don’t want to see more Canadian teams.
 
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Finalists for the design of the Runway public realm have been released:

  • Sasaki: Heatherwick Studio, Miasto, Buro Happold, Atelier Ten, L’Observatoire, Group Delta Consultants, Two Row Architect
  • Field Operations: HR&A, Belleville Placemaking, SpruceLab Inc, Spiers Major, Pentagram, Cecilia Alemani, Debra Simon Art Consulting, Dbaajmowin
  • Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.: Henning Larsen, HR&A Advisors, eDesign Dynamics, Lord Cultural Resources, Belleville Placemaking, Bruce Mau Design
  • CCxA: Belleville Placemaking, Partners for Economic Solutions, Creative Restructuring Advisors, Henriquez Partners Architects, Two Row Architect, Dougan & Associates, Ha/f Climate Design, Daily Tous Les Jours
  • SLA: Gehl, PCA-STREAM, AKT II, HR&A Advisors, Trophic Design, Art+Public, AOA, Level Playing Field
 
Two articles. First on a new park: https://www.cp24.com/photos/2025/06...ownsview-airport-lands-here-is-a-closer-look/

and second on next steps:

www.thestar.com

How Canada Lands Company aims to address the housing crisis with federal land transformations

The Star caught up with Canada Lands Company president and CEO Stéphan Déry to talk about how reclaimed federal lands are key to meeting Canada’s housing goals, and how CLC
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This article also has a lot on CLC getting into the meanwhile use game as well as faster sales of Canada Post sites.
 
rdaner said:
Two articles. First on a new park: https://www.cp24.com/photos/2025/06...ownsview-airport-lands-here-is-a-closer-look/

and second on next steps:

www.thestar.com

How Canada Lands Company aims to address the housing crisis with federal land transformations

The Star caught up with Canada Lands Company president and CEO Stéphan Déry to talk about how reclaimed federal lands are key to meeting Canada’s housing goals, and how CLC
www.thestar.com www.thestar.com

This article also has a lot on CLC getting into the meanwhile use game as well as faster sales of Canada Post sites.
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What I found interesting in this article is that the park commons area is now been designated institutional zoning for student housing.
 
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