WHAT: UrbanToronto's response to the unacceptable plans for the CityPlace box truss pedestrian bridge across the rail corridor. "Bridging the Design Gap" - an on-line pedestrian bridge design charette that invites participants to "think outside the box... truss".
The 110-metre bridge will span the tracks north to south with an access at Front St. near Portland St. It will have decorative lighting, video monitors for public safety, and measures to prevent suicides and “projectiles.” It will serve cyclists as well as pedestrians.
Construction is to start in June, and Vaughan pointed out one of its features is an abstract design of a horse’s head to represent the Iron Horse or, in other words, the railway.
“This ties in with the history of the area,” said Vaughan.
