Toronto Poles and Dangling Wires

Well you hit all the points that I have always felt the city can do. You are right, it needs political will and leadership.

We should be focused on the efficient movement of people and goods, not on just cars and trucks.

An entire parking lot using pavers. No asphalt needed. In Toronto asphalt everywhere, even in a brand new park

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Thank you. I’m not the only one who points out this absurdity.

Another puzzle Not Toronto Hydro, but internet. How was this short stretch of cables not removed before the entire building and sidewalk were completed? It is removed further down the sidewalk. The city should tax Rogers and Bell for every kilometer of above ground cables.

I don’t get it. Spend all this time, effort, and money putting in new water mains and sewers, then try to make it more attractive with new sidewalk treatment, but then leave the ugly poles and wires on this historic street. Wasted opportunity.

Not sure why someone would choose this rather than a walkable neighborhood. Maybe people trying to keep their cars are happier?

A while back I tried to rewatch the movie Grease, but had to stop when I was struck how the whole film is mostly about cars. The whole high school experience in North America revolves around cars. Baked into every facet.

Look outside where you are right now and ask yourself how the car has shaped the place you are in.

The city should primarily have infrastructure for its own citizens. Anyone who lives in the core knows cycling is the fastest way to get around. It should also be safe.

These things are such an eyesore. And why is the food so uninspiring?

Agree. Sometimes the Councillors should look outside their windows. So many times raised this issue of converting those shops into modern kiosks with nice outdoor seating. Nothing has changed there for last 15 years except that place becoming shabbier and polluted

4 dead trees in a row. How does Toronto so effectively kill trees? Not the 1st time, maybe the 3rd time. After all these years since these condos were built these trees should have been at least double the height and providing great shade over the sidewalk.

Saw this today in Toronto, but also with a child in front. 99.9% sure they were Dutch.

Without fanfare, the City of Winnipeg has been on an absolute tree planting blitz over the last few weeks. Almost every boulevard in every mature neighbourhood has been replanted.

Below what some places do with a square like this versus what Toronto does. With a little effort it could look nice. Places could become restaurants. But where would these cars go???

A tragedy…