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Old Posted Jan 26, 2014, 6:47 PM
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5 ideas Toronto never built

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The five greatest ideas Toronto never built
From a 1929 scheme to give the downtown a Parisian flare to the first lieutenant governor’s intention to keep the waterfront for the public, here are five ideas that would have changed Toronto.










http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014...ver_built.html
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Old Posted Jan 26, 2014, 8:18 PM
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This would've made for some epic urbanity!

Round-abouts have been proven many times to much more efficient at moving traffic through an intersection.
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Old Posted Jan 29, 2014, 8:25 PM
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I'm going to have to differ, like university avenue, it would be a pedestrian wasteland.
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Old Posted Feb 3, 2014, 11:53 PM
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Yeah I guess there wouldn't be pedestrians inside the traffic circle like the rendering implies. How would they get there without having to play frogger?
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Old Posted Feb 16, 2014, 11:28 PM
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Yeah I guess there wouldn't be pedestrians inside the traffic circle like the rendering implies. How would they get there without having to play frogger?
I think the architecture is the biggest missed opportunity as opposed to the pedestrian realm.

I guess they could get there via TTC entrance tunnels.
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That Eaton Tower sounds really nice, with the archtecture from that time, would've been wicked compared with todays skyscrapers.
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Construction projects always contribute in the development of society. Luckily, construction projects have made Toronto city more worthy and place to watch.
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