tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post716797351764768832..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Bikers Guide to a Part of TorontoLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-1287422844184962122011-10-28T10:07:12.630-04:002011-10-28T10:07:12.630-04:00Frankly, I've always had trouble understanding...Frankly, I've always had trouble understanding the design rationale for the <a href="http://www.downtownkitchener.ca/news/kingstreet/" rel="nofollow">King Street redevelopment</a>.<br /><br />Perhaps it's simply that I'm not into <i>'sleek and contemporary design'</i>. I think the 'updated' Speakers' Corner is an affront to any sense of taste.<br /><br />In any event, I'm not really seeing all that expense translating itself into a '<i>a vibrant, urban, modern, environment full of creative energy</i>.' <br /><br />Perhaps I just need to give it more time. Perhaps.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-43525571320800137162011-10-28T09:49:08.083-04:002011-10-28T09:49:08.083-04:00I read somewhere that the people in Toronto were l...I read somewhere that the people in Toronto were looking at the King Street project in Kitchener while planning the changes to Yonge Street. But I don't see much similarity in the two projects yet. Kitchener's King renewal was more about sidewalks, lights, trees, and public events. Yonge street seems to me more about retaining old facades of buildings.Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-3718361364480752732011-10-28T08:37:35.741-04:002011-10-28T08:37:35.741-04:00Here's an interesting (although probably more ...Here's an interesting (although probably more interesting to those familiar with that part of town) redevelopment planned for one block west of the intersection in your photo. <br /><br />This project intends to retain a considerable portion of the existing <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/dave-leblanc/yonge-streets-oldsters-make-room-for-a-glitzy-neighbour/article2216042/" rel="nofollow">historical structures</a>.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-47674573105235000682011-09-14T16:55:17.748-04:002011-09-14T16:55:17.748-04:00Ahh ... memories ... I grew up a block from that C...Ahh ... memories ... I grew up a block from that Church & Wellesley intersection ...Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com