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What do you like/dislike about Toronto (pg. 3)
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| The Highroller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
LMAO
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The Don Valley trails rule. I grew up riding bikes/rollerblading along those trails and know them like the back of my hand.
Anyone who says Toronto has no parks or green spaces obviously isn't looking hard enough! |
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| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
we need AT LEAST a subway system that runs 24 hours a day
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As far as i was informed most major cities dont have a 24hour subway system. Although places like London have 24hour bus routes instead, albiet with a greatly limited ammount of routes in the late hours |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
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Anyone who says Toronto has no parks or green spaces obviously isn't looking hard enough! |
agreed, but it's all relative right...
NYC - Central Park is epic
LDN - Hyde, Green Park are ing incredible |
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| smuncky |
there is actually A LOT of work being done on the waterfront. with all the that lastman pulled, the process now is actually moving at a quick pace compared to the past. if you want evidence, go down to spadina and queen quay and see for yourself.
our waterfront is one of the best things in the city. thankfully, most of it stretching west from yonge will be done by 2010. the east half will be worked on with the redevelopment of the east don lands so that will take a bit longer.
otherwise, the people complaining about the ttc have a right to do so. it's extremely underfunded and the subway system is subpar. however, we are moving forward with transit city which will help to minimize travel times. work is already with the environmental assessments and public consultations are happening on the sheppard east line.
as for architecture, we are having a cultural revolution here. with major institutions having additions built like the ROM, AGO, the gardiner museum, four season performing arts centre, national ballet school, etc. our architecture is no worse than major cities in the US or anywhere around the world. we have a great range of stock of residential and commercial buildings all around the downtown.
so most of the things we dislike about toronto are starting to be fixed and looked at. it's all a matter of time. |
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| jon jon |
| Did I mention "da women"? lol |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
agreed, but it's all relative right...
NYC - Central Park is epic
LDN - Hyde, Green Park are ing incredible |
High Park is 400 acres in size!
1/2 the size of Central Park and the same size as Hyde Park. |
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| jon jon |
lol Central Park is 850 acres
Do you really think they are on the same page in terms of "park greatness"? lol haha |
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| StereoPrincess |
I love my neighbourhood. I love the food diversity. I love the connectedness of people.
I hate traffic. I hate the east end. lol. i dunno why.
I also hate how long it takes to get around.
PS. High Park is sweet but way to far out of the way. |
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| DaRoZa |
i like
- so many things to do, day or night
- great places to shop
- "da women" ... everywhere i go in TO i feel like i'm r kelly and it's recess
- multiculturalism (linked to above :P)
- people i meet in TO seem to be better conversationalists, more intelligent and, hmm, "enlightened"? than randoms i meet down here
dislikes
- sometimes a little too much multiculturalism - i don't think exclusive communities/people who get by with as little assimilation possible are a good thing for society, but this problem extends across every big city
- if i drove i'd probably hate it
almost every other dislike people have listed.. you still have it way better than in hamilton, haha. |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
I hate the east end. lol. i dunno why. |
BAHAHAH so true.
ps. Hyde Park
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| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
lol Central Park is 850 acres
Do you really think they are on the same page in terms of "park greatness"? lol haha |
But consider the populations, Torontos almost a quater the population of New York or London, so as far as greenspace/person High park is pretty good. |
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| Orko |
Pro:
- food, huge for me. I can go out and get food from any culture in the world.
- living on Yonge St.. Everything I ever need to do is on Yonge street, which makes running errands very easy.
- music/events. Always something to do.
- green. Lots of trees. A lot of people just do not notice it.
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- general dismay of city infrastructure. The side walks and other things in they city are just a patch work. Nobody comes up with a total solution, they just plug the holes.
- no consistent feel. Going through different areas, you think you are in different cities. The city does not have one feel, where I know I am in Toronto.
- running groups. They march up and down the side walks, and are not curtious enough to realise that other, non runners are trying to get by.
- soccer moms with giant SUVs. They think the world revolves around them, and just do not pay enough attention to pedestrians. Actually many of the same people make up the running groups. |
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