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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper
Exactly. That landscape plan while beautiful destroys the essence of Yonge Street as a huge metropolitan area's gathering spot. The design is ubiquitous for a main street in small town Ontario. Trees and benches are obstacles. Where are people going to go when the Leafs win the Stan ... wait ... the Blue Jays win the Worl ... wait ... The Raptors win the Larry O'B ... shucks nevermind.
Downtown Toronto is a harsh concrete jungle and it's only getting harsher and more concrete. There is a huge desire for this. IMHO, it just doesn't make sense for Yonge.
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Trees and benches are obstacles? If you're a pick-up truck maybe but not if you're a human being.
We can't design streets for extreme cases, they need to be designed for everyday use, and people will adapt. Ste-Catherine Street in Montreal is regularly flooded by hundreds of thousands of people during the summer festival season and it has plenty of trees and benches – plus food kiosks and crowd-control fences.