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Originally Posted by Doady
The way the river goes through downtown Chicago like that is really incredible. The lakefront and riverfront is Toronto's weakness compared to Chicago, probably more than anything else.
I'm still annoyed they voted to rebuild the Gardiner Expressway. Toronto's waterfront will never match Chicago's. Never.
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Toronto won't ever have a downtown waterway bounded by skyscrapers. It's a fantastic asset for Chicago. Regarding the lakefront, Chicago's used to be a ton nicer but I don't think that's true any more. Queens Quay has had a lot of work done on it and what's between it and the lake is more attractive for pedestrians than its counter part in Chicago. Millennium Park is great but only one part of their lakefront. What's further north is a beach with a highway next to it.
I'm annoyed about the Gardiner too but it's becoming less obtrusive with each north-south link built and each new skyscraper constructed next to it. The bigger obstacle is the rail tracks but that might end up being a blessing in disguise. I'm convinced we'll end up getting it decked with a massive downtown park both to the east and west of Union Station. If that rail line never existed there's no way Toronto would have had the foresight to set it aside for green space/parkland.
We'll get where we want to go. It's just going to take another 15-20 years of frenetic construction before it all comes together. Till then, perhaps we should stop lamenting what's missing and enjoy the ride.
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