Future Canadian Skylines - Page 122

MonkeyRonin · #**2421** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 2:31 AM**

I'd rather see the Island Airport redeveloped into a new urban neighbourhood. With canals and —. And in my fantasy, we move the capital to Toronto and build a grand Parliament there overlooking the harbour. Minus that last bit though, I'd say that's more likely to happen than having a park there, considering the cost of expropriating the land - that, and we already have tons of parkland along the lakeshore and on the island. We don't really need to spend hundreds of millions or even billions more for another.

Or we could just do like councilor Giorgio Mammoliti suggests and turn it all into a giant Whore Island.

DrNest · #**2422** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 2:50 AM**

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Dumb question: why is that something the city should be aiming for? One of my favourite features of the islands is that they're not as filled with people as some other parks.

I see it the other way. The islands are such a fantastic park spaces that they should be more utilised. I would love to see them become something akin to Vancouver's Stanley Park.

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Also, did Staten Island ridership increase faster since '97 when it was made free than it did in the 15 years before that point when the fare was steadily increasing?

I've no idea on the figures, as have never studied them. However, from personal experience I know they are very popular and would not get as much tourist use if they weren't free.

The Fisher Account · #**2423** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 9:58 PM**

From CAD in the Calgary section. Calgary in 2020:

You can follow him here:

https://twitter.com/tresDevin/status/415588109951066112/photo/1

koops65 · #**2424** Posted **Dec 25, 2013, 2:28 AM**

Here are a few screenshots of just the U/C towers in downtown Toronto: I included Massey and 88 Scott even though they aren't actually U/C yet.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

Chadillaccc · #**2425** Posted **Dec 25, 2013, 2:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

From CAD in the Calgary section. Calgary in 2020:

You can follow him here:

https://twitter.com/tresDevin/status/415588109951066112/photo/1

Holey moley!!!

ue · #**2426** Posted **Dec 25, 2013, 6:56 AM**

It's really quite stunning how the Bow was just completed and it's already planned to be eclipsed by the end of the decade, twice over. Suncor had a nearly 30-year reign as Calgary's tallest, by comparison.

Spocket · #**2427** Posted **Dec 25, 2013, 4:06 PM**

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Toronto is a 1st world city -- but are its construction and investment standards 1st world?

What ?
Is this a trick question ?
Have you seen how they do things in China or India or anywhere that's not 1st World ?

If you were to look only at a place like LuJiaZui in Shanghai , you'd be getting pretty much the opposite impression of what construction standards are like in China. For one thing , there is no "maintenance" as we know it. When things break they get patched together "for now" where "for now" means until it breaks again. Secondly , builders here use the cheapest materials they can while ramming the work through as quickly as humanly possible without regard for quality work.
Thirdly , I've been here now for going on five years and I have yet to see anybody cleaning a window on an office building.
Fourthly , I'm pretty sure that the way it works is that some builder puts up the buildings and then dumps the costs on whatever jurisdiction they happen to be building in. The governments don't seem to put much thought into the problems this will obviously lead to because all the underground and above ground infrastructure is breaking and cracking on a regular basis. Not like "Oh...watermain break today. Send somebody out as quickly as possible". No. More like "The pipes are all rusting under the development that houses 10,000 people and every time there's a crack in a pipe we have to shut off water to the entire district." Why did it break ? Because the builders used the absolute cheapest materials they could get away with using. Or , they just paid the right person to look the other way while they used materials that were even cheaper than the law mandated.

When your power or heating or water is shut off for days at a time every couple months you have to start wondering why that's happening in a very young development.

Hey , I'm not knocking China (I love it here) but it's one of the better countries for this sort of thing and it doesn't come close to Western standards most of the time.

Chadillaccc · #**2428** Posted **Dec 26, 2013, 6:15 AM**

Ctrl Alt Del, you are truly an artist!

isaidso · #**2429** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by rbt

Dumb question: why is that something the city should be aiming for? One of my favourite features of the islands is that they're not as filled with people as some other parks.

Parks and green space are there for the people. We should make them as accessible as possible to the masses. The issue shouldn't be curtailing access to these areas, but ensuring we've set aside enough such places taking into account substantial population growth.

vanman · #**2430** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 12:00 PM**

Vancouver in 2048!

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I started watching this show for the incredible visuals of a futuristic Vancouver but am now hooked on the storyline. Almost Human is worth a watch check it out.

RyeJay · #**2431** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 12:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Vancouver in 2048!

I started watching this show for the incredible visuals of a futuristic Vancouver but am now hooked on the storyline. Almost Human is worth a watch check it out.

I doubt Vancouver will ever compromise so many of its view corridors.
The fictional shots of the city's skyline, though, are fun.

Beedok · #**2432** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 2:43 PM**

Reminds me of Repo Men and the super Toronto skyline it had.

lake of the nations · #**2433** Posted **Jan 5, 2014, 4:19 AM**

Here are some homemade renders of the King/Jacques-Cartier area in 2015. By that time, three other highrises/midrises may also be under construction or even built (including one that could become our new tallest, taller than the U/C 13-storey VÜ).

By me

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WhipperSnapper · #**2434** Posted **Jan 5, 2014, 4:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Vancouver in 2048!

• Video Link

I started watching this show for the incredible visuals of a futuristic Vancouver but am now hooked on the storyline. Almost Human is worth a watch check it out.

I love how Los Angeles is totally unrecognizable in about 30 years time. Even Dubai would be envious. With that said, nothing tops. The future Vancouver in Continuum. Supertalls everywhere.

MTLskyline · #**2435** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 6:11 AM**

Cadillac Fairview's plans for Montreal

OCPM p.42, http://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P72/3a.pdf

frenchcanadian3 · #**2436** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 6:11 AM**

credit to franktko on mtlurb.com

http://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P72/3a.pdf

SkahHigh · #**2437** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 6:12 AM**

This is unreal...

frenchcanadian3 · #**2438** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 6:14 AM**

just perfect

G.S MTL · #**2439** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 8:46 AM**

damn was gonna post it!

Martin Mtl · #**2440** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 1:40 PM**

Fabulous vision of Montral. And the best thing is, it's not even a pipe dream. Half of those new buildings are already under construction. Nice also to see the two new Tour des canadiens being much nicer than the first one