May 18th, 2009
Monday’s headlines
By Chloe Ellingson // 2 Comments
• Tests show Toronto's lead-in-water problem persists [ National Post ]
• Unfinished city: Why Toronto still yearns [ National Post ]
• City eyes cash for home insulation [ Toronto Star ]
• T.O. A to Z: A user's guide to Leslie Street Spit [ National Post ]
• The writing is on the mall for those vast parking lots [ Toronto Star ]
• Know your city like you know the back of your hand [ National Post ]
• Cyclists feel the pinch as drivers cross the line [ Toronto Star ]
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One from Sunday's Sun: Toronto's war on cars (http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/05/17/9483606-sun.html)
And one from today's Sun: Live with gridlock, councillor says (http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/05/18/9489796-sun.html)
A headline from Sunday's New York Times:
36 Hours in Toronto
Highlights:
- The city must be doing something right, as the old stereotypes are back -- clean, polite, plus "trolleys"! Not sure which sidewalk they saw that was quite so "spotless", but I'll take it.
- The article highlights Toronto's shabby-chic main street architecture -- "an almost disheveled mien". Nice.
- "Local fashion is disappointing". Burn.
- Wow, even the NY Times is slagging 905'ers?
- "Let the frat boys have College Street." And then, later, "O.K., College Street is not all bad, especially if you’re single and in your mid-20s to 30s." Did a certain travel writer pass out drunk on a certain downtown street and now holds a grudge?
- Slideshow gives a surprise shout-out to the design details at City Hall!
- RE: Gehry/AGO - "It’s a stunning homecoming for an architect credited with helping other cities flourish, not that Toronto needs a hand." Another nice compliment.
- Porter gets top billing!
- Someone at Yonge + Davisville will be pleased: "the city has an efficient network of streetcars, subways and buses" Yes, there are a million things wrong with the TTC but I guess if the tourists are happy that does count for something.
On the whole, nice to see the positive press.
Comment by uSkyscraper
May 18, 2009 | 10:03 am