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<title>Comments on &quot;Toronto seeks to design its own version of the High Line&quot; - blogTO</title>
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<title>The Shakes</title>
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No knock on the HighLine, but basically it is a glorified park.  The long continuous nature of this piece of land and it's proximity to the subway, makes it perfect for being used for more than just recreation.  Why not also have it serve as a place for retail, pedestrian and bike traffic and social gatherings.  Parts of it could become a pedestrian street like Florida Street in Buenos Aires.  Why just stop at being a park, when it could become a true attraction and destination?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384105</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:03:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>avas</title>
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i think you should look up the city crime stats , downtown still has the highest crimes rate sin the city .]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384017</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:55:39 EST</pubDate>
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<title>avas</title>
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i had some of my most memorable moments  as as child playing around  that rail path and on the cn tracks directly south. its not broke no need to fix it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384015</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:54:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Then we should stop thinking of it as a way to emulate the High Line and focus on making something that works for what is there and which makes the area better. Nowhere in this information http://www.greenlinetoronto.ca/information.html does it say 'Make something like the High Line'. It's more 'What can be done with this space?'.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384005</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:32:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jamie</title>
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Will there be cops? OR can we drink up there? No reason to go down there really, BUT if there was a good secret drinking/chill out spot.. Wed go to hang out and enjoy the vibe...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384004</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:30:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Tosh</title>
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And where does all the traffic from the Gardiner go? Ohh we don't worry about that? We just plant the grass, and let it happen organically!  That's right Organic Y'all!!! ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384003</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:28:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>seanm</title>
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Yes, thank you. The Gatineau Hydro Corridor runs diagonally across a large swath of Scarborough, with a well paved bike path that has its own traffic lights at major roads. There are countless other examples of parks and recreation infrastructure in Toronto; one just has to look past the stereotypes. 

I think a majority of BlogTO's readership is too afraid to step foot in scary Scarborough though, so the mysterious Scarborough parklands will forever remain a mystery to these downtown denizens. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1384002</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:17:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the truth</title>
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You are spouting tired truths without suggesting any solution. You are the perfect example of all things wrong about Toronto. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383963</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:45:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Woody A.</title>
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And yet another delusional escapade of Toronto desperately trying to emulate New York. Face it, Toronto will never be trend setters, only perennial trend followers.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383954</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:16:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The truth</title>
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For those who are championing this as Toronto's potential answer to our 'high line' need, which is more of a need to acquire something we have not in order to pretend we are something, is utterly missing the significance and magnificence of what is the high line and how it integrates into the existing community. The hydro corridor, even with all the political might one can muster, will never be anything as half as dynamic or central the high line is to the chelsea experience.  There aren't even the population relationship or dynamics within those communities who live near it, who are inherently the ones that have to use the park to bring life to it, 

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383941</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383941</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:31:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>iSkyscraper</title>
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I live in Manhattan, friends of mine were involved with funding the High Line and I've spent quite a bit of time walking the High Line with its chief architect.  In other words, I know the High Line and Green Line, you're no High Line.  And that's a-ok.

You would think they would be riding a High Line tidal wave by now but the HL designers are in fact rather weary of being asked by countless cities to design them a High Line of their own.  Context is everything, and the original High Line would be a very tricky thing to replicate.  This Toronto site could be very nice, better even in its own way (High Line bans bikes and is very hostile to joggers and strollers, a no-no in Toronto) but the goal should be to make the space the best space it can be, not to make another High Line.

And that seems to be what the Green Line folks are up to.  Name aside, they are shooting for what possibilities the site lends itself to.  They have a good panel, will be interesting to see what results.

And don't worry about Ford.  The High Line was nearly torn down by Guiliani, the only thing government really ever did was to stop the demolition, and then later rezone the area to spur complementary (i.e. residential) development.  99% of the work was done by private hands (including Conrail, the railroad that owned the thing), and that's the way it would have to be in Toronto.  Granted, there is a lot more philanthropic cash floating around NYC than Toronto (probably on the order of one hundred or one thousand times more) but it's not impossible that a Friends of the Green Line could make this thing happen without needing much from Council or the Mayor.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383935</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:14:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Ford tends to vote against these kinds of projects, like the Railpath (hmm, even though they take bikes off the streets).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383882</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:37:09 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Me</title>
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People in Scarborough are too busy selling drugs and guns to worry about what's going on Downtown.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383879</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:33:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Balls. Scarborough already has a ton of green space and parkland extending over a much longer distance than this proposed linear park, and if I'm not mistaken some mixed-use trails have gone into Scarborough hydro corridors in recent years. Seems that Scarborough can have nice things.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383877</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:29:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>MK</title>
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Hear Hear!

So sad for me as a former UK resident, and traveller of most global major cities to see my birthplace in such a political shit cauldron all of the time. Ford is at least carrying some balls to make change but his methods are so childish he destroys his effort. A pity TO can't progress beyond the playground. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383872</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:08:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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Until that person comes or until Toronto is quartered off and brought back to 1994 boundaries, we're going to get nothing but blowhards because it's so much easier to make it us vs. them opposed to "here's a damn idea to fix city problems, I want your thoughts". Instead we'll continue to get more crap about plastic bags, whether you can get a proper lapper at the strip club, bullet bans, and other associated nonsense because everyone's too afraid to have an opinion. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383870</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:02:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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They worry about stuff like that because they're too afraid to take a stand on challenging issues. The only person with a sack at City Hall is, unfortunately, Rob Ford. It's such a shame that he's completely unwilling to compromise and prefers to take the most pedantic route at all times, because we desperately need someone forward-thinking, creative, with excellent communication skills at City Hall that will not give a fuck if his/her ideas are unpopular. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383867</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:58:46 EST</pubDate>
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<title>MK</title>
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NEVER going to happen. In this city, we can't get beyond a 4 year thought process. 

I'd love to see a TO version of the magnificent High Line project. Recently in NYC, I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours there. But really, how can Toronto Council be expected to work on a High Line project, when they spend their time worrying about banning bullets and plastic friggin bags. lol. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383863</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:45:56 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Gordon</title>
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The main problem with this city is we're too focused on our own little worlds, instead of thinking of the bigger picture.
Ford as a Mayor has divided us deeply.  The next Mayor needs to unite the city together.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383859</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dick</title>
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Because you're poor? ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383858</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:27:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>wtfskies</title>
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pretty sure the west toronto railpath is also built on a disused railway corridor (regardless of how insignificant and stumpy it is). 

and if you ask me, anywhere where people walk their dogs off-leash and has grass, is a park. so that makes the WTR a park imo]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383854</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:23:38 EST</pubDate>
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<title>zkpxxo</title>
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Have any of you ever lived in Scarborough? I think there's a reason why people from where I live complain about things like this.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383851</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:17:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Merv</title>
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I thought the Belt Line path was parkland built on the remains of a former railway.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383832</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:27:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>McRib</title>
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thats the spirit.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383822</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:07:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title>gbenji</title>
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I agree with Todd. Anything progressive, urban or forward thinking is going to be blocked in a city when suburban policy dictates. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/12/toronto_seeks_to_design_its_own_version_of_the_high_line/#c1383818</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:58:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Todd</title>
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Won't happen. Someone from Scarborough will complain about downtown getting all the nice things again.]]>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:31:37 EST</pubDate>
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