Pet peeve, articles that use "untested" as a critism when testing something is the point.
Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision
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#12Regarding that headline: False dichotomy.
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#13Never gonna happen, because gridlock politics, but I hope it does. Source: am local.
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#14As someone that lives in Toronto and is moving out in the middle of the month to go back home near family. The idea that Toronto is going to focus on "affordability" is laughable. It's one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world, and the incompetent city council, mayor and all the way up to the provincial government are doing absolutely everything they can to keep it that way - mostly without even realizing it. They have absolutely no clue what they are doing or the basics of market economics.
The federal government is also considering to step in to try and "solve" the problem, and this only means the problem is going to get worse.
I am not joking when I say that when the Canadian real estate markets crash - it is going to be absolutely disastrous for this country as it is basically the tent-pole keeping the entire thing propped up. Our debt to GDP is out of control. Our federal government keeps borrowing and spending on things that are completely inneffective (and bragging they spent the most than any other country). My gloom and doom prediction is our currency is going to be absolutely worthless in two years time.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd take issue with "betting the farm". Toronto proper is, per Wikipedia 243.32 sq mi, and the land in question totals 12 acres. Granted, Google may not have been the best partner but foregoing the opportunity to build a technology centered city seems like a lost chance to determine whether or not that particular form of architecture is viable - not only for Toronto for other cities as well. A fear of failure and a f…
> Google may not have been the best partner After how they acted in New York City, I can't believe any city would even pick up their calls.
Go ahead, how did Google act in nyc
Re: Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision
#16As someone that lives in Toronto and is moving out in the middle of the month to go back home near family. The idea that Toronto is going to focus on "affordability" is laughable. It's one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world, and the incompetent city council, mayor and all the way up to the provincial government are doing absolutely everything they can to keep it that way - mostly without even realiz…
Instead of moving out, couldn't you get involved with politics and try to change things?
Re: Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision
#17As someone that lives in Toronto and is moving out in the middle of the month to go back home near family. The idea that Toronto is going to focus on "affordability" is laughable. It's one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world, and the incompetent city council, mayor and all the way up to the provincial government are doing absolutely everything they can to keep it that way - mostly without even realiz…
Instead of moving out, couldn't you get involved with politics and try to change things?
3 million people live in Toronto. This is like asking if you can get into politics in Chicago and change things.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Instead of moving out, couldn't you get involved with politics and try to change things?
3 million people live in Toronto. This is like asking if you can get into politics in Chicago and change things.
Somebody who is frustrated shouldn't bother to get into politics or try to change things in big cities because..a lot of people live in them?? huh??
Re: Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision
#19As someone that lives in Toronto and is moving out in the middle of the month to go back home near family. The idea that Toronto is going to focus on "affordability" is laughable. It's one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world, and the incompetent city council, mayor and all the way up to the provincial government are doing absolutely everything they can to keep it that way - mostly without even realiz…
Are you from r/canada? For those not familiar, this is a typical example of the angry reddit posts on the topic of housing prices that get produced daily.
I was going to post a rebuttal, but you can go there to see this same debate repeated a thousand times over.
Re: Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd take issue with "betting the farm". Toronto proper is, per Wikipedia 243.32 sq mi, and the land in question totals 12 acres. Granted, Google may not have been the best partner but foregoing the opportunity to build a technology centered city seems like a lost chance to determine whether or not that particular form of architecture is viable - not only for Toronto for other cities as well. A fear of failure and a f…
> Google may not have been the best partner After how they acted in New York City, I can't believe any city would even pick up their calls.
Could you describe what Google did in New York City for those of us not in the loop?