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‘There is nothing attractive about it’: Yonge-Dundas Square is struggling to attract people and is costing the city money. Can the heart of the city be fixed? (www.thestar.com)

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Hampered by its design and hit by the pandemic, the downtown public space needs resuscitating.

By Alyshah Hasham • Toronto Star

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Might be a good idea to just close the entire block and intersection to all traffic except for streetcars. Make it like a uniquely Toronto version of Vancouver's Robson Square.

That way the Southwest side of the intersection won't be fully occupied by the people proselytizing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We can’t even get cars out of Kensington market. We’ll never close a stretch of Yonge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

A TTC fanatic can dream...................

Lots of the fun and exciting things in Kensington Market happen when it's closed off to car traffic. Maybe they could at least afford to close Yonge on weekends?