{"id":3202,"date":"2008-05-30T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T14:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/05\/30\/more-thoughts-on-the-bathurst-street-bridge\/"},"modified":"2008-05-30T23:45:14","modified_gmt":"2008-05-31T03:45:14","slug":"more-thoughts-on-the-bathurst-street-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/05\/30\/more-thoughts-on-the-bathurst-street-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"More thoughts on the Bathurst Street Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3030\/2367560383_10b244e3a8.jpg?v=0\" title=\"Sir Issac Brock Bridge\" alt=\"Sir Issac Brock Bridge\" height=\"320\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today Christopher Hume weighed in on the impending transformation of the Bathurst Street Bridge (aka The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge) that <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/03\/28\/lets-build-the-bathurst-bridge-toronto-deserves\/\">we discussed here back in March<\/a>. Currently the bridge is in the design stage after engineers and architects heard input that a thinner, respectful and perhaps signature bridge is desired for this prominent spot. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/GTA\/Columnist\/article\/433925\">Hume&#8217;s article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Now the city has decided to rebuild the structure, or at least the southern stretch. Though not much has been made of this, it&#8217;s a rare opportunity to create a Toronto landmark, improve civic infrastructure and in this case, make amends for the city&#8217;s shabby treatment of Fort York.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Engineers are now preparing for their first public presentation at a design review panel meeting on June 26. Given what we know about the workings of Toronto, it&#8217;s no surprise people are hoping for the best but expecting the worst.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> In recent decades, Toronto (like the rest of Canada) has forgotten about infrastructure. The infrastructure deficit in Ontario alone is now put at $124 billion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And so it is that a bridge becomes nothing but a means of crossing from one side of a gap to the other. A bridge is that, of course, but all work and no play makes for a dull city. This attitude may have started to change, however, with the Humber bridge; perhaps its unqualified popularity and instant iconic status have reminded city hall that it&#8217;s worth going the extra distance.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Photo courtesey of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontohousing.ca\/\">TCHC.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Christopher Hume weighed in on the impending transformation of the Bathurst Street Bridge (aka The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge) that we discussed here back in March. 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