{"id":681,"date":"2006-04-09T22:39:38","date_gmt":"2006-04-10T02:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=681"},"modified":"2006-04-10T13:44:54","modified_gmt":"2006-04-10T17:44:54","slug":"pedestrian-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/04\/09\/pedestrian-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Saturday’s Globe and Mail, John Lorinc reports<\/a> that there is a proposal afoot for a pedestrian bridge designed by architect Will Aslop (of OCAD fame) over the CN rail line to link new developments in the Liberty Village area to those just north along King Street [edit<\/strong> – I believe I was wrong about the location. There SHOULD be a bridge at Liberty, but I now understand this Aslop\u00a0bridge is meant for a location further west, north of King and south of Queen, where Aslop has also\u00a0designed a proposed building. On stilts, again, apparently. It’s part of a problematic development, which reduces my enthusiasm for the project<\/em>]. The cost would be paid by the developer of these new areas, to join two of their developments together.<\/p>\n

I walked in this area recently, and the need for a good pedestrian connection from the new Liberty Village developments to the rest of the city was very obvious. Furthermore, Lorinc points out the potential of a well-designed pedestrian bridge to become a destination in itself, noting examples such as the Millenium Bridge in London, and recent projects in Chicago. His article raises many interesting issues:<\/p>\n