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Gallery Place is about to see an explosion in foot traffic at a level D.C. has never seen on a consistent basis with the opening of City Center DC and the Marriot Convention Center Hotel. It's already live 24/7 but it's about to be on a different level. I want to try to see if there is a foot count once all that stuff is open and functioning.
I wonder how vibrant the Pennsylvania Ave/Freedom Plaza area in Downtown will be once Trump completes turning the Old Post Office Pavilion into a 'Trump Washington' luxury hotel. Btw, I'm also excited with the fact that one of the hotels at CityCenterDC will be a Conrad!!! Can't wait to check out their bars. The Conrad in New York City was spectacular!!
on this topic which Times Squarish area is more vibrant the Toronto or DC incarnation
And do any have an area as pedestrian heavy an area as union square area say like Powell to Market, to me Chicago is pretty close in some areas and DC a little behind cant comment on Toronto really but seems pretty vibrant based on what I can tell
I know Toronto the least the others pretty well
From the look of vids, the Dundas Square/Yonge Street area seems very vibrant to me.
Toronto integrates sculptures and every facet of urban life very well, it has a decent amount of natural recreating abound, and the urban area is the densest urban area between United States and Canada.
Wow, that's one helluva lovely city you guys up in Toronto have
Wow, that's one helluva lovely city you guys up in Toronto have
Thanks! I was recently in your State (Not far from Frederick) and I know its only an 8.5 hour drive from you so you can be up here in a breeze this summer
For those that haven't been to Toronto and want to see more than just skyscrapers. Here's the design of the city integrated with street life, architecture, history, urban parks, grit/character, squares, natural environment, commercial corridors, and festivals/parades/live street entertainment.
I wonder how vibrant the Pennsylvania Ave/Freedom Plaza area in Downtown will be once Trump completes turning the Old Post Office Pavilion into a 'Trump Washington' luxury hotel. Btw, I'm also excited with the fact that one of the hotels at CityCenterDC will be a Conrad!!! Can't wait to check out their bars. The Conrad in New York City was spectacular!!
Don't forget the FBI complex redevelopment into a residential mixed use project similar to the City Center DC project. The project proposals had over 1,000 units in their highrise development proposals. It will be interesting to see what the development community actually comes up with.
No city is going to be everything to everyone... I guess that is the beauty of everyone having different tastes and preferences. In either case, I've been to Chicago and am obviously from Toronto and there are elements of each that I prefer over the other. Same could be said of S.F and D.C as well (I've been to all four cities)... now if we just amalgamated the four - that would be THE best city in the world
Now that would be awesome!!! I'll be one of the first new citizens to this new megalopolis
Thanks! I was recently in your State (Not far from Frederick) and I know its only an 8.5 hour drive from you so you can be up here in a breeze this summer
Now that sounds really compelling. Air travel would be obviously be quicker but I am interested in a road trip! How's the summertime atmosphere in Toronto? Btw, glad you came down to visit my state I haven't visit Frederick yet but it looks like a nice small city with a cute downtown area.
Don't forget the FBI complex redevelopment into a residential mixed use project similar to the City Center DC project. The project proposals had over 1,000 units in their highrise development proposals. It will be interesting to see what the development community actually comes up with.
That would be interesting. I'm also glad that the development boom in DC doesn't end in Downtown but includes the nearby and outer neighborhoods too. Looking forward to McMillan, Buzzard Point, SW EcoDistrict, The Wharf expansion, and the new 11th Street Bridge recreation plan the most.
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