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Good grief. What would the Toronto's UA's density be if only areas with residential land uses were counted? The Greater Toronto urban area has huge amounts of commercial/industrial/institutional land and parkland/ravines, a massive amount of square milage would be subtracted resulting in a much higher density per square mile.
Good grief. What would the Toronto's UA's density be if only areas with residential land uses were counted? The Greater Toronto urban area has huge amounts of commercial/industrial/institutional land and parkland/ravines, a massive amount of square milage would be subtracted resulting in a much higher density per square mile.
No need to make excuses, your practically Atlanta.
This is impressive? I guess some are easily pleased.
Let me guess you watched it for 30 seconds in 480p embedded video before making this conclusion?
In that direction Yonge doesn't really get going until Bloor st, 5:50 into the video. From there it's consistently great, intensifies at 9:30 in and up from there.
I was just in NYC two weeks ago and Yonge and other parts of Toronto definitely give off some NYC vibes (i.e. going down W 46 St from 5 ave to Broadway). Of course NYC overall is supersized by like 4x Toronto.
Toronto is densifying rapidly at the core with tons of high rise condos proposed, approved, and under construction. This brings many residents to the downtown, contributing to the liveliness you see in the above video.
One of my favorite drives in Toronto is down University Ave, at 1:55 in when the CN tower comes into view beyond the Canada Life building, blinking away in the distance. Can't beat it.
This is no comparison. SF beats Toronto in every aspect I can think of: food, weather, culture, things to do, natural scenery, economy, worldwide recognition, diversity, and the list goes on and on.
This is no comparison. SF beats Toronto in every aspect I can think of: food, weather, culture, things to do, natural scenery, economy, worldwide recognition, diversity, and the list goes on and on.
Here are the 10 most popular attractions in San Francisco and Toronto per TripAdvisor by reviews. To me it has always been a good proxy of how many 'sights' and icons a city offers to tourists.
San Francisco
Alcatraz 34,947
Golden Gate Bridge 31,729
Cable Cars 12,937
Pier 39 11,075
Fisherman's Wharf 10,588
Lombard Street 8,595
Golden Gate Park 6,735
San Francisco Bay 5,585
AT&T Park 5,046
Twin Peaks 4,189
Toronto
CN Tower 14,352
Aquarium of Canada 9,839
Saint Lawrence Market 8,135
Royal Ontario Museum 4,952
Distillery Historic District 4,699
Toronto Island Park 4,422
Casa Loma 4,279
Toronto Zoo 3,264
Art Gallery of Ontario 2,742
Hockey Hall of Fame 2,546
In terms of sights, San Francisco has two world-class sights (Alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge). Toronto's #1, CN Tower, gets 1/2 as many hits as Alcatraz or Golden Gate Bridge.
The top 10 in San Francisco also average a lot more hits than the top 10 in Toronto.
All in all, it shows that for all of Toronto's perceived 'wonders', it can't even compete with a city of 865,000 people on sights.
Here are the 10 most popular attractions in San Francisco and Toronto per TripAdvisor by reviews. To me it has always been a good proxy of how many 'sights' and icons a city offers to tourists.
San Francisco
Alcatraz 34,947
Golden Gate Bridge 31,729
Cable Cars 12,937
Pier 39 11,075
Fisherman's Wharf 10,588
Lombard Street 8,595
Golden Gate Park 6,735
San Francisco Bay 5,585
AT&T Park 5,046
Twin Peaks 4,189
Toronto
CN Tower 14,352
Aquarium of Canada 9,839
Saint Lawrence Market 8,135
Royal Ontario Museum 4,952
Distillery Historic District 4,699
Toronto Island Park 4,422
Casa Loma 4,279
Toronto Zoo 3,264
Art Gallery of Ontario 2,742
Hockey Hall of Fame 2,546
In terms of sights, San Francisco has two world-class sights (Alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge). Toronto's #1, CN Tower, gets 1/2 as many hits as Alcatraz or Golden Gate Bridge.
The top 10 in San Francisco also average a lot more hits than the top 10 in Toronto.
All in all, it shows that for all of Toronto's perceived 'wonders', it can't even compete with a city of 865,000 people on sights.
And then you watch these two videos, and you realize how much Toronto is on a different level than San Francisco.
Last edited by Mr. Burns; 10-03-2016 at 09:38 PM..
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