Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto into an “internet city”

Re:Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto int... by wjn0 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:44PM (#15494755)

The area between Jarvis and University/York is pretty unpleasant to walk around once you're south of Front, in my opinion. Walking in the rest of the city is quite nice.

I suppose it can be attributed to the expressway being there, but shit - I dread visiting the area on foot.

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Re:Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto int... by havetocharge on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @05:07PM (#15494957)

The distance you mentioned is about 3000 feet. Toronto's waterfront spans over 25 miles. And for the most part it is beautiful, in my opinion.

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Re:Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto int... by wjn0 on Thursday October 19, 2017 @11:19PM (#15513330)

These places are designed for and receive a ton of foot traffic - the ACC and Union Station, specifically. It's somewhat odd that the area immediately surrounding isn't very pedestrian-friendly.

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Re:Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto int... by bacheson1293 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @07:53PM (#15495929)

i agree it's not scummy but it's far from nice...see Chicago

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