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Torontoist reader Brandon Teed sent us the above photo and asks:
I was walking to class the other day on University just south of College when I saw this sign. I ended up thinking about it all lecture and on the way home had to snap this picture. My question is, what's the deal with this sign? It seemed pretty proper and not any 'random protesting tactic sign.' Do you know any info behind it? Was is OCAP? Or was the City involved somehow? It has me wondering and pondering.We've also received word of an identical sign by the park at Church and Queen, as well as one at Dundas Square that admonishes, "Please keep our streets clean: Over 818 people have to sleep on them."
This casts doubt on OCAP or the TDRC being behind the signs, as 818 was among the disputed figures that resulted from the City's Street Needs Assessment (i.e. The Great Homeless Count). And we're pretty confident it wasn't the City, even though the quiet and cleanliness would surely make their tallying easier.
Can any Torontoist readers help us out?
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There are a couple more at King and Bay, but one got cut down.
I saw another one on John Street btwn Richmond and Adelaide.
I noticed this sign a few days ago as well.....I'd better steal it before it gets cut down :-P
In that area (college and university) there are a few official signs that look almost exactly like that one, except that they say "Hospital Zone QUIET" instead.. I'm guessing that's what this one is based on..?
It is street art, lets just appreciate it at that.
Cheers xoro
It's fucking brilliant.
No idea but I snapped a pic of another sign, which must be part of the same campaign, along King the other day:
http://flickr.com/photos/rycoleman/439198656/
re: james' comment below: are you serious?
serious about what? the hospital zone signs? i could take a picture of one tomorrow if you like..
:) theyre fantastic.
What's next, signs listing the salaries of Bay St. CEOs?
i want to live in canada . =( will be happy.
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome.
Brilliant way to embarrass the City into (hopefully) some effective action.
Wonder who's behind it?
i saw one of these outside st. mike's hospital this morning.. they are definitely very professional looking. whoever is behind this is doing a good job.
Embarrass the City? Why not the level of government responsible for these social issues - the Province? Lets not keep assuming that downloading of these responsibilities means that the Province need not do anything or that the City should expand its spending.
Spacing Wire reports today that they're by OCAD graphic design student Mark Daye.
Toronto and Canada have no tollerance for the poor and disenfranchised, but they allow these signs to make it seem like they care.
It's some kid from one of the art colleges downtown. It's his final project. The guys on AM 640 interviewed him about it the other dat.
Great Stuff! Throw enough cheese around your apartments and then you start to wonder why you have rats.
recently I have seen two homeless people sleeping inside canada trust entrance near ATM (it is in front of the ice skating ring on the Bay. st I think). Well, nobody bothered them.