kmaryan

Commented on Going Nowhere, Slowly?
I don't really see it as the Gardiner separating the city from the lake, it's the massive amount of crappy property along side it. The Gardiner/lakeshore is something like 50m wide, but from Union station on South, there's nothing but...
Commented on Vandalist: Unplugged
Torontoist editors: if you want to cover street art in a responsible way, cover exactly that: street art. There's no shortage of murals put up by property owners around the city, and a bunch of other installations that are done...
Commented on Vandalist: Unplugged
T.Rek, normal maintenance on a brick wall is minimal. Some suggest using a sealant every 5-10 years, but most residential buildings downtown don't even get that. However, the cost of cleaning up someone's tag can be pretty high. A gallon...
Commented on Metrocide: A History of Violence
Are there really that many shootings in public places? In recent memory, there have been a handful in the entertainment district and a couple high profile ones on Yonge. And while these are all very visible crimes, I don't think...
Commented on Metrocide: A History of Violence
Good point T. Rek on the comparison to US cities. To rephrase those numbers in terms of murder rate: Philadelphia 27 per 100,000 people Chicago 15 Washington DC 50.82 New York 9.32 These varied a great deal over the years,...