06-04-2017, 02:54 PM
(06-02-2017, 07:10 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: This is a perfect example of medium-sized buildings where interior connections may not be practical but we still don’t have to give up on the concept of making use of the marvelous technology known as a “roof”. Although in this case the whole block was built as one project, please note that coordinated ownership is not required:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_(ar...s_-622.jpg
I defy anybody to explain how our streetscapes are in any way better than that.
That would be good. It seems to me like it requires a certain amount of coordination, either by the BIA or the municipal government, that our current leadership would be unlikely to exercise.
Another example of awnings is those on St.-Hubert in Montreal: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/s...-1.3968022. Those glass awnings seem to be city-owned somehow. I'm fine with awnings like those.
I also have no problem with public interior spaces but I think the issue is that there is no constituency that will care for them.