University of Toronto
Excited
I think it’s just one of the best things the city has done—created a beautiful, slick but cozy dynamic on Bloor Street. The street is known for its expensive shops at the platinum strip, from Sherhbourne to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). It’s a stretch where people just move, never loitering, never stopping to say “Hello!” It is tainted with corporate culture, more so than a leisurely space of realisation.
So what’s different now?
They have these net-looking curved benches that light up at night with a tree set in the middle. When I walked the length of it tonight I got excited and saw that each one of those half-mooned seats, some of which are quarter-moon shaped, are ideal for a cozy kirtan venue. I can’t wait till summer.
I do hope that the effort made by city planners on these arrangements will make a difference in encouraging more neighbourliness, more strolling, at least more pedestrianism. God, it’s important that we slow down. It’s important that we see curves. It’s natural. Not that all is square and grid-like. I mean, “Give us a break.”
While walking I can’t help noticing these things. Meandering through the nooks and alley-ways can be fun. The buildings are a mix of the old and new. Guess which ones look good and feel good. Yes those of continuity. Let’s put some curve or bend into our world, After all you and I know someone who stands attractively cured.
What a pose!
May the Source be with you!
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