intoronto Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Credits to the twitter handle on the picture Credits to someMidTowner over at Urban Toronto. Credits to Quote
ofan Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Actually all the venues except the 2 canoeing venues are within 2 hours. I don't understand why this petition came now considering this was the plan since the BB came out. Lol I was just being negative since the plan's not very compact. Quote
intoronto Posted March 8, 2013 Report Posted March 8, 2013 CREDITS: THE GRID Just of not the site was the media village for the 2008 bid. Just to the south was the proposed Olympic Park Quote
intoronto Posted March 13, 2013 Report Posted March 13, 2013 Though the venue looks nice its under threat by environmentalists. Quote
intoronto Posted March 15, 2013 Report Posted March 15, 2013 "“We want to make sure people aren’t scared of it,” said Carlene Siopis, spokesperson for TO2015. “We want to make it likable and lovable.”" LOL (on the mascot) http://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2013/03/15/pan_am_games_from_4130_submissions_mascot_selection_down_to_108_finalists.html Quote
intoronto Posted March 21, 2013 Report Posted March 21, 2013 Some cultural notes: -41 of Toronto's 69 subway stations will be redesigned for the games to reflect one of the nations competing. This is Sheppard station and Bolivia (this is just a rendering likely to change). -Boulevard of Nations at Pan Am park were 41 shipping containers will be located and designed to reflect the countries. -Torch relay will begin in May 2015 from Mexico and it will last about 70 days. The torch will go to every part of this country not just Ontario. 41 of those days however will be in Ontario. Each of those days will be a recognition of one of the countries participating. -3,000 torch bearers 3 Pillars compose the festival Toronto 1) Electric Toronto multi performance sites: -Festival sites: Nathan Phillips Square David Pecaut Square (Film/Tango festival) Distillery District (Comedy festival) Exhibition Place (Arts/Sports) 2) Aquaculture - The theme of water will be heavily used in many ways because of the games footprint (from Niagara Falls to Oshawa) - Art installations to be put on the water 3) Multi discipline festival Quote
intoronto Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 Some renderings for the Airport-Downtown Air Link being built for the Games Quote
intoronto Posted March 25, 2013 Report Posted March 25, 2013 http://test-4917.fsw.utoronto.ca/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=266180 Live feed for the construction of the Goldring Centre (Handball venue) March 2013 progress. Quote
intoronto Posted March 28, 2013 Report Posted March 28, 2013 Swimming/Synchro/Diving venue construction. Quote
intoronto Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 The first qualification tournament for the games wraps up this weekend. It is in the snipe category of sailing. Quote
deawebo Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 Please... I really wanna go to Toronto, those games are gonna be awesome!! BTW what's the temperature of Toronto in july/august? Quote
ofan Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 Average temperature of 21 degrees Celsius in the summer. So much for those stereotypes about Canada being one giant frozen tundra!!! 1 Quote
intoronto Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 Please... I really wanna go to Toronto, those games are gonna be awesome!! BTW what's the temperature of Toronto in july/august? Very hot. July can get up into 32-35 celsius on the hotter days and with humidity it can be worse. Quote
intoronto Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 NVM Toronto features warm but moderate summer temperatures with an average of fewer than five days in July with temperatures above 30° Celsius (86°F). http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/viva-toronto/history-geography1.html Quote
deawebo Posted March 29, 2013 Report Posted March 29, 2013 That is gonna be a challenge for me... I usually swim better in cold climate but the Aquatics Center is gonna be indoors so no problem Quote
intoronto Posted March 30, 2013 Report Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) That is gonna be a challenge for me... I usually swim better in cold climate but the Aquatics Center is gonna be indoors so no problem You'll be fine lol. Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport at UOFT in January 2013. It is scheduled to be finished in January 2015. (Credits:rdaner at Urban Toronto) Athletes village (Credits:rdaner at Urban Toronto) Edited March 30, 2013 by intoronto Quote
pcelica Posted April 2, 2013 Report Posted April 2, 2013 I hope these Games are introduction in Toronto 2024 1 Quote
ofan Posted April 2, 2013 Report Posted April 2, 2013 I hope these Games are introduction in Toronto 2024 Me too 1 Quote
intoronto Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Welland Flatwater centre (expected completion June 1, 2013). Quote
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