Toronto reminds many Americans of predictable mid-west American cities. Let's stop kidding ourselves and start designing. First let's drop the name of the "a city in the park" as it makes people laugh. Where's the park, they ask? It's time for boring government to stand aside for creativity to create spaces for the public, as opposed to government mindsets. We've had enough of boring and wasteful. 
Why can't Toronto's many arts schools let their students build resumes by displaying their art in public, on walls set aside just for them? Why can't gov. ask the public what they need before barrelling ahead with endless unhelpful nonsense?