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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 --- 74 days ago http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/05/13/do-tourists-
 By Allison Hanes, National Post The Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal may be providing Toronto with the architectural cachet many hope will help bring about a tourism renaissance. But the Royal Ontario Museum’s chief executive officer said yesterday that all the litter, dead trees, graffiti, cracked pavement and posters plastered across the cityscape detract from major attractions and leave visitors with an impression that Toronto is a metropolis in decline. “The devil is in the details,” William Thorsell said. “Public spaces in Toronto are inferior to those in other comparable cities in the world. Just go to New York City or Chicago and walk around downtown. You would see much higher standards for public space than you do in Toronto. I’m just back from Seoul, Korea, which makes Toronto look extremely shabby.” His stark comments echo the findings of a report to be discussed tomorrow by the city’s economic development committee. It suggests Toronto needs to polish its tired image if it wants to maintain its status as a top-tier tourist destination, starting with such basic steps as better signs, cleaner streets, fewer panhandlers and an increase in overall friendliness. While Toronto remains a world-class city attracting approximately 20 million tourists a year, the study identifies weaknesses that have compounded a drop in the number of visitors since 9/11 and the SARS outbreak. They have also con ... |
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