“When a city matures and leaves its frontier status behind, roads become streets. A road leads somewhere; a street is somewhere.”
– Jennifer Keesmatt. (I note that Toronto’s chief planner puts the quote in quotes, so perhaps its origin is elsewhere.)
And perhaps we should rename Point Grey Road.
She said it was from former Chief Planner, Stephen McLaughlin https://twitter.com/jen_keesmaat/status/428523552019456000
While looking for the source, I turned up this wonderful very relevant exchange from London in 1856 http://stroadtoboulevard.tumblr.com/post/74907398386/paying-for-stroads-in-1850s-west-london
Khatsahlano Avenue