Nothing says “low aspirations” more than this tiny, temporary pedestrian project. Pedestrianized streets and public realm investments have become defining features elsewhere. Rapidly over the past five years: Paris has removed more than 70,000 on-street parking spaces and created lush pedestrian streets with community gardens, everywhere. Barcelona is aggressively scaling its superblocks with pedestrian spaces and no-drive zones. Where cars once idled, children now play. London has accelerated low-traffic neighbourhoods and is even pedestrianizing Oxford St. Montreal is now defined by pedestrian streets, that have become a tourism magnet. Every one of these cities has thrived as it has tamed cars and focused on a pedestrian realm for urban life. Toronto remains provincial. We must do better.