From 10 am to 11 am during the morning observation period, the plaza hosted a few groups of people who mostly walked through space during their morning walk or cycling. A young couple and a middle-aged man enjoyed the coffee that they got from across the street and used the chess table area in two far separated spots (close to the edge of the street). The chess tables were used as picnic tables since they were the only tables in the plaza. According to Gibson, an American psychologist who states affordance theory, the perception of the environment inevitably leads to some courses of action. The world is perceived not only in terms of object shapes and spatial relationships but also in terms of object possibilities for action-perception drives action.[3] Some people exit from the underground parking and leave the square immediately. One young female sat in front of the reflecting pool and enjoyed the fountains’ pleasant sound for 5 minutes and left. One couple sat for about 30 minutes on one of the concrete benches in front of the pool but facing the busy street. People, during the overall observation of the square, chose the seating on the edge where it's closer to the busy street and big canopy trees. Based on the Prospect-refuge theory people seek to have the opportunity (prospect) whilst being safe (refuge).[4] Edge conditions of the plaza encourage people to observe and feel protected. Two moms with their very young children with strollers and a bike entered the square and started taking pictures with Toronto signs close to the pool. Children tended to play with water and the moms were protecting them. A group of nine people from diverse ethnicities entered from one of the main entrances and took some pictures and left after 5 minutes. Older ages individuals mostly pick the benches with the back supports facing the pool and fountain. An adult man with a stroller played with his kid and enjoyed his coffee close to the pool for about 20 minutes.    

Later in the afternoon, during the 1 pm to 2 pm observation period, the plaza became livelier, and more and more people visited. The crowd mostly were around Toronto’s new signs and food shops. During the afternoon visit, three professional photographers were taking shots mostly from the new Toronto sign that was unveiled recently. The new sign with the title of “Patterns of the People,” recognizing the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent.[5] The majority of the crowd around the sign were African American ethnicities. Young females and males who found shared ethnic identity in their city's public place. There were a couple of line ups around the food shops. Mostly multiple groups of two people picked a spot in the plaza to have their lunch. Three young female and male cyclists entered the plaza and took some pictures of the new sign and left. Yonge couples were taking pictures of each other in front of the fountain and the sign. A young male was exercising in the peace garden. Overall peace garden remained very quiet compared to the rest of the plaza and this can be due to the lack of transparency and connectedness to the main gathering space.

During the 5 pm to 6 pm observation period, People seemed less rushed and they stayed longer in the plaza. The number of cyclists was more than in other periods. Toronto signs lit the whole atmosphere and drew more people for pictures to the site. Some young groups used the signs as their seats (follows the affordance theory).