Urban Design
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Last day for street furniture survey
Today is the last day for the public to fill out a street furniture survey. It is very important for as many people to fill this out so that the City...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public space in the news today
Here are a few links to articles in today’s papers: The TTC is going shopping for new streetcars. The photo above, from Minneapolis, is the new...
By Matthew Blackett -
Pedestrian Bridges
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail, John Lorinc reports that there is a proposal afoot for a pedestrian bridge designed by architect Will Aslop (of OCAD...
By Dylan Reid -
Making Rural Development Work
The Town of Caledon, a rural area just north of Brampton, has come up with a promising way to encourage development without sprawl. The township prides...
By Dylan Reid -
Community-guided development
In Thursday’s Toronto Star, Christopher Hume writes an excellent piece about the efforts of community group Active 18 to create a...
By Dylan Reid -
Map jewelry
If you haven’t seen Ann Lindsay MacDonald’s Toronto-inspired jewelry, you’re missing out. She makes rings, brooches and bracelets using...
By Matthew Blackett -
Waterfront, GTTA news, Mississauga BRT, trees in Oakville
The Toronto Star has a number of articles today that may be of interest to you: Christopher Hume from the Toronto Star, on the city’s waterfront...
By Matthew Blackett -
Absolute Mississauga
Mississauga unveiled the winner of its landmark development Absolute near the city’s civic centre and Square One shopping mall. The jury picked the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Active 18 vs. WESTside Lofts
[Crossposted on the Eye Blog] Back to back press conferences taking place Thursday morning will provide two perhaps contrasting visions for development...
By Dale Duncan -
Developing Vaughan
Today’s development story is not about the waterfront. Its about “downtown” Vaughan. It seems developers like the idea of the Spadina...
By Matthew Blackett -
Waterfront takes next step
From the Toronto Star today: Today, an old cement block warehouse will come tumbling down on King St., east of Toronto’s downtown. The demolition of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Congestion Inflation
The Toronto Star reports that congestion is costing us $2.3B-$3.7B a year and that the new provincial budget is planning to spend $1.2B to invest in...
By Chris Hardwicke