Toronto hits it out of the park with new greenspaces
byLately, it seems a walk in the park has become a lot more interesting here in Toronto. In recent weeks, no fewer than three…
Hume with a View
Has the mall hit a wall in Toronto?
byReports of its demise may be exaggerated, but suddenly the neighbourhood mall faces an uncertain future. Across North America local shopping centres are closing…
Toronto development’s approach to our kids no minor matter
byIt says much about the state of Toronto that the city would commission a report on how to make itself a kid-friendly place and…
Without OMB, we will have no one to blame but ourselves
byBe careful what you wish for, the Chinese proverb warns, you just might get it. The provincial government’s decision to reform the Ontario Municipal…
Time is now for Toronto’s Rail Deck Park — if we let it
byIf good intentions were enough, Toronto really might be the Greatest City in the World. While expanded subways lines moved thousands across the GTA,…
King Street condo plan reveals NIMBYists’ fear of heights
byIt makes you wonder why these people choose to live in a city. A community meeting about two proposed developments at King and Dufferin…
Toronto real estate buyers are tiptoeing through the tulips of history
byThe truth is that no one, least of all the experts, has a clue about how to deal with Toronto’s runaway housing market. There’s…
A developing conspiracy in Toronto real estate
byDespite their differences, planners and developers share one thing: a growing dissatisfaction with the way their projects are approved in Toronto. More than ever,…
Toronto’s transit travesty
byTransit has never had an easy ride in Toronto. For transit planning, things have been even worse. Subject to endless delays and detours as…
Sleep well Toronto homeowners, your nightmare could be coming soon
byToronto homeowners had better hope their city’s red hot real estate market doesn’t cool off anytime soon. If and when that happens, living in…