Toronto’s urban renaissance lurching along
byOf all the problems Toronto faces, the most worrisome may be those posed by its own success. The city has become so desirable, and…
Hume with a View
Bringing Toronto’s heritage to life
byAt a time when the typical response to heritage is to tear it down as quickly and quietly as possible — preferably early on…
Sell-out crowd for Toronto Storeys’ Evening of Architecture
byIn one of the most buzzed-about events of the summer, Toronto’s leading architects came together for a fascinating roundtable discussion to talk about the…
Toronto moves on with Gardiner off-ramp
byNowhere is the reclamation of Toronto unfolding more dramatically than on the waterfront. Whole swaths of what was long a neglected industrial wasteland are…
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…
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…