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  • gta-post-2-july-1-2020
    PROTECTING HISTORIC CHARACTER
    July 1, 2020, Comments Off

    Moderate development will once again be permitted in the historic urban area of Niagara-on-the-Lake after an interim control by-law was repealed at council last week. At its meeting June 22, ...

  • gta-post-1-july-1-2020
    REPRESENTING RESIDENTS
    July 1, 2020, Comments Off

    The electoral system in the Town of Aurora is evolving from an at-large councillor system representing the whole town to a ward-based electoral model to meet the changing needs of ...

  • to-post-1-june-26-2020
    PREPARING FOR GROWTH PLAN CONFORMITY
    June 26, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Toronto is preparing for a lengthy planning exercise to update its official plan and make the city ready for long-term growth. At its meeting June 29-30, council ...

  • to-post-1-june-24-2020
    MANAGING NATURAL ASSETS
    June 24, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Richmond Hill has a new urban forestry management plan that could help the city become healthier, more beautiful and more environmentally sustainable as it experiences significant population ...

  • to-post-2-june-19-2020
    MAKING AN EYESORE A DESTINATION
    June 19, 2020, Comments Off

    Waterfront Toronto may soon be given the go-ahead to complete the design, cost estimate, and traffic impact assessment of a redesign of Lake Shore Boulevard East from the mouth of ...

  • to-post-1-june-19-2020
    SHIFTING USES ON THE WATERFRONT
    June 19, 2020, Comments Off

    A proposed development for Queens Quay West could improve the streetscape along the lake shore while animating a previously car-oriented space with human activity and adding much-needed affordable housing to ...

  • gta-post-2-june-17-2020
    PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES RELEASED
    June 17, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Burlington has released recommended changes to the city’s new official plan for its downtown planning policies. Since the 2018 municipal election, Burlington council and planning staff have ...

  • gta-post-1-june-17-2020
    BUILDING UP THE VMC
    June 17, 2020, Comments Off

    If approved, a proposed mixed-use development for Highway 7 could become the gateway to a major section of Vaughan’s new downtown area. At its meeting June 29, City of Vaughan ...

  • to-post-2-june-12-2020
    CREATING A UNITED WATERFRONT
    June 12, 2020, Comments Off

    The vision of a unified business improvement area (BIA) encompassing the full breadth of the City of Toronto’s downtown shoreline is one step closer to reality, and could be realized ...

  • to-post-1-june-12-2020
    FILMORES HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT
    June 12, 2020, Comments Off

    A proposal to redevelop a heritage building into a large, mixed-use tower development would continue the intensification of the east side of downtown Toronto, meeting growth goals for the area, but ...