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  • gta-post-2-june-10-2020
    ASSESSING THE VALUE OF PARKLAND
    June 10, 2020, Comments Off

    Sometime after receipt of a staff report laying out council’s options in the fall, the City of Hamilton will continue negotiations with the City of Burlington around the future of ...

  • gta-post-1-june-10-2020
    GROWING UP IN BURLINGTON’S ‘FOOTBALL’
    June 10, 2020, Comments Off

    Despite the City of Burlington’s recent attempts to limit the scale and height of development in its downtown area through recommending changes to its official plan, there are several mixed-use ...

  • to-post-2-june-5-2020
    SITING RECOVERY IN PUBLIC SPACE
    June 5, 2020, Comments Off

    Public art can help drive the City of Toronto’s economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 public health crisis, according to some of the city’s leading arts institutions – and ...

  • to-post-1-june-5-2020
    HOUSING NOW ADVANCES
    June 5, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Toronto is advancing phase two of its Housing Now program which will add much-needed purpose-built rental and affordable housing to the city’s low supply, as well as ...

  • gta-post-1-june-3-2020
    REGULATING SCALE
    June 3, 2020, Comments Off

    An interim control by-law (ICBL) has been placed on central Waterdown in Hamilton to protect certain historic areas from over-intensification. At its meeting May 20, City of Hamilton council adopted ...

  • to-post-2-may-29-2020
    CREATING CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
    May 29, 2020, Comments Off

    A new community design concept is re-imagining how public and private spaces can blend more seamlessly together to better create connected communities capable of withstanding the sudden shocks of climate ...

  • to-post-1-may-29-2020
    MAKING A VILLAGE
    May 29, 2020, Comments Off

    The last phase in a large development project that has created a new community on a former industrial site near the Junction neighbourhood is nearing its final approval. At its ...

  • gta-post-1-may-27-2020
    PRESERVING CHARACTER
    May 27, 2020, Comments Off

    New planning policies in Bowmanville are intended to protect the character of mature neighbourhoods while allowing for moderate development to take place. At its meeting May 25, Town of Clarington ...

  • to-post-1-may-22-2020
    ETHICAL SMART CITIES INITIATIVE
    May 22, 2020, Comments Off

    A new initiative being created by graduate design students could help Canadian municipalities determine the best ways to advance smart city initiatives that focus on human-centric design. Thirteen students with ...

  • gta-post-1-may-20-2020
    AMBITIOUS HEIGHTS
    May 20, 2020, Comments Off

    If approved, a proposed development in Markham Centre would be one of the first towers to be permitted for construction in this designated urban growth area that is only just ...