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  • to post 1 jan 5
    IN CONVERSATION
    January 10, 2018, Comments Off

    In the short term, the city’s acting chief planner sees his transition into the role as seamless for the department. Over the long term, he has big plans. He wants ...

  • gta post 1 jan 3
    LOCAL CONCERNS
    January 10, 2018, Comments Off

    The provincial government is preparing to finalize its mapping of the region’s agricultural and natural heritage systems, amidst outstanding concerns that local nuances are not being sufficiently considered. To read ...

  • to post 1 dec 22
    2017 TORONTO YEAR IN REVIEW
    December 22, 2017, Comments Off

    2017 marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of NRU Publishing and the launch of its Toronto edition. Since the publication’s inception, the volume and complexity of planning issues in ...

  • to post 1 dec 22
    ASSESSING ALTERNATIVES
    December 22, 2017, Comments Off

    A section of Yonge Street in North York may soon be transformed into a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented mainstreet, but disagreement remains about the design of the road. Hesitant to approve a ...

  • gta post 2 dec 20
    2017 GTHA YEAR IN REVIEW
    December 22, 2017, Comments Off

    The region’s hot housing market, an amended Growth Plan, OMB reform, and municipal governance reviews dominated the news in 2017. No GTHA municipality has been immune to the development and ...

  • gta post 1 dec 20
    DENSITY COMING?
    December 22, 2017, Comments Off

    The TTC’s Line 1 extension into Vaughan opened Sunday to much fanfare, but questions remain over whether it will attract enough development and ridership to justify the expense. The six ...

  • to post 2 may 5
    EMISSION CHALLENGES
    May 5, 2017, Comments Off

    City staff, and partner The Atmospheric Fund, just released its second TransformTO report calling for a series of long-term changes to curb the production of greenhouse gas emissions in the ...

  • to post 1 may 5
    SHADOWS ON THE PARK
    May 5, 2017, Comments Off

    A Proposed towers near the intersection of Gerrard and Jarvis are creating concern among city staff and the local councillor, who worry about shadow impacts and transitions from tall buildings ...

  • gta post 3 may 3
    WATERFRONT TRANSFORMATION
    May 3, 2017, Comments Off

    A long awaited proposal to redevelop over 29 ha of former industrial lands along the Port Credit waterfront has been announced. Developers, city staff and politicians all agree—this site offers ...

  • gta post 2 may 3
    OPTIMIZING ENERGY USE
    May 3, 2017, Comments Off

    The City of Mississauga’s energy management team has launched a year-long energy optimization program for city buildings, effective last week. The Race to Reduce initiative will track the electricity, gas ...