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  • gta post 2 april 5
    DESTINATION: ALBION HILLS
    April 5, 2017, Comments Off

    A new master plan for Albion Hills, Ontario’s first conservation area with active recreation infrastructure, expands its facilities to accommodate population growth in surrounding communities. With a focus on adventure ...

  • gta post 1 april 5
    OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
    April 5, 2017, Comments Off

    In spite of funding, jurisdictional and design challenges, considerable cycling infrastructure has been built in Greater Golden Horseshoe outer ring municipalities, according to new research. To read the full article ...

  • to post 3 march 31
    TOO TALL, TOO SOON
    March 31, 2017, Comments Off

    A proposed major redevelopment project in the Port Lands is drawing concern from city staff and the local councillor, who say it is too tall and premature, coming ahead of ...

  • to post 2 march 31
    GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
    March 31, 2017, Comments Off

    Recognizing the potential to stimulate new investment and employment activity along a portion of the Eglinton corridor centred on the Golden Mile, a new economic study recommends a range of ...

  • to post 1 march 31
    AN HONEST CONSULTATION
    March 31, 2017, Comments Off

    City officials, local organizations and the developer all agree that community consultation has had a substantial influence on the revised proposal to redevelop the iconic Honest Ed’s store and Mirvish ...

  • gta post 3 march 29
    URBAN BOUNDARY CONCERNS
    March 29, 2017, Comments Off

    Forced by the proposed creation of a GTA West Corridor to replace employment land lost to the potential transportation corridor, Halton Hills is considering expanding its urban area to include ...

  • Recommended Option D.pdf
    REDUCING WARDS
    March 29, 2017, Comments Off

    Over the next month, Ajax council will make its final decision on its preferred ward boundary configuration, in time for the 2018 municipal election. Ajax is one of the few ...

  • gta post 1 march 29
    BUILT FORM CRUCIAL VARIABLE
    March 29, 2017, Comments Off

    New research is making it easier to understand what built form and density look like in relation to provincial growth policies in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, but density is only ...

  • to post 3 march 24
    TOWER CONCERNS
    March 24, 2017, Comments Off

    A developer’s proposal to construct a high-rise tower and a connected mid-rise building on Chalkfarm Drive has city staff concerned about the appropriateness of the building given its height and ...

  • William Davies stall, St. Lawrence Market. - [ca. 1911]
    HISTORY MAKING
    March 24, 2017, Comments Off

    With its farmers’ market and artisans’ kiosks, the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood is a common destination for tourists and Torontonians. But many people who pass through the area are likely ...