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  • gta-post-1-june-16-2021
    HARMONIZING POLICY AND PERMISSIONS
    June 16, 2021, Comments Off

    The City of Vaughan is approaching the adoption of a new city-wide zoning by-law, but more work will be needed to ensure that it does not conflict with individual development ...

  • to-post-1-jan-22
    FUROR AT THE FOUNDRY
    January 22, 2021, Comments Off

    Demolition of the historic Dominion Foundry Complex in the West Don Lands has begun three months after a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) issued for the provincially-owned site changed zoning permissions ...

  • to-post-1-jan-20
    PLACES TO GROW?
    January 20, 2021, Comments Off

    A draft land needs assessment (LNA) determining how much land is required to accommodate Hamilton’s anticipated population and employment growth to 2051 has found that an expansion of the urban ...

  • to-post-1-jan-15
    CHARTING A NEW PATH
    January 15, 2021, Comments Off

    Representing over 200 years of planning knowledge and experience, ten changemakers who have tactfully guided the growth and evolution of Toronto have retired from the city’s Planning Division. Half of ...

  • gta-post-1-jan-13
    UNLOCKING BRAMPTON’S HEART
    January 13, 2021, Comments Off

    Approximately 334,000 square metres of residential, commercial, and retail development space will be unlocked in downtown Brampton upon completion of the city’s two-part Riverwalk project that will mitigate flood risk ...

  • to-post-1-jan-8
    PRIORITIZING PEDESTRIANS
    January 8, 2021, Comments Off

    A recommended design concept for the reconstruction of downtown Yonge Street that is emerging through an environmental assessment proposes the prioritization of pedestrian traffic on downtown Yonge by widening existing ...

  • gta-post-1-jan-6
    REIMAGINING THE WATER’S EDGE
    January 6, 2021, Comments Off

    A preferred concept plan for the revitalization of Port Perry’s waterfront has emerged following a year of public consultations. Located on the shores of Lake Scugog, Port Perry is the ...

  • to-post-1-dec-31
    KEEPING DEVELOPMENT MOVING
    December 31, 2020, Comments Off

    Putting set expiration dates on building permits could be a way to force work to continue on construction projects that have stalled, but it is not clear that such a ...

  • to-post-dec-11
    CLARIFYING SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    December 11, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Toronto has proposed a draft planning framework establishing a city-wide approach for development of sensitive and high-occupancy land uses in proximity to rail infrastructure. The city says ...

  • gta-post-1-dec-9
    CATALYZING REMEDIATION
    December 9, 2020, Comments Off

    A 21-hectare dormant brownfield property that has drawn the ire of St. Catharines residents for years has been redesignated from employment to mixed-use, opening the door to potential redevelopment. St. ...