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  • 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. ...

  • to-post-1-dec-4
    A PLACE TO GROW AT LANSDOWNE
    December 4, 2020, Comments Off

    A two-tower residential and retail development proposed by KingSett Capital just west of Lansdowne subway station could be a harbinger of transit-oriented development to come for a neighbourhood expected to ...

  • gta-post-1-dec-2
    INTENSIFYING THE APPROACH
    December 2, 2020, Comments Off

    An application to develop an 18-storey mixed-use building on a vacant one-hectare site on Stouffville’s Main Street is causing some controversy among area residents. A November 17 report from the ...

  • gta-post-1-nov-25
    RECLAIMING THE WATERFRONT
    December 2, 2020, Comments Off

    A mixed-use development is set to occupy the former site of a truck stop along Grimsby’s waterfront after town council approved official plan amendment, rezoning, and draft plan of subdivision ...

  • to-post-1-nov-27
    THE NEXT FRONTIER
    November 27, 2020, Comments Off

    If approved, a major development project will go a long way towards expanding Ryerson University and bringing its physical facilities closer to the scale of those of other Ontario universities. ...

  • to-post-2-november-20-2020
    A CATALYST FOR CHANGE
    November 20, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Toronto is moving ahead with a dramatic development that will transform the 581-bed Seaton House men’s shelter into a new shared social services facility, which the city ...

  • to-post-1-november-20-2020
    SHOWCASING REVITALIZATION
    November 20, 2020, Comments Off

    The United Nations is creating a space to showcase the Regent Park revitalization and share its innovative approach to low-income community revitalization on a global stage. UN-Habitat is partnering with ...