All posts in NRU Greater Toronto

  • gta-post-1-july-15-2020
    UNLOCKING NORTHWEST BRAMPTON
    July 15, 2020, Comments Off

    With the provincial government expediting the environmental assessment on the GTA West Corridor, the City of Brampton is hoping the province will consider an alternative concept plan that could see ...

  • gta-post-1-july-8-2020
    DESIGNING FOR GROWTH
    July 8, 2020, Comments Off

    In an effort to facilitate the development of what it is calling a world-class development proposal in northeast Pickering, city council has approved a request by Dorsay Developments Corporation to ...

  • gta-post-2-july-1-2020
    PROTECTING HISTORIC CHARACTER
    July 1, 2020, Comments Off

    Moderate development will once again be permitted in the historic urban area of Niagara-on-the-Lake after an interim control by-law was repealed at council last week. At its meeting June 22, ...

  • gta-post-1-july-1-2020
    REPRESENTING RESIDENTS
    July 1, 2020, Comments Off

    The electoral system in the Town of Aurora is evolving from an at-large councillor system representing the whole town to a ward-based electoral model to meet the changing needs of ...

  • to-post-1-june-24-2020
    MANAGING NATURAL ASSETS
    June 24, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Richmond Hill has a new urban forestry management plan that could help the city become healthier, more beautiful and more environmentally sustainable as it experiences significant population ...

  • gta-post-2-june-17-2020
    PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES RELEASED
    June 17, 2020, Comments Off

    The City of Burlington has released recommended changes to the city’s new official plan for its downtown planning policies. Since the 2018 municipal election, Burlington council and planning staff have ...

  • gta-post-1-june-17-2020
    BUILDING UP THE VMC
    June 17, 2020, Comments Off

    If approved, a proposed mixed-use development for Highway 7 could become the gateway to a major section of Vaughan’s new downtown area. At its meeting June 29, City of Vaughan ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...