Recent content by waterloowarrior

Will this still happen with Doug's offer to build a community centre across the street? https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/04/25/ford-muses-about-building-school-community-centre-on-ontario-science-centre-site.html

When I started in planning, people would show up at public meetings talking about Agenda 21 and how the UN was planning to force every in cities as part of the one world government....15 years later, 15 minute cities and Agenda 2030 are the new conspiracy theory. Haven't people realized the UN...

NEW: The injunction stopping Metrolinx from removing trees at Osgoode Hall will end at midnight tonight and not be continued, judge rules. He will release his reasons in the next few days.

Here's two official sources from the LSO itself...other than a 100 year old ash tree (which is likely at risk from EAB), they are all likely planted post WW2 https://lawsocietyontario.azureedge.net/media/lso/media/legacy/pdf/a/au/audio-tour-grounds-transcript-english.pdf "The trees are the...

The Ottawa public inquiry made a Liberal mayor look bad. The current government won't call for one unless they have some political purpose to hurt Metrolinx. The Ford government has taken power from municipalities and centralized more procurement with Metrolinx and IO. So they won't want to make...

Funding secured... https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2022/12/capacity-improvements-coming-to-bloor-yonge-station.html

After criticism, European developer submits new Ontario Place design with more parkland JEFF GRAYQUEEN'S PARK REPORTER PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGOUPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-ontario-place-design-more-parkland/ The European company chosen to build a spa...

AADT also drops off about 15% after 25, although the MTO traffic data online is from 2016

approved at OLT https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onlt/doc/2022/2022canlii80217/2022canlii80217.html

Highway 138 near the 417 has centreline rumble strips at the north end.

Press release https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001832/province-breaks-ground-on-ontario-line Backgrounder https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1001836/ontario-line Press kit https://news.ontario.ca/en/epk/1001861/electronic-press-kit-now-available-ontario-line-station-renderings

Groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon https://news.ontario.ca/en/advisory/1001863/premier-ford-to-break-ground-for-the-ontario-line

@AlexBozikovic just pointed that out on twitter as well.. he makes a good point that it's so out of the norm today that people forget about older examples a short walk away.... Hope to see more of these projects though.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-three-companies-chosen-to-revitalize-ontario-place/ Three companies, including a Quebec outdoor recreation firm and a European spa and water park provider, have been chosen to revitalize Ontario Place after a closed-door bid process that has...