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It's hard to believe that planning staff are blown away by all the crappy building proposals I've seen them approve.

I'm still bemused by the TO Plan Dept asking Mirvish to install 1,745 more car parking spaces!

The Eglinton/Avenue project (at Burnaby) is a sad one. The local community association asked the North York Community Planning Department to consider greater density and better public services for this corner since the LRT station will be there. It all fell on deaf ears at the NYCPD and at the...

Yes, there will soon be the biggest hole in the ground at YE and it seems absurd that the only plan is to back-fill. That void could be planned to provide many, many facilities. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Toronto.

"using this project as scapegoat for poor planning. " It's not often I see any kind of commentary on this forum that mentions good or bad planning. Too many in this city equate good planning with "beautiful" buildings.

Good planning is ignored all the time by Council. It seems there is a better chance of it downtown where the greatest power is exercised. However, you only need to look at "planning" in Midtown to agree with me.

Hard to say that without proof. What is corrupt to some might be culture to another. I cite the recent disclosures that Cllr Shiner received cheap rent from Greenwin and Mamolitti's cheap loans from developers. Note also how the Fords can call upon the highest in office to deal with Deco issues...

Goes on all the time at Council. Developers have been calling the shots since the Lastman Days. Good planning, concerns about public realm or infrastructure don't get the same consideration as this application is getting.

It's very telling that Vaughan is pandering to a small bunch of NIMBYs. (And he can't understand why people believe there is a divide in this city!)

Just to be sure - this is 3 towers in one community, right? Boy, some communities sure are more equal than others. The whole thing all looks so costly and un-planned. Are people just now waking up to the possibility that communities might reach their maximum capacity? I sense they're finally...

"I've never been called "elite" before.." I didn't call you an elite and you shouldn't be flattered, even if I did. No problem, it's just e-confusion and I see Terry has jumped-in to save me. Bikes and bike lanes are a big issue. It should be a planning priority now that thousands and...

I'd call it the result of good community planning.

Well, they all look relevant. So, do you have any response on my non-food commentary?

No problem. I read the preamble to this forum thread but must have missed the part where it mentions restaurants and coffee shops. I note that you made no reference to the points of good planning in my post. I'll take it in future that you're only interested in food and coffee.

Absolutely, it's a serious blind spot in TO Planning that the YE area "relies upon the distracted attentions of two distant Community Councils (one in North York, one in downtown) and planning faculties". It's unfortunate too that the area is shared by three councillors, none of which shows much...

Good planning isn't about ensuring there is a noodle shop in your neighbourhood, but I do notice it's things like that the downtown elites get all hung-up about. Are you sure, ehlow, that you're in the right forum?

A population of 23,000 equates to the same size as the 100th largest city in Canada. Over the next 15 years, 23,000 new residents will live in an area one kilometer in diameter at Yonge and Eglinton. City of Toronto Planning Department has done no future-focused planning for it. As examples of...

"To those bemoaning the planning department, I believe they have been understaffed 15-20% (stop the gravy train and all that jazz; understaffing causes further issues down the line," I'm happy to see that you agree there is a massive problem in the TO Planning Department. The causes you cite...

That's not accurate but it does lose a lot, for a number of reasons, all of which are largely poorly reported or discussed. This is a serious problem but height and density gets all the attention.

I really sense that we have major problems in the Toronto Planning Department. Midtown is being redeveloped at a fierce rate. Over the next 15 years there will be a $4b value, 60 towers, 23,000 new residents over a very small 78 hectares. The area has been open space-deficient since 1967 and it...