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I am considering buying a newer semi-detached homes in the development on the old Woodbine Racetrack (southwest of Queen and Woodbine). Does anyone have experience with one of these homes, and know what the level of soundproofing would be, in relation to hearing any noise from the other...

That sounds great! I am sure that if one calculated the cumulative savings in gasoline and emissions from all those cars not having to stop at every light, it would be substantial...

I've taken the GO bus from Toronto to Hamilton in the morning, and the reverse in the afternoon rush hour, for the past three and a half years. Contrary to what I would have expected (due to bad weather in the winter), the average commute time has been consistently longer in the summer than in...

Thanks, everyone!

I rely on taking a GO bus outbound from Union Station during my morning commute, and am thinking of moving somewhere near the Yonge subway, between Bloor and Eglinton. Thus I would take the Yonge subway south to Union to catch the GO bus. However, I have heard a lot of talk about not being able...

Second Cup has free wireless. There is one a couple of blocks north of the Westin, at Bay and Lakeshore, as well as the one a couple of blocks west on the lakefront.

Does anyone know for sure whether the facade is some kind of stone, or concrete? Earlier in the thread, someone commented on the pre-cast in some close-up photos, but then someone else said it was stone. Overall, looks like a fairly typical example of a Toronto Style high-rise...

His advertisement has been honoured here in this slide show on "The Worst Self-Promotion Ads Ever." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/06/the-worst-self-promotion-ads_n_744370.html?ref=nf

Ironic that Murano is "a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, famous for its glass making."

I can see that side of the argument as well - but currently the eastern part of the Gardiner serves as highway access to and from the neighbourhoods around Queen East, and the Port Lands which has a lot of industrial traffic. If that part of the Gardiner were torn down, there would presumably be...

Thanks, everyone, for the helpful information!

I live downtown and will have to make a trip to Vaughan (Hwy. 400 and Rutherford) during afternoon rush hour. Is there anyone who lives up that way, who could advise whether it'd be quicker to drive the Gardiner/427/401/400, or go through the city to the Allen Expressway/401/400? I'm aware of...

His T-shirt says "Courage to Resist" and has a peace sign on it (couldn't make out the rest)... Is he taking a break from protesting? :D

According to Police Chief Blair as quoted in the Globe & Mail, the police command apparently decided not to aggressively pursue the "black bloc" for strategic reasons... Basically the priority is to protect the security zone, so if your property is somewhere else, you may be on your own...

Hopefully the vandals will be apprehended and punished. There are probably a lot of photos or videos of them (e.g. here, and on the Toronto Star website), so maybe someone will recognize them. These websites also describe their tactic of changing into "civilian" clothes afterward, often shielded...

The G20 leaders and their entourages will be safe in the security zone, but as usual it is the little people that suffer, at the hands of the vandals - shopkeepers, perhaps victims of other crimes or medical emergencies who might not get as much attention in the chaos, all of us who will have to...

I will be interested to find out the profile of these people who are destroying our city. From these photos and others it looks like they are mostly young white males (and a few females)...

I am curious about how this could happen - is the entire block owned by the city, or by a single landlord? From Google Street View, a significant portion of the buildings were still occupied by businesses when the view was taken - were they all evicted?

Besides location, and finishes in the unit, another factor affecting price/sq.ft. is the monthly maintenance fee... All things being equal, a higher maintenance fee would lower the price people are willing to pay for the unit. Older units tend to cost less per sq. ft. as well (e.g., the Polo...

San Francisco is a beautiful city with lots of great neighbourhoods for walking around. (I've been there quite a few times, and lived there once for 6 weeks). If your hotel is east of Union Square, the area should be fine, as the Tenderloin starts about 4 blocks west of Union Square around...