A History of Bike Lanes in Toronto; High-rise sales on track for record, while prices of new homes continue to climb; Port Lands flood protection cost rises to $1.25 billion; and more news: 

Approval of Spadina Expressway was the beginning of the highway to nowhere (Toronto Star)

Ottawa’s new housing rules: who’s exempt, who’s not (Globe and Mail)

A History of Bike Lanes in Toronto (Torontoist)

High-rise sales on track for record, while prices of new homes continue to climb (BILD Blog)

Six Things We Learned from Toronto’s Vital Signs Report (Torontoist)

Port Lands flood protection cost rises to $1.25 billion (Metro News)

THE ARTFUL CITY: An Interview with Public Art Management (Spacing Toronto)

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Downtown Vancouver from the Cambie Street Bridge (Vancouver)

Cladding Begins on 640 N Wells Apartment Tower in River North (Chicago)

One Vanderbilt Celebrates Ground Breaking in Midtown Manhattan (New York)

Temporary Floating Parliament Proposed at Westminster (London)

World's Tallest Minaret Under Construction in Algiers (Algiers)