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While Toronto may be enjoying its best Fall weather ever, UrbanToronto's 'Neighbourhood Node' Forum threads are actively tracking—and debating—the relentless evolution of our city's communities. Now numbering nearly 150 discussion threads, our Neighbourhood Node section provides a more intimate complement to the popular 'Buildings' and 'Transportation & Infrastructure' threads. While our most visited Forum sections offer lively—and often highly technical—conversations about design, construction, infrastructure, and transit, Neighbourhood Node contributes the discourse from an experiential perspective. What's it like to live in Riverdale? How's that new café in The Junction?
Last month, some of the most active threads covered Downtown Yonge, Liberty Village, Rosedale, and North York Centre. The discussions cover topics as diverse the impacts of new development, or the neighbourhood's best cappuccino, or its nicest parks. In St. Lawrence, for example, the recent discussion in the 40-page thread covers restaurant openings and closings, community consultations, and the impacts of film shoots on the neighbourhood.
Meanwhile, the West Don Lands thread continues to be an active part of the Forum, with the recent opening of Dark Horse Espresso Bar adding another retailer to the Canary District's Front Street promenade. In recent weeks, a new thread has also been created for Bathurst Manor, while ongoing demographic changes dominate the Corso Italia discussion.
The Church & Wellesley Village also continues to be one of the Forum's most popular threads, with the 214-page discussion offering diverse perspectives on the neighbourhood's evolution. While the comings and goings of neighbourhod retailers dominate the day-to-day discussions—Church on Church has been replaced by a bar called Blyss, and a new café is opening at Church and Isabella—a broader narrative concerning the changing socio-economic composition of the community remains a palpable undercurrent throughout.
Want to get involved in your neighbourhood conversation, or keep closer tabs on the pulse of Toronto's various communities? Sign up for the UrbanToronto Forum here, and check out Neighbourhood Node? Don't see your neighbourhood listed? Members with over 20 posts can create new threads!
