Toronto council endorses John Tory's plan for road tolls; How an architect turned a run-of-the-mill Riverdale house into a modernist showpiece; Toronto mayor John Tory leads push from cities for more independence; and more news:

Toronto's Deadly Streets in review: Lower speed limits save lives (Metro News)

LORINC: Why doesn’t Ontario’s NDP get road pricing? (Spacing Toronto)

Toronto council endorses John Tory's plan for road tolls (Metro News)

How an architect turned a run-of-the-mill Riverdale house into a modernist showpiece (Toronto Life)

Toronto mayor John Tory leads push from cities for more independence (Metro News)

Canada’s cooling housing market will soon start dragging the economy down, watchdog warns (Financial Post)

The December 2016 Toronto City Council Liveblog, Day One (Revenue Tools) (Torontoist)

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600 Years and Counting for the Prague Astronomical Clock (Global)

Updated Renderings Released for Foster + Partners' 50 Hudson Yards (New York)

Marlowe Residential Tower on the Rise in Houston (Houston)

SLS Philadelphia Property to Begin Construction Soon (Philadelphia)