Recent content by goodcitywhenfinished

Any idea when the official plan and bylaw amendments for EHON Major Streets will be brought to committee? The last report said sometime early 2024, and we are appraoching mid-2024.

@Northern Light is the logic behind use it or lose it essentially to make rezoning and flip less viable?

Surely there are very tangible gains to be made from simply allowing more units as of right.

Crazy how nobody in the public 10+ years into this project knows how the signalling will actually function. Transit projects should really not be black boxes like this. We should have public access to technical documentation like is standard in Italy.

Announcement of new housing legislation scheduled for today: https://news.ontario.ca/en/advisory/1004420/minister-calandra-to-introduce-legislation-to-cut-red-tape-and-build-more-homes I’m expecting some pretty bare-minimum reform. I hope I am wrong and MTSAs are moving forward.

The university/transit station density radius might finally force MTSAs into reality?

KPF still on the docs is a good sign I guess? They are known for not putting up with excessive value engineering

The political cost of not opening this line by the end of 2024 is very high. How many anticipated opening years have gone by now? That being said, I agree with @allengeorge here. It does not seem likely for this line to open by December knowing what we know now. I expect Finch West to open...

This will be walking distance from the Ontario Line and Exhibition Go with 15 min all day service by the time it opens.

I have a feeling I might be in the minority, but I really do not mind these plans at all. The only thing that I find disappointing is the massive parking garage. The science centre move is a bit silly but I don't find it to be egregious. I would have rather seen IO try to attract a different...

Mississauga increasingly reminds me of Central Asian cities like Astana. Huge, expressive tower designs surrounded by mega-stroads.

I wonder if the city would ever explore allowing retail uses in laneways. A pilot could look at areas such as Baldwin Village/Chinatown. I think these areas could be even more interesting with fine-grain retail along the laneways. I know SOCA recently put on a exhibition exploring this type of...

Boring parks are one thing but the lacklustre amount of seating here is far more disappointing in my opinion. Especially considering the amount of people that live within walking distance. At least a boring park with lots of seating will still be a vibrant place where human connection can happen.

In your opinion is the fourplex bylaw as passed in Toronto good in its current form, or does it need amendments to generate more uptake? I have seen discussion that the bylaw is filled with "poison pills" that make units hard to pencil out.

It’s nice but it doesn’t scream MVRDV