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Not necessarily... just that ~75% of the trackage will be in largely out-of-sight forest. It is also relevant that Alto would connect a central part of Québec that currently lacks rail service, rather than duplicating existing Toronto-Ottawa coverage. The only city to get new service in...

I suspect we'd be hearing more about it in Ontario if Alto extended toward Waterloo and London. The current scope of the project is arguably proportionally-more impactful to Québec. It traverses the province's developed heartland, rather than sparsely populated Shield as in Ontario.

Ugh the 'Whisky Tango Foxtrot' behind the bar. Not even rail related. The steaks had better be bloody good...

aAbsolutely aAwful. Honestly you wonder what work the DRP actually do and why they can't be given a mandate to ensure some degree of architectural quality.

In many cases in the UK, you see a roundabout with simply a small white dot painted in the centre, as opposed to a physical middle. Functionally, a cone or a little flasher in the middle of most intersections, with the appropriate arrows, would work fine for small intersections.

Received notice today of a public hearing on 2 April at 7pm, Vaughan City Hall. Norstar Group have submitted for rezoning. The listed total will be 427 units through 6 four-storey stacked towns and a 24-storey tower on a four-storey podium. Nothing here for commercial or any mixed-use at...

Just imagine what a Blue Mountain-style winter patio could be like, though. Bonfire pits, maybe an ice bar, potential is there for year-round usable space.

I'm not sure, but I believe they may be widening the road to create viva rapidways here.

1176 Rutherford Rd. (Vaughan, 13s+24s, Norstar Group) There has been a sign saying that something was coming to the northeast corner of Rutherford and Dufferin for a while. Just got a notice of a public hearing at Vaughan city hall on 16 June at 7PM. Norstar group are proposing two towers...

As a current student, I'm terribly dismayed by this. It looms over Simcoe and Con Halls as well as Front Campus. It is a box and pays no heed at all to the rotund shape of Con Hall next door. I'm sure UofT will use high quality materials as they have on their other recent buildings (Goldring...

I personally am really pleased that the city seems to be getting some new traditional-style fountains as opposed to stark modern ones, or sprinklers from the ground. Berczy Park and Whisky Beach (not to mention 4s) hopefully start the trend here that has served Europe so well for centuries. I...

As with most things, money can solve the problem of gridlines. MLSE have enough of that and have shown that they are willing to spend it to preserve the TFC experience. I wonder if there will be some measures in place to enhance the Argonauts experience and make it feel like they are not...

^^^ I personally really like Innis Residence hall (the above building) because it so breaks free from the box, especially with Rotman next door and its unabashed boxiness. I find the different materials and forms make it visually interesting too.

Old Toronto, mother ever dear All thy sons thy very name revere God forever bless our Alma Mater. -photo from yesterday

From yesterday