Recent content by TRONto

It's not enough. The demand was mostly from investors and that has dried up. There is still condo closings for this year and next that will be hugely underwater. Look at past crashes 1987 here and 2006 in the US. I think Toronto bottomed in 1993 (6 years) and the US (5 years). I'd argue...

From the article it seems like they were mentioned at the same press conference but not tied together. Likely some journalists were asking about the islands at the same time. I still wonder where that Convention Centre would go. I think over the train tracks would be the best thing to do...

I'm working with the assumption that the expansion is limited to increasing the runway length (the islands otherwise stay as is). If the city has to lose Norway park, it sucks but still worth the tradeoff. I love the Toronto Islands but Notre Dame, etc is definitely a completely different...

How do you see the current plan happening now with the market crash? When the market picks back up it'll be geared to end users again which inherently means smaller buildings. The market would dictate smaller buildings now regardless. AI comparison of the 2 plans: Early Visions (circa...

I'd flip that around and say that an expanded BB is better for the long term health of the city. Redundancy, competition, and access are all good things for Toronto.

Reducing the 'allowable developable heights' brings the Portlands back to the original plan which I think is a great thing. We've had the real estate bubble burst which may result in smaller buildings without the BB expansion anyway.

I'm a little confused by the argument against removing stops, if we move to Line 5 spacing, ridership will drop off? The analysis provided ignores the streetcar systems in Prague, Budapest and Amsterdam. I did a quick check on Paris and it also follows the 400-500m stop spacing. I don't think...

While it looks out of place here, there are examples of old apartment buildings with similar profiles in Toronto. Here is one on Huron and 3 on Clinton. @Northern Light Could this particular building work better with some tweaks like rainwater capture, green roof?

Although bike share isn't there yet to cover the whole city. I feel the e-scooter sharing program is a bit of a disaster wherever they go (when no docks). It's visual pollution everywhere and blocking sidewalks. If we can't have delivery robots because of accessibility issues regarding our...

Turns out it's a new plane for the province but Ontario had a plane before. AI: Yes, the Province of Ontario has owned and operated Beechcraft King Air turboprop planes as part of its government fleet for transporting officials, including the Premier, the Lieutenant-Governor, and staff. Key...

If the platform height was lowest height of streetcar (maximum load + maximum wheel/track wear) would that solve this issue?

I was going to post the same: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-private-jet-9.7167824

Does it matter if it's a few inches higher or lower for most use cases? They could also pick the lowest that the streetcar could go with maximum wear and maximum load. Having the streetcar almost level will provide a faster onboarding and off-boarding then the current case. Those with strollers...

First time I've seen this called Grange Neighborhood but I'll take it - from today's article: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/04/191-college-bump-45-storeys-would-add-more-affordable-units-no-new-elevators.60811

Oh, I thought Ontario Place was closed for construction.