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View from Tank House Lane in the Distillery District

The NDP's platform doesn't say anything that would make me think so but it is concerning that he's making these promises. Either the party agrees with him or they really need to discipline their MPs so that they don't promise anything that goes against their platform. It'd be acceptable if he...

This looks very promising! I think it's the best phase of Regent Park's redevelopment. I have one major concern.... Each of the northern buildings has a 'private amenity' courtyard with no exterior links / pedestrian walkways between them. Could their enclosed and secluded nature be an enabler...

Ineffective and delayed design review isn't a reason to cancel design review. We should improve it, make its design policies mandatory instead of advisory, and eliminate delays in the approvals stage. As an example, in those parts of the waterfront that have in-force design policies (many areas...

The curves on these bridges are so sexy 😍

Pathetic. What really gets to me is that they say all the right words that amount to nothing.

The street will get fully rebuilt with the Waterfront East LRT extension.

The last station plan called for two new entrances as part of the second platform's construction which would give direct access to the adjacent suburban homes that are currently separated by a fence. It was a common sense idea. The residents were afraid that their children would use it to escape...

Some interesting information... 1. The Park Lawn GO Station SPA application will be submitted in the coming weeks. We'll see the station's design very soon! 2. All development will be as-of-right since City Council is about to formally pass bills to implement the Christie's Secondary Plan, with...

Small amounts of parking doesn't automatically mean not car-oriented. Walkable streets, human-scaled street frontages, smaller road widths, plazas and mid-block connections were all featured in the Richmond Hill Centre Secondary Plan. There's no evidence that this would happen if the province...

I'm pretty sure it won't be included in the On-Corridor contract and will be part of the Off-Corridor package. Here's the Ontario Government's press release... The province is also moving ahead with the remainder of GO Rail Expansion’s Early Works as well as Off-Corridor Works projects, which...

Does anyone know if we'll get level boarding?

I understand and I get angry a lot for this reason. We have a very bad system in Ontario. A rigid policy-led system mired with contradictions, inaction, and corruption. In a normal system, planning is about setting a direction for the built & natural environment along with all of its...

That's pretty interesting that Wellington will have LEDs. The project website has this new rendering... If you look closely, the heritage street lights do not resemble the Victorian pedestrian light at all and the previously proposed Victorian roadway light has also been axed. In fact, I've...

I don't agree that it's well thought-out but yeah it doesn't resemble reality. Based on what I was told, they're working to create one comprehensive standard with "teeth" that they would gain from Council. I understand that you have been way more involved in this than me and I thank you for...

We both know a full-on trade would be impossible. However, it would be such a great idea for cities to send & receive successful and knowledgeable staff to improve the each city's weaknesses!

1. The City had the Unilever Precinct Secondary Plan, Planning Framework, and Zoning By-law. Those didn't cover affordable housing (except off-site financial contributions) since no housing was planned on this site. I didn't agree with that approach but these tools are now mostly useless due to...

Exactly. FYI, RH Council passed the Richmond Hill Centre Secondary Plan. It has a pretty solid vision, good requirements for developments, and A LOT of density. The Well was one of the inspirations for Urban Strategies, which was hired to make it. They made this plan to avoid a situation where...

I recently had a few conversations with a waterfront planner who works for the city. Not all of this is relevant but here's some interesting news... 1. The Lower Yonge public realm will, as of now, have a modified version of the cobras instead of the intended signature waterfront street light...

Such wasted potential 🙁