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New condo tests the height of fashion on Toronto’s Golden Mile http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/new-condo-tests-the-height-of-fashion-on-torontos-golden-mile/article4494886/ Interesting concluding paragraph that echoes the criticism of many other projects...

Meanwhile.... Dave Chappelle pops in on Mayor Rob Ford for bylaw query *Warning: Toronto Sun link* +1 for being a Chappelle fan. My personal count now stands at -475,392,299 points

Parkland envisioned for majority of Ontario Place http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/07/26/ontario-place-revitalization482.html ... The group envisions a "state of the art park" on the edge of Lake Ontario, with some residential development and possibly a venue that could...

^Great shots Steveve!

From Inside Toronto: http://www.zuza.com/news-story/1307569-petition-calls-for-oakwood-stop-on-crosstown-transit-line/ Metrolinx spokesperson Mark Ostler could not confirm whether an Oakwood stop is part of a provincial review of the final number and locations for the Crosstown stations...

^Try anywhere in the Beaches or along Ossington

*fingers crossed* - Here's hoping there's no "creative balconies" either

*30 people :( Man shot to death in North York schoolyard (Ohh my god I'm tired of this North York media bias!!! /s)

Same here. I've heard Danzig Street more often than Scarborough.

Funny, I never heard the Eaton Centre shooting referred to as the Yonge/Dundas shooting or the Little Italy shooting referred to as the College/Montrose shooting.

Yeah because the walkway between the Eaton Centre and the Bay really jazzes up Queen :p

^ With a reference to the LTT thrown in for good measure

Haven't seen them myself yet but I know postering is the bane of many a BIA's existence, especially where decorative poles have been placed. I wouldn't be surprised if they propagate through the City.

The Star investigates the long line-ups and the guard rails on the older ferries... http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1221716--new-federal-marine-safety-standards-force-toronto-ferries-to-carry-fewer-people "The city has applied for an exemption from Transport Canada’s imposed...

Sneak peak from OpenFile, note the "do not pass open doors" sign http://www.openfile.ca/toronto/blog/2012/photo-newsworthy-look-torontos-new-streetcars

Towered started a thread a while back... http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/18843-Richview-Expressway-lands A lot of the land has been transferred to Build Toronto

Lol, good point! :D

More love from the Fixer: http://www.thestar.com/news/fixer/article/1217324--the-fixer-broadway-ave-traffic-circles-send-mixed-messages-to-drivers Ok, which one of you is Jack Lakey?

^ lol

The Draft Zoning By-Law Map is back from the dead (as of last week): http://map.toronto.ca/maps/map.jsp?app=ZBL_CONSULT Pretty good first crack at the interface IMO, the quick links to the chapters of the by-law and the selectable layers of the different overlay maps are handy. A few things I...