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There are many low income families livjng in kensington market areathat shop at the dufferin mall walmart location. Walmart determined that there was sufficient demand to support this location. I didn't hear a word from anyone (Adam Vaughan)when dollarama moved into spadina and adelaide. They...

2 bedroom condos in Allen/Sheppard and Allen/Eglinton are being listed for $400k. Homes in both areas are being listed for over $500k. I don't think it can be classified as expensive neighbourhoods but there is obviously a premium to live walking distance to the subway. The crappy...

GO would have to address capacity issues before attempting linkage with TTC (talking about physically transferring more passengers, not the physical linkage of GO and TTC platforms). LSE local (all stops pickering to union) is jammed during rush hour, it's standing room only from Eglinton in...

There a number of factors why transit is overcrowded. The universities and George Brown college downtown have increased the number of students enrolled dramatically over the last decade. Toronto has finally recovered the jobs lost since 1983, the return of these jobs are mostly located in the...

The pricier areas of north york fall along the subway line. Scarborough doesn't have much subway covrrage so the pricier areas fall along the go train corridor. Other pricey pockets include neighbourhoods near chinatown and the zoo. Less mass transit in scarborough is a factor

There is a very good paper, Toronto at a Crossroads, and How it Got Here by Frances Frisken. It talks about the history of Metro Toronto and the challenges of the GTA and amalgamated Toronto in 1999. The lessons from the Toronto experience show much has not been learned almost 15 years later.

I think it is bad when the number of families with children in toronto is declining, from census 2011. 905 is growing families with children. 70.% of residences created in 416 since 2007 were condos and most of these were 1 bedroom and bachelors. Enrollment in our schools, tdsb,are declining...

I think the real trend in 416 for families is that they are being pushed further out of the core. The highest concentration of under 24 age group lies in the north east and north west (34% of the population in Malvern in under 24 and 38% of the population in Jamestown (etobicoke). The census...

I just read through this whole thread and there's a couple things I find odd. Who are these suburban people that only eat at milstones? There are PLENTY of independant restaurants that you will never find anything close to downtown (Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, Thai (made by people from...