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Really weird route for a Metro/light Metro. The airport isn't crazy, but a giant loop around town doesn't seem like a sensible mode. I don't really understand the plans and I'm having a hard time making out the graphic, but it seems like a local transit mode being applied to regional and...

A few of the new laneway homes in the St Clair west neighbourhood. The side by side houses illustrate how nice the laneways could eventually become. I had to shoot on a wide angle lens so it doesn't quite capture how nice and intimate the space is.

Here is an article on the BRT/Cancelled highway plans. Honestly dodged a bullet. A freeway running through downtown London would have been catastrophic. https://london.ctvnews.ca/transit-deja-vu-parallels-between-london-s-lost-freeway-and-the-endangered-brt-plan-1.4313934

Curious what the development next door has for park space. I remember the rational at the SAC meetings was that the park would be expanded north if 40 Raglan was redeveloped. My suggestion at the time was to narrow Raglan, as it's so overbuilt, and provide an expanded grass area wide enough for...

People would object strenuously to this because, despite the internal rational of the constraints, they are generally weaponized as a tool for local NIMBY's to fight new housing supply.

250m long midrise is a risk, but would be spectacular if they pull it off like the render.

I have to disagree. I think this could be the highlight of the build. Not saying it's going to be Tokyos Golden Gai! but allowing cheap(ish) commercial space for start ups, cafes, micro bars, and young entrepreneurs is a big gain in my opinion. It has the potential to be a very vibrant strip.

I suspect they would. They could use to learn from other jurisdictions when it comes to their vehicle selection. It always seemed strange to me that other cities can fight fires that we can't. As if fire behaves differently here. Regent park is another of something decent that could have been...

I'm sold on street trees, but in some cases one row of trees is enough. They can provide shade for the whole right of way if it's narrow enough. I appreciate the regulations from the city, but I think in this case they are wrong and should be ignored. The distance from Villers to Commissioners...

The north south ROWs on the island should be waaaaaay skinnier. Here is a picture of a 20 meter ROW in Canary. Thats a massive amount of room for a 200 meter road. Removing the parking would be appropriate, but they could go way further. They could have north south connections be one way, or...

They should seriously consider throwing a lot of this in the bin for Villers island. It will be so well parked when complete that the impetus for these rules wont really apply. The maximum distance from nature, sunshine and water will be around 100 meters. Most people will be steps away from...

I had a speculation/question for this thread, but first I have to say.. Those highway maps are absolutely vomitous. I don't know that I've ever seen the detailed versions before. Knowing that the the RER network isn't planning on using the the Richmond Hill line, would it be possible for the...

When it comes to the snow removal and maintenance challenges... We're completely inept at maintaining roads and clearing snow now, so we might as well start from ground zero with safer road design. After this last snowfall, it's clear that a new approach on snow removal is needed regardless.

Spacing article about the Soap Factory: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/01/18/from-sunlight-park-to-east-harbour-part-1-of-2/

The aesthetic is maybe not to everyone's taste (I love it) but to have such a good urban built form in this part of town is fantastic. Hopefully it starts a trend.

It wont happen, but I'd love to see a more hands off approach. It would be cool to have things divided into standard lots and auction them off at a standard rate. Have a couple basic rules around minimum density, prohibit re-selling, and probably have a maximum number of lots that can be...

The councillors office could take notes on how to relate with the community. Even if they (the city) knew privately that they didn't want to make changes, you should at least make people feel heard, and not paint them as a nuisance.

The fact that none of the skaters know about it is a red flag though. There is a long history of an exclusive group getting to be involved in consultation meetings. It extends far beyond this rink and is a huge problem when it comes to zoning reform and adding density to neighbourhoods. I can't...

Perhaps I was unclear, but these pictures are examples of what I am talking about. All of these buildings allow for more texture on the ground floor because the tenants are bringing in something unique. Though some of the examples above are not the most attractive, they have better urbanism that...

I would argue that modern design is often too restrictive in how facades can be modified by tenants. Older buildings allow for the tenant to bring character and texture to the building. Brick and wood can be modified, painted, have many different types of signage, or a variety of different...