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Demand in the core for shelters means we create additional supply. However that also attracts more homeless in the core which means more demand for shelters which in turn further increase supply. Isn’t this a negative feedback loop? We need to spread this type of housing throughout the city. I...

Saw this post on /r/Toronto and it makes me incredibly sad. I have certainly noticed the increase in neighbourhood “characters”. I wonder if anyone in the city actually cares or they hope to continue opening up shelters / centres within a few blocks of each other in the St Lawrence Market...

Sir, it’s a life and death situation! However, let me try that next time :p

side note, how do forum users prevent their photos from being compressed to death when uploading?

I’m two doors down in east lofts and I’ll be blocked in even more in a few years lol

I agree. Let's tear down the st lawrence market neighbourhood (keep the facades though) and replace them with tall glass towers (bonus points if they pay no historical homage to the neighbourhood or its residents).

I'm just happy shovels are on the ground for this and it's truly happening. Will be quite transformative for the city.

Facadism with random columns in the back just looks awful.

I love the use of lighter colours here. Most of Canary is on the darker side. What a great neighbourhood we're forming here :)

I completely agree. Maybe I'm dense but the excerpts @Northern Light was kind enough to share read as the city saying "No" to a bunch of policies that would do good for young people, future citizens, and the health of the city. I'm quite pessimistic about our current planning regime.

Part of what bothers me about this whole debate is the notion that the voices that matter when it comes to neighbourhood planning is those that already live there. In my mind this is exactly backwards. Planning should be focused on the future of the neighbourhood. Existing residents by and...

I have to laugh at this quote from the article: I know that there’s a lot of people in the Beaches who are going to say ‘We love the small town feel of our neighbourhood’,” said Berns-McGown. “But we’re going to actually need to have increased density. We’re just going to have to figure that...

Which of these is it? No frills leaves and I riot! :p On a serious note though, we do need a low cost and dare I say no frill grocery store in the area.

I'll be happy once I see the rendering with the No Frills :P

Agreed. This is a failure at the human scale which is largely what matters when things are said and done.

I'll address each of your points separately. 1. Doesnt eliminating first time home buyer incentive programs just "lock in" current owners and prevent upward mobility for those without a home? It's not a knock on your idea but genuinely curious. 2. We can debate the details but i agree with...

What do you suggest is done on the demand side?

Read the comments for a good laugh