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"By integrating energy efficiency at the construction stages, we're reducing the amount of carbon dioxide produced... Minto's greenhouse gas reduction in Ontario is the equivalent of planting 1.65 million trees annually... Our buildings use significantly less energy than other condos, which...

Another waste of space is the parking lot fronting the Beer Store on Church, just north of Wellesley. In fact, that whole northwest corner is ripe for redevelopment.

This afternoon, as I walked by, a van parked at the church next door starting backing into the street. At the time, a worker was finishing some work on the sidewalk. It got very tense. The sidewalk guy hit the van with his trowel and started yelling at the driver. Clearly, both were at fault...

Does anyone else find it increasingly odd that in contrast to Minto and Tridel, among others, Great Gulf Homes seems to plan and promote projects with no emphasis on energy efficiency?

I've taken part in the Waterfront Toronto meetings about Don River Park. Apart from the school which is supposed to magically share the park with everyone else, the park itself looks good, with all-season use planned. To open in 2011.. (sigh)

Maybe a Sobeys.

I find it odd that X2 seems comprised of two separate structures, with west-facing windows in the podium staring into east-facing ones in the high rise. Based on the rendering, X2 appears to be a duplicate of X, with a mini-X (sub X?) beside it.

Check out the X2 ad on page 19 in the Oct. 22, 2009 issue of Xtra. It advertises "42 storeys" yet the picture shows 44 floors, assuming one balcony per floor. Curious!

I prefer streetcars first, electric trolley buses second, and regular buses last. They're interesting. Regular buses are boring. I love the sound of the wheels on the track, the occasional hum of the wires and, at night, the odd sparks as streetcars travel through splices in the wire. A bus...

construction update Sep 16, 2009 http://www.bloor-yorkville.com/construction_updates/construction_updates.html

CBC Report http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/09/16/montreal-metro-extension.html

Bike Lanes 2.0 I cycle all year. Yes, the painted lines DO make a difference. However, they are at best a half-measure. Ideally, bike lanes are buffered from traffic so there is no possibility of encroachment by motor vehicles. Call it Bike Lanes 2.0. Put the two lanes together and some kind of...

Well done! Care to share how you made it?

It's easy to complain. Who would you rather have run the city? Mel Lastman? I support the mayor and many of his initiatives (e.g., tear down the Gardiner, expand public transit, encourage energy conservation, reclaim the waterfront). These take time.

timetable for Cherry Street? I wonder when the makeover for Cherry Street takes place, along with the streetcar track extension from King Street. is this somehow contingent on the Pan Am bid and the planned athlete's village in the West Donlands?

Just develop Lakeshore Blvd east of Port Credit, eventually all the way to Long Branch. It's a natural future LRT corridor too!

Every time I walk by the building, I see the three story above-grade portion of the parking garage and think "cheap cheap cheap".

construction as of March 7, 2009 I'd love to see the view from the Rogers Building! The third floor is taking shape.

North: a five-storey parking facility... The underground garages for the office and residential buildings would be connected at the first level to allow for shared parking between the two buildings. In response to the comments from the Commissioner, a supplementary parking study was completed...

"Facility Redevelopment As stated in Section One of this document, in 2005, Casey House identified the need for updated physical facilities to ensure its ability to deliver current and future programming. Casey House is committed to moving forward to achieve this goal. It will design and build...