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February, 2026 saw Toronto continue to push through our coldest winter in years, with construction crews and transit testing carrying on despite temperatures and lingering snowbanks, while attention remained firmly on transit as the long-awaited opening of Eglinton Line 5 reshaped transit conversations across the city, with development proposals from Etobicoke to Downtown and beyond kept planners and Forum members busy, with skyline-defining construction progress in the mix too.
Let's review our top stories, database files, and threads for February, 2026.
Our Top Ten Most Read News Stories
A Reece Martin-penned feature ranking all 15 stations on the freshly opened Eglinton Line 5 drew strong readership at the end of the month, with just over 30 hours or time to break into the Top 10 at #11. The piece assesses each underground stop, from architecture and public art to interchange functionality, and critiqued the spatial and circulation challenges at key stations like Eglinton–Yonge.
11. Ranking Eglinton Line 5's Stations
Another Reece Martin-penned feature from earlier in the month, a sweeping look at what the next round of rapid transit expansion could include across the GTHA took the #1 spot. Closely following was a look at Islington station's redevelopment. High-profile planning approvals and ambitious new tower proposals, from Etobicoke to Markham and the Port Lands, included an air rights application tied to a previously approved 68-storey tower Downtown, and a revised 32-storey Hotel X Phase 2 proposal with a 5,500-seat venue at Exhibition Place.
10. 48-Storey Towers Proposed on Dundas at the Don Valley Parkway
9. Three Towers Proposed Near Mount Joy GO in Markham
8. Construction Begins on Ontario Line 3 Elevated Guideway and Cosburn Station
7. OLT Ratifies Settlement for 53- and 56-Storey Towers in the Port Lands
6. Eglinton Line 5: Major Game Changer Opens, Awaits Tweaks
5. Council Approves QuadReal’s 32-Acre Cloverdale Redevelopment
4. 32-Storey Hotel X Phase 2 and 5,500-Seat Venue Proposed at Exhibition Place
3. Air Rights Application Filed for Approved 68-Storey Tower on Yonge at Wellesley
2. Islington Station's New Street Entrance, Bus Terminal Progressing in Etobicoke
1. The Next Round of Transit in the GTHA: Rapid Transit Everywhere
Our Top Ten Most Searched Database Files
At #13, The HUB generated search activity as speculation intensified that the stalled office proposal could be next to move forward. The Downtown project, which would qualify as a 'supertall' by virtue of its spire, continues to attract attention both for its height potential and for ongoing Forum discussion about whether changing office market conditions might finally see it greenlit.
13. The HUB
Construction progress continued to drive search activity last month, with Pinnacle One Yonge holding the top position as the waterfront 'supertall' climbs toward its final floors. Downtown 'supertalls' remained firmly in focus, as One Bloor West advances its crown and tuned mass damper installation, while Concord Sky and Forma continue to rise. The United BLDG also drew attention as its future 55-storey tower rises behind the restored 1928 Maclean Publishing Building at University and Dundas.
10. The Pemberton
9. KING Toronto
8. 8 Elm
6. Pinnacle Lakeside (Phase 1)
3. Forma
2. Concord Sky
Our Top Ten Busiest Threads
Major infrastructure projects are generating more discussion than ever in our Forum! Not just new lines, but certain stations, new and old, were the focus of a lot of activity, including the Union Station revitalization, with members tracking long-term upgrades to platforms, concourses, and passenger circulation at Canada’s busiest transportation hub. Amid the transit-heavy conversation, skyline-shaping projects populated the rest of the Top 10, including One Bloor West, Concord Sky, Forma, and The HUB, all skyline-defining projects.
15. East Harbour GO & Ontario Line Station
14. Hurontario-Main Line 10 LRT
13. CIBC SQUARE
12. Union Station Revitalization
11. King TORONTO
10. The HUB
9. Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension
8. Forma
7. Concord Sky
5. Alto - High Speed Rail (Toronto-Quebec City)
We will be back at the beginning of April for a recap of March's top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads.
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