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Photo of the Day: Financial District
Today's Photo of the Day features a view of Toronto's Financial District at night. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by Jonathan Castellino, this view faces down towards the King and Bay intersection from...
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Rob Ford Memorial Stadium? Doug Ford wants it, John Tory backs it; What people think about the city’s proposal to build Rail Deck Park; TTC Budget Woes Deepen; and more news:Auditor general to review...
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Throwback Thursday: Regent Park
Over a decade into the Regent Park revitalization, the Toronto neighbourhood is swapping its hostile-to-the-street feel for newly street-friendly developments, replacing the maze-like network of...
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Crane in Place, Below Grade Work Begins on 609 Avenue Road
Construction is heating up at the site of 609 Avenue Road by the State Building Group and Madison Homes, where a new 19-storey Richmond Architects-designed condo tower will soon add to the growing...
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Rental Infill Proposed for Rexdale Tower-in-the-Park Site
Despite still being a few more years before the planned Finch West LRT brings improved transit to northwestern Toronto, the first signs of anticipatory intensification are springing up in...
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Just Another D(el)ay: Updating Toronto's New Streetcar Saga
The saga of Toronto's new streetcars keeps moving along (slowly, albeit). When the TTC placed the order in 2009, it specified that Bombardier Inc would deliver 204 Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles...
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Details Emerge For Major Redevelopment at Bloor & Dufferin
Capital Developments and Metropia have submitted an application to the City of Toronto for their proposal to redevelop the lands on the southwest corner of Bloor and Dufferin Streets in the city's West...
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Photo of the Day: South Core Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day offers a view of Toronto's South Core skyline. Submitted to our Forum by contributor Waldo, this view shows Ten York Street adding to a view that already includes recent...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 29, 2017
John Tory tweets in favour of Little Free Libraries; City on hook for $1.6 billion to fix crumbling public housing; Rob Ford Stadium?; and more news:John Tory tweets in favour of Little Free Libraries...
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New Retirement Residence Taking Shape in Regent Park
Toronto's Regent Park Revitalization has breathed new life into the area. Along with better affordable housing it has market housing, new recreational and cultural facilities, and new retail. Now, one...
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New Park Emerging Behind Plaza's Musée Condos
Construction is in full swing for a new public space in Toronto's King and Bathurst neighbourhood. With residents now moved in to Plaza's Musée, work has shifted to the construction of a new 8,000 ft²...
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Former Target to be Redeveloped in Cloverdale Mall Expansion
Etobicoke's Cloverdale Mall has been part of the Dundas and The East Mall area for over 6 decades, part of Canada's first wave of shopping centres. Originally built as an open-air plaza before being...
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Streetcars Make Their Return to Detroit After a 61 Year Absence
April 8, 1956 was the last day a streetcar ran on Woodward Ave in Detroit, Michigan. The city had a population of 1.8 million in 1950, and at one point had the second largest streetcar system in the...
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Photo of the Day: High-Rise Sunrise
Today's Photo of the Day features a sunrise view over Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. Submitted to our Forum by contributor Benito, this view was captured from an east-facing balcony on the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for October 2, 2017
Woodbine bike lanes here to stay despite controversy, councillor says; New stations of long-awaited TTC subway expansion integrate art into architecture; Metrolinx finally releases report on...
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Topping Off September 2017: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up September 2017's hottest stories, Database files, and Forum threads.Our Top Ten News Stories1....
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Auto Dealership Nearing Completion at Dundas and DVP
A new auto dealership is gearing up to open late this fall, soon to add to the growing presence of international auto brands along the Don Valley Parkway (DVP). Just south of Dundas on the east side of...
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Great Gulf to Develop the Mirvish + Gehry Project
Great Gulf has circulated a press release announcing that they will be the developers of the Mirvish+Gehry project planned for King Street just west of Toronto's Downtown core.David Mirvish, President...
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Neighbouring Condos Ascending into Church-Wellesley Skyline
Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village will soon be getting a large boost in residential density, as two new neighbouring condominium towers ascend over Wellesley between Yonge and Church. 50 at Wellesley...
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Photo of the Day: Early Autumn Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day takes us high above Toronto's East York area for a southwest-facing view towards the Downtown skyline. Submitted to our Toronto Skyline thread by contributor Koolgreen, this...
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