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The Results Are In: UrbanToronto's Readers' Survey
In November, we invited you—our readers—to share your thoughts about UrbanToronto by participating in our survey, conducted by Solutions Research Group. We wanted to know what features you like, where...
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Karma and YC Condos Remaking Evolving Yonge and College
With the recent addition of Aura, the city's tallest residential tower, along with that of several other highrise projects now underway in Toronto's formerly quieter Yonge-College area, two...
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ArtHaus Residences: A New Urban Presence in Ottawa
UrbanToronto and our global sister site, SkryriseCities, recently spoke to DevMcGill CEO Stéphane Côté and TradeUp Real Estate's Derek Nzeribe about Ottawa's ArtHaus Residences at Arts Court. Our...
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Public Consultations for Major GTHA Transit Projects Announced
GO RER, SmartTrack, Scarborough Subway Extension, the Relief Line, fare integration, and more... The list of transit projects in the works—or undergoing study—for our region is long. With such a large...
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Great Gulf and Hullmark Enlarge Scope of 48 Power Proposal
A proposed development submitted in 2013 by Great Gulf Homes for the northeast corner of Adelaide and Parliament Streets in Corktown has since undergone a dramatic design transformation. Previously...
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Foster + Partners Proposal Well Received by Yorkville Residents
On February 1st, a community consultation brought details of the Urbacon and BRL Realty's Bay + Scollard high-rise proposal to the public. First introduced by UrbanToronto in November, the 43-storey...
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Photo of the Day: Streetcar on the Move
The TTC's new Flexity Outlook streetcars are becoming a familiar site on Toronto streets as more of the advanced vehicles enter service. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto...
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Toronto needs to get its priorities straight on infrastructure; Will city planners survive the politics and keep on calling the shots in Toronto?; Metrolinx Fare Integration: Get Ready to Pay More For...
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Take the Survey: Planning a New PATH Wayfinding System
The Toronto Financial District BIA has announced the #PATH360 public survey to help inform the creation of an improved PATH wayfinding network. Used by 200,000 people each day, the PATH system is...
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Renderings Reveal Amenity Offerings at Tridel's SQ2 Condos
The rebuild of Toronto's Alexandra Park community into a mixed-income neighbourhood is well underway just northwest of the Spadina and Queen intersection. Part of Alexandra Park's transformation will...
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Toronto Planning Opens Information Outpost on UrbanToronto
UrbanToronto is known for its extensive coverage of new planning initiatives and developments in this quickly growing city, and now we are happy to announce a collaboration with the City of Toronto's...
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Revamped Mixed-Use Proposal Surfaces for 840 Dupont
A new proposal for an 11-storey mixed-use building at 840 Dupont Street has recently come to light via the City of Toronto's development applications website. The predominantly residential project west...
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Construction of Great Gulf's Monde Mapped-Out in 3D Video
Excavation is now in full swing at the waterfront site of Great Gulf Homes' Monde Condominiums, a new 44-storey condominium tower featuring a design by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie with...
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Photo of the Day: Modern Backdrop
We are presented with an interesting mash-up of architectural styles in today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Vik Pahwa. Facing south from Camden Street just...
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Metrolinx to explore all options to save struggling Union-Pearson Express; How the City plans to pay for services in the future; Disappointing GO-TTC co-fare program has lessons for SmartTrack; and...
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19 Storey Office Proposal Tabled for 65 - 75 King Street East
Redevelopment notions for the south side of King Street East at Leader Lane have changed. The block, on the east side of Downtown Toronto, is currently home to a number of low-rise heritage commercial...
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Construction Progressing at Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts
In our last construction update for Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts, excavation on the site had reached its final depth, a crane had been erected and the first concrete footings had been poured....
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26-Storey Condo-Hotel Proposal at 99 Sudbury Revisited
Initially proposed in 2014, plans for a 26-storey tower at 99 Sudbury Street in Toronto's West Queen West neighbourhood are back in motion this year, with a recent community meeting bringing to light a...
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Public Input Sought on Changes to Toronto's Noise Bylaw
Construction schedules in Toronto are all affected by a Noise Bylaw (Chapter 591, City of Toronto Municipal Code), which permits construction noise only from Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM,...
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Hill and Dale Residences: Fine-Grained Urbanism in Summerhill
As much of Yonge Street continues to be re-made into a high-rise corridor, Toronto's Summerhill and Rosedale neighbourhoods are welcoming new development on a much more modest scale. Along Yonge Street...
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