Modular housing projects to go ahead, council decides
The city is moving ahead with two modular housing initiatives, including a project in East York that has raised local controversy.
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Snow clearing extended to all city’s sidewalks, council decides
City councillors have voted to extend snow clearing to about 1,300 kilometres of sidewalks not already receiving the service.
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Renaming Dundas Street moves to public phase
City council gave the go-ahead today to further research and holding public consultations on renaming Dundas Street project.
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Bike lane network to continue growing this year, city council agrees
Bike lanes are to be installed or improved on 10 kilometres of streets this year, Toronto City Council decided during its first video conference meeting.
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City council grant keeps Cabbagetown centre going
Cabbagetown residents have been happy to learn Toronto city council has given its youth centre a $161,000 grant to keep it open.
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June 17: Public consultation on city council
A meeting is being held in North Toronto on June 17, a public session the city is holding to seek residents’ ideas about decision making in Toronto
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Pedestrian bridge still out after collapsing four months ago
Parents, school staff and students are asking why repairs have not started four months after a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside Crescent Town Elementary School.
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension
Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.
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Speeding fines on our streets could double
City council has approved a proposal asking the province to double speeding fines for residential streets, school zones, and near playgrounds and daycares.
Read moreWard boundary ideas still sought
While the midtown portion of the meetings may be over, the committee is still looking for “refinements” to the five choices being considered.
Read moreCity council passes new criteria for 30 kph zones
When it comes to speeds on local streets, the ball is now in your court. On May 7 city council passed guidelines outlining how a street’s speed limit can drop to 30 kph from 40 kph, the first step of which is a community petition requesting the lowered limit.
Read moreKaren Stintz joins arts firm
The former Eglinton-Lawrence councillor and mayoral candidate announced this morning she was joining ArtsBuild Ontario as an executive director.
Read moreElgie House design adopted, new BIAs approved
While many in the city were busy paying attention to the ongoing debates at city council over SmartTrack and the Scarborough subway, the city was taking care of other matters as well, including some in midtown.
Read moreReports sought on solving lead problem
The city is considering taking action in the wake of reports regarding unsafe levels of lead in some Torontonians’ drinking water.
Read moreCouncillors kept eye on the goal, and united they stood
In what had to be the rarest of occurrences, a common goal emerged at city council on the afternoon of Feb. 20.
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