How do we build livable cities?
When planning decisions are made for cities, the civil engineers, planners and politicians get together to decide what to do.
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Laird planning study finally moving forward
Leaside residents near Laird Drive will be happy to know the city is moving forward with a neighbourhood planning study that Ward 26 councillor Jon Burnside says is at least a year late.
Read MoreHolly St. proposal gets icy reception
A controversial development that would see two five-storey condominium floors added to existing 14-storey apartment buildings will not be authorized by the city unless it’s changed
Read MoreNew apartments in the works for Dunfield Ave.
A community meeting has been set for April 15 to consider a proposal to build two apartment buildings near Yonge and Eglinton.
Read MoreCITY BRIEFS: 33 Laird a heritage building?
North York community council has asked the city to examine the property at 33 Laird Dr. in Leaside to see if it meets the requirements for a heritage designation.
Read MorePlanners show the green for Yonge-Eglinton
A plan that looks at making the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area more green also has the potential to make other neighbourhoods green with envy.
Read MoreRenovations to Spadina rental units coming
The once-attractive, now graffitti-tagged former rental apartment building sits forlorn on its lot at 467 Spadina Rd.
Read MoreRevised plan coming for Alaska condo
Developer Bianca Pollak and her associates will present a revised proposal for Sherwood Park’s controversial Alaska condominium development.
Read MoreElgie House heritage status not set in stone
City council’s Nov. 14 approval of historical designation status for Leaside’s Elgie House served as the next step in an ongoing dispute.
Read MoreThumbs down on Vanderhoof condo
The Committee of Adjustment’s North York panel on Sept. 25 unanimously rejected an application for a 316-unit condominium at 160 Vanderhoof Ave.
Read MoreInterns a great help in building midtown plan
A Town Crier Community Column
Read MoreKnowledge essential when looking to fight development
A Town Crier Community Column
Read MoreStudy to map street’s future
Queen Street E. vision to set development limits
Read MoreOld look preferred for new LRT station
Chaplin residents like publicly shown plans but want to save firehall facade
Read MoreGot a question about city services? Call a lawyer
Some lawyers must be scratching their heads that after three years of law school they have ended up working in
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