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Toronto Streetcar

Toronto Mayor Proposes New Property Taxes to Fund Transit and Housing

The proposal by Mayor John Tory is being hailed as a game changer in Canada's most populous city.

December 6, 2019 - The Star

Red Light Camera

Toronto Ready to Implement as Ontario Legalizes Photo Speed Enforcement

The city of Toronto needed regulatory permission from the province of Ontario to begin enforcing speed limits with the use of automated camera technology. Photo radar in Ontario is legal as of today.

December 1, 2019 - The Star

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What Would a 'Run Score' Look Like?

A writer in Toronto imagines how the city would be evaluated according to a "Run Score"—a fast-paced version of the Walk Score.

November 29, 2019 - Spacing Toronto

Yonge Street Toronto

A Pedestrian-Forward Vision for Toronto Roadway

Toronto’s iconic Yonge Street is heavily used by pedestrians, and, according to this article, it's time for a revamp that acknowledges all of the street's users.

November 24, 2019 - The Star

Short-Term Rentals

Ontario Upholds Toronto's Airbnb Regulations

The vacancy rate in Toronto has been estimated as low 1.1 percent, but the province has approved regulations intended to restore units that have been taken off the long-term rental market by short-term rental platforms like Airbnb.

November 20, 2019 - The Globe and Mail

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto's Poverty Plan Meets the Budget Process

Toronto approved a ten-year poverty reduction strategy in 2015, but the policies and programs included in that plan still require budgetary commitments.

November 8, 2019 - The Star

Winter Storm

Editorial: Toronto’s Snow Clearing Plan Isn’t Fair

The city’s plan for dealing with snow and ice on sidewalks this winter doesn't address past problems and won't meet the needs of residents, say critics.

November 5, 2019 - The Star

Toronto Waterfront

Sidewalk Labs' 'Smart Cities' Experiment in Toronto Scaled Way Back

From 190 acres to 12 acres, that's the reduction in scale announced this week by representatives of Sidewalk Labs of its plan for Quayside on the waterfront in Toronto.

October 31, 2019 - The Guardian

Toronto

Toronto Sets More Ambitious Climate Change Goals

The city is considering a proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even more by aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.

October 6, 2019 - The Star

Ontario

Another 989 Affordable Units on the Way in Toronto

The Housing Now program, née Open Door, is producing results in Canada's largest city.

September 26, 2019 - Toronto Star

Bloor Street Bike Lane

Bike Lanes Are Good for Business

Business owners are usually skeptical when planners start talking about removing parking to make space for bike lanes, but study after study has shown bike lanes are good for business. The latest example from Toronto is now exception.

September 25, 2019 - Sidewalk Talk

Cats

A First-Even Feral Cat Count in Toronto

The number of feral cats in Toronto is declining, which is a good thing for the cats.

September 21, 2019 - CBC

Bloor and Major STreets

The Billion-Year-Old Curb Bulbout

Bloor Street didn't land on this billion-year old rock; the rock landed on Bloor Street.

September 20, 2019 - Toronto Star

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Major Housing Shakeup Announced in Toronto

The Toronto Community Housing corporation will undergo a major restructuring aimed at delivering better services and minimizing bureaucracy.

September 20, 2019 - Toronto Star

Woman in Bike Lane, Toronto, Canada

Toronto Wants to Plan Through a Gender Equity Lens

An initiative in the early stages in Toronto would require city planners, among other public officials, to more directly consider the needs of the female residents of the city.

September 19, 2019 - CBC

Ontario

Toronto's New Affordable Housing Program Yields 651 New Units

The first round of projects to move forward under Toronto's Open Door affordable housing program will deliver 651 units spread across eight developments.

September 14, 2019 - Toronto Star

Wood Construction

Demystifying Mass Timber

Quayside, Sidewalk Labs' smart city in Toronto, calls for ten tall buildings made entirely of wood. Here's why proponents think mass timber is a good idea, and what obstacles stand in its way.

August 23, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

New Space for Multi-Generational Living in High-Rises

Some of the buildings in a new condo building in Toronto will have two master bedrooms.

August 19, 2019 - Toronto Star

Amtrak Train

Amtrak Wants to Extend the Wolverine Line With Service From Detroit to Toronto

There hasn't been a passenger rail connection between Detroit and Toronto since 1971, but that could change.

August 14, 2019 - Wood TV 8

Single-Family Neighborhood

Debating the End of Single-Family Zoning in Toronto

A retired city planner takes a position against "lot splitting," or allowing more than one unit on properties zones for single-family residential as it's known in Toronto.

August 7, 2019 - The Star

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