Toronto, Ontario, is on its way to meeting a goal of adding 500,000 residents by 2031. Many see the dense growth as a positive move for Canada's most populous city, but trading sprawl for compact growth is creating strain on its infrastructure.
"The surge in downtown condominium towers has, in a few short years, helped the city of Toronto get halfway to its goal of adding a half-million residents by 2031."
"It's a result that's supposed to save invaluable farm land from being paved over in the 905 and help battle climate change, but Toronto officials say it's proving costly to keep up with the demands that growth has placed on the city."
"The city's official plan called for Toronto to grow from roughly 2.5 million residents in 2001 to about 3 million by 2031. Census data for 2006 won't be given to the city for a few months, but chief planner Ted Tyndorf yesterday said that existing buildings and a large list of approved new homes in the downtown core and other parts of the city will bring another 250,000 new residents for Canada's most populous city over the next few years."
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