I’ll make this my last post on the topic, but I never said those cities don’t flood. My point was they periodically have bad floods, in the same way Toronto does while simultaneously enjoying the high lot coverage you said is unfeasible. Backyards 500m from the core isn’t saving us from flooding...

No doubt there is a lot of questions on implementation but honestly I doubt Toronto will ever be a place where we have all our ducks in a row before doing anything. But genuine question, in cities like NYC, London, Paris and Tokyo where lot coverage is near absolute (in central areas) my...

I would argue that hyper dense urban centers, ala Manhattan, are flood protection by preventing the building on of floodplains with impermeable surfaces upstream by sprawl. But that's a lot to get into in a dev thread lol. The 'hardening' of a lot of core areas is a concern but I think a policy...

I'm about two years late to the discussion, but regarding the terrible pedestrian realm in this corner of the Beaches, does anyone know this early 2000's infill was built with such a terrible street frontage? The sidewalks appear to be an afterthought or buffer between the townhouses...

This kind of housing typology is a large part of what makes NYC so iconic, I spent a large part of my trip last year walking around mouth agape at the beautiful streetwalls in SoHo and the lower east side. As much as I love the proposal I don't think staff would be out of their minds for...

Funny how backyard overlook is considered a mortal sin, but throwing 500 units windows directly in front of hundreds of residents only personal outdoor spaces fails to even register as a concern. Protections for one group not applied to another, the Toronto Way.

Absolutely agree, this would be..... fine on a neighborhood street in north Etobicoke or eastern Scarborough but is laughably micro scaled for where its going to be built. Would not be shocked if these owners get bought out within ten years of occupancy and something substantial built here due...

Four years later and who knows how many increases in cost, we get a 9m reduction in a building no where near anyone's backyard. Obscene system of governance. Markland Woods should take any injection of life it can get, this has got to be one of the dullest and most uninteresting neighborhoods in...

Do you think that at any point Mississauga will officially acknowledge this mistake and shift to Port Credit or is the sunk cost already too great? The greater potential to irritate very wealthy residents seems like something even a progressive (cough cough likely Tedjo in a few years) would...

Exactly, Port Credit really should be massive by this point seeing as it is in the best transportation situation out of all the 905 old towns.

Highway free, direct rail link to downtown Toronto, urban street grid and a rapidly growing population? Downtown Brampton may soon surpass the atrocity known as 'Downtown Mississauga'. If dev keeps going and Brampton keeps making smart choices in regards to Brampton Transit it could become the...

I completely understand the CoA decision to reject this ridiculous variance application. There is simply no precedent anywhere NEAR this site for a four story building! Pic Unrealted

Could have been a whole new node for New Toronto had they mirrored the height of the 90's co-op already there and thrown in some retail/ But no, copy paste townhouses

Calling that empty field a park is generous at best. Spent a beautiful afternoon in Berczy Park on a patio last Sunday, wondering why we can't seem to replicate such an amazing urban park anywhere else in the city.

Yep, causes a great deal of slowdowns for cars on Bloor and is a constant danger to cyclists coming down the hill at some speed as cars can pull out basically anywhere on that block.

Incredibly funny that house between Keele station and the current strip mall will continued to be marooned lmao

I agree, very good bones of the old village remain but Dundas Street itself holds the area back a great deal. Very loud and fast it deadens the otherwise nice retail strip. Considering the amount of off street parking being constructed a removal of parking lanes on Dundas for cycle tracks and a...

Seems very ok, not doing too much of anything. Is that parking lot to the south of the site old city owned land from the Scarb Expressway plans?

Unfortunately it does seem to be going that way, but other areas with like South Parkdale have managed to hold on for quite some time despite intensive gentrification. Any house south of Queen is $1.5 mil+ but the majority of residents are seemingly holding onto their apartments.

Yep, with so much new rapid transit being built getting vacancy decontrol repealed would do a lot to keep diverse and affordable neighbourhoods as they are, while enjoying the new infrastructure