Toronto's politicians and planners have been pushing developers to build more family-sized, what I'll define as 3 bedroom plus, condo units in recent years. Often times it's now conditional of rezoning approval in the downtown area. I do believe there is a need for these larger units if we want...

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/06/toronto_officials_not_separating_adelaide_bike_lane_despite_council_vote.html Toronto’s council voted 39-0 in June to install a “cycle track” on downtown Adelaide St. W. as part of a pilot project. The city did not build a cycle track. A cycle track...

Zoning requires a minimum amount of square footage be dedicated toward private amenity space for new residential developments. The philosophy behind this is to prevent new developments from placing an undue burden on existing public amenities. I often wonder if this requirement triggers the law...

It's almost become a game. A developer wants to build a 50-storey building, so they propose a 55-storey tower. The planners review the application and say the building is too tall and too dense when evaluated against current zoning rules (which were written in the 70s and don't reflect the goals...

http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/02/21/toronto_considering_doubling_development_charges_for_new_projects.html All the new development puts huge strains on infrastructure. Expansion of existing infrastructure to cope with the new demands is expensive but has to be done. It's equitable for...

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-56258.pdf I fully agree with the concept, but I find it curious that a direct financial incentive to developers is proposed. Could this not be regulated in zoning?

I'm curious. Does anyone watch this live in Canada? If so, does any care to offer opinions on the speech?

Draft Zoning By-law - Volume 1 Draft Zoning By-law - Volume 2 Draft Zoning By-law - Volume 3 Draft Zoning By-law - Maps Enjoy Looks like the skyline cone policy is still being pursued via the new bylaw. :rolleyes: (Good luck enforcing that one boys.) For the soopertall fans...

I'm curious to whom UTers believe is the best recent Mayor of Toronto. Please vote in the poll below.

I've been wondering... It seems like once or twice a week there is a new tall building proposed in Toronto. Yet "Avenues" style buildings like Haven on the Bluffs and Queensbury Terrace seem far less common of an occurrence. Toronto's Official Plan strongly encourages this type of...

While browsing Google News, I came across two articles on the topic of Section 37 and transit. In addition to application fees that the city collects on each rezoning, approximately $100 million is collected annually in the form of development charges (my estimate based on annual housing starts...