The second place finisher supported a "3-6 month lane reduction and bike lane pilot" to gather data. So the top 2 finishers by far, representing over 50% of the vote, support removing lanes or testing the removal of lanes. I don't have time to go through all the platforms, but another...

Sunnyray, The local coucillor had 17 opponents (2nd highest in the city). He still got 57% more votes than the second place finisher (10th best result in the city out of 25 wards). The candidates that were unequivocally against Transform Yonge had terrible results and couldn't even place 2nd...

Am I reading this correctly, that fronting Yonge St will be just 2 large retail spaces on opposite sides of the main centre entrance? I really hate it when the city allows shoe box sized retail outlets fronting Yonge, so I'm hoping I'm seeing this correctly.

I'm actually quite pleased with the height reduction. I'm not all for height for for height's sake alone. How the height fits into the context is more important to me. I believe the new height complements 1 Bloor East much better. The One with its square form and diagonal lines is the...

What a disaster. The square is mostly concrete with very little greenery and there's nowhere comfortable to sit. I work next door and there were lots of people out enjoying a sunny lunch hour and the Whole Foods patio was packed - but only 2 brave souls bothered sitting on those granite slabs...

I think it's more than the inability to assemble small parcels. Look at the new LCBO and Shoppers Drug Mart buildings that went in on the north side between Chester and Broadview. Both are large 2 storey structures where 2-3 more floors of residential units could have easily been added above...

Hopefully they don't pull the same stunt they did with Gibson Square - go to the OMB to have a site zoned for an office building re-zoned for more condos. That would be a shame. With the coming revitalization of the Sheppard Centre - especially at street level, it would be great to have this...

I mostly like the buildings too, however I live & work nearby so I'm reserving judgement until I see how the final product meets the street. I like the glass podium but I'm not seeing a good place to hang signage. I'm worried a messy and inconsistent array of signage will junk up the clean...

I love the video and hope these bike trails happen. Traffic is so congested around Y&S I could see some people using these trails to bike to work in the Y&S area. North of the 401 I believe the plan is to put uni-directional bike lanes on Beecroft and Doris. On Beecroft there will be a...

Totally agree. The first one was ok for comic value :), but the continuation insults our intelligence (regardless of where u stand on this condo) and the integrity of this forum.

Too bad, I was hoping Sorbara would purchase the site to expand the their sharp looking single tower development immediately south of this site at 5200 Yonge. It's also shame to lost the Hotel - this areas needs all the non-residential towers it can get.

The bottom right corner of the photo provides a clue to how they plan to deal with the moat - there's a 1 story retailpodium that wraps around the Yonge & Sheppard corner. It will be interesting to see what kind of retail they attract. Despite the population density, the area has struggled to...

are you kidding me? You may want to explain why you're even questioning this before people start providing the obvious answers.

People need to realize that NYCC is like one of those homes with great bones & potential for renovation that we see getting transformed every night on the H&G network. In this case the bones are it's access to subways & highways, centre of GTA location, it's public square (with events all...

The news is disappointing on a couple of fronts: 1. The area won't get a new hotel and will likely end up with another pair of residential tower (anything other than residential is a win) 2. The indoor market (think mini-St. Lawrence Market) that was planned for the southern portion of this...

If you check the day time renderings there are strips of pre-cast that run up to the 'garbage lid' at the top. I'm not too crazy about how this is looking. i don't like the massing - the buildings seem too wide - hopefully they'll get more sleek looking at full height. The original plan was...

This intersection is the next logical subway stop north of Finch so it would be great if this included an office tower, however I don't see that happening as the city can't even draw office development to the more prime Yonge/Sheppard area. Until the city brings it commercial taxes more in line...

I was speaking to the local councillor on some other matters and brought up this rumour - unfortunately, he didn't know anything about these plans. So this one is far from becoming a reality.

I can't see them demolishing the taller building at 2 Sheppard E - it has 'decent' size and probably sits over the subway station which would add complexity. However, I can see 2 new towers going up just north of this building. This would be a shame because 2 Sheppard E is terrible at how it...