It's original structure given that the heritage building is still about 18 metres deep. They've only really demolished the back part of the building.

lol I love how "sprawl" has been co-opted as a derogatory term for literally any development someone doesn't like. Even if it's very high density - just call it "vertical sprawl" and done! This is most definitely not sprawl. Basically nothing built in the GTA in 2024 is "sprawl" in the...

The new structure is getting built to the north of the existing structure. And yes, it requires some expropriation, particularly through the industrial area on the west side of the Welland Canal. The project is only the skyway widening though, the QEW will stay as 6 lanes through cental St...

I found this rendering of the new Garden City Skyway on IO's website - unsurprisingly it looks like it'll be a pretty standard structure:

yes, the city approved it a few years ago. It's waiting for a tenant to proceed, which I think is rather unlikely in the current office market.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ford-government-says-highway-413-construction-could-begin-next-year/article_7d36e8b2-fbfb-11ee-b09d-131f6c6e3219.html I suspect this will be Bradford Bypassesque with one overpass starting to "show progress". The main construction contract is likely...

It was from a distance so I may have missed it, who knows. Good to see it paved regardless, I'm guessing it'll reopen in the next few days.

Well they must have paved it this morning as it wasn't paved around 8am when I walked by!

there are longer term things that impact induced demand that wouldn't be instant - i.e. someone who lives downtown and commutes to Mississauga by car every day move 6 months after the capacity reduction to Mississauga to avoid the congestion. But again - that's reduced QoL and mobility as that...

Or, more likely, induced demand is simply a lot less black and white of a concept than the media portrays. It's a real thing which is very poorly represented in media on how it works. Luckily the Gardiner will probably be a better representation than most given the strong transit alternatives...

If any construction work does start soon, it’ll be something small. The province is nowhere close to major construction on this, with land purchases, etc still needing to happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if they “start construction” like they have on the Bradford Bypass, by starting on one...

March 6, 2024 satellite imagery from Google Earth shows this under construction:

The City has a " Prequalification for the Construction of New Transit Hub at CF Lime Ridge Mall" tender up on it's procurement website right now. Sounds like Limeridge is finally going to be getting a new bus terminal...

Indeed. Going to make the York St entrance to the city great. York St is going to become much more important in accessing the downtown (and likely far more congested) once the LRT and Main St conversion get underway, so it's good to see this happening now to clean it up. there are a bunch of...

You can make a free tender account and still access the documents. Some key shots: Involves resurfacing York from Dundurn to Caroline and Cannon from York to James. A small part of Dundurn will also be resurfaced from Jones to York. Curb-level cycle tracks are included, as well as barriers...

Thanks. Looks like York will get fully-upgraded, off-street cycle tracks.

Looks like sales for the third tower are starting now based on Emblem's instagram page.

ahh yes, the location of the soon-to-be-trampled grass..

by January 1st you mean 2025?