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Toronto is looking at increasing no-parking times on major Downtown east-west streets during morning and afternoon rush hours so streetcars can move faster. The city’s Transportation Services (TS) is studying increasing times for no parking, stopping or left-turns on Queen, ...

The past few weeks of extreme heat coupled with lack of rain is putting urban trees at risk, say urban forest advocates at LEAF (Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests). They are calling on residents to help the trees along ...

The Cabbagetown Residents Association held its 2015 annual general meeting on June 17. Outgoing president Steven de Blois summarized the association’s recent accomplishments. He noted that the board had been using the community survey from late 2013 to guide its ...

Improvements will be underway this summer to Coronation Park, just west of the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood. The city has set aside capital funding of $350,000 for the work to include planting Silver Maples, restoring tree plaques and original pathways. It ...

On May 28 at the Harbourfront Community Centre, the Toronto Society of Architects convened its third urban affairs forum of 2015. The topic was “Toronto Island Airport: Urban Design considerations.” The event was meant to be a dispassionate examination of ...

The power industry can leave one feeling oddly powerless. Almost everyone needs power and many are concerned about its environmental impact, but very few of us have control over how it’s produced. This is why energy analyst and Downtown entrepreneur ...

It’d be a lot easier to get a fence for an off-leash dog run in David Crombie Park if neighbours could get together and agree on a plan, Downtown Councilor Pam McConnell told the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association in May. ...



Andrew Hilton — Following an open procurement process, Waterfront Toronto has selected Arcadis Canada as the successful consultant team to conduct a peer review of the PortsToronto Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposed runway extension and introduction of jet aircraft ...

The Cabbagetown Preservation Association held its annual meeting on May 19 at the Riverdale Farm Meeting House. As always, the highlight of the evening was the presentation of Peggy Kurtin Award for Excellence in Restoration, named after Peggy Kurtin (1932-2009), ...

Waterfront Toronto, in partnership with the City of Toronto today announced that KPMB Architects + West 8 + Greenberg Consultants is the winning team of the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park Innovative Design Competition. The goal of ...