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Rural public transit has important economic and social benefits. So why does Canada fail so badly on providing it to rural residents? (Shutterstock)Transportation within and between Canadian communities is frustrating at best. At…

Urban Planning

Waterfront Toronto approves deal to develop land once slated for Sidewalk Labs

The Canadian Press Dec 13, 2022

TORONTO — Waterfront Toronto says it has approved an agreement with two companies that will develop a swath of lakeside land a Google affiliate once hoped to turn into a high-tech neighbourhood.The organization overseeing the city's…

Urban Planning

Call to Teams for Design Competition for Ontario Line East Joint Corridor

Building Jun 29, 2022

Metrolinx has launched a design competition to encourage teams to submit innovative urban design and landscape architecture solutions for the Ontario Line infrastructure that will be built around the existing rail corridor extending…

Urban Planning

As gas prices spike, Montreal’s bike culture seen as model for rest of the country

Jacob Serebrin – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jun 6, 2022

Montrealer Olivia Collette sold her car in 2016 and hasn't looked back.Collette, a communications consultant living in central Montreal, said getting around using a bicycle, a car-sharing service or a transit pass has not only saved…

Urban Planning

University lecture hall becomes testing lab for noise levels on Yonge North Subway Extension

James Moore, Metrolinx Sep 22, 2021

A recent sound test at the York University’s Schulich School of Business demonstrated how modern subway design keeps things peaceful and quiet in communities while subways travel in tunnels below.

Construction

RFQ Issued for Scarborough Subway Extension Stations, Rail and Systems

Building Sep 22, 2021

The Scarborough Subways Extension project has now reached an important stage – the search for experts who want to build the stations, lay down the tracks, and install all the technology that connects them.

Real Estate

SmartCentres REIT Releases Second Quarter Results for 2021

Building Aug 13, 2021

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust reported its financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.``Our second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our portfolio that experienced collection…

Urban Planning

Long Awaited Bay Concourse Opens inside Toronto’s Union Station

Building Jul 27, 2021

Six years after the City of Toronto closed Union Station’s Bay Concourse for major rehabilitation and construction, the work is now complete, and the space is has now opened according to Metrolinx.A Metrolinx blog post reports, “As…

Urban Planning

Stantec and PUBLIC WORK selected to lead design services for Waterfront Toronto projects

Building May 13, 2021

Complex tunneling and streetscape work on the shore of Lake Ontario will connect communities near the downtown core

Urban Planning

Feds invest $12B in Ontario public transit projects in GTHA

Shawn Jeffords – THE CANADIAN PRESS May 13, 2021

TORONTO – Ontario and the federal government have struck an agreement that will see Ottawa kick in $12 billion to help build several transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the next decade.Prime Minister Justin…

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