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Future transportation design should address inequality and not exacerbate it. (Shutterstock) Burcu Olgen, Concordia University; Fatima Mehrzad, Concordia University; Negarsadat Rahimi, Concordia University, and Sara El Khatib, Concordia…

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…

Construction

Home Building, Construction and RE Groups Congratulate Ford’s PC Party

Building Jun 3, 2022

Various construction, home building and real estate organizations have come forward and congratulated Ontario's Premier Doug Ford and the PC's for being re-elected.The Progressive Conservatives cruised to a second majority government…

Urban Planning

The right to transportation should be a key issue in the Ontario election

Joshua K. McEvoy, Queen's University, Ontario May 18, 2022

Transportation planning includes highways, public transit, automobile infrastructure and the movement of people and goods. (Shutterstock) Joshua K. McEvoy, Queen's University, OntarioWith high gas prices and climate change top of…

Construction

Ontario Home Builders’ Association Welcomes Provincial Budget

Building Apr 29, 2022

According to the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA), the Ontario government’s 2022 Ontario budget lays out a path forward to build more housing supply and choice across the province. The OHBA states that the budget, titled…

Construction

RCCAO welcomes budget’s housing focus, concerned for funding to cities

Building Apr 11, 2022

According to a release by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), the alliance welcomes the focus on housing and infrastructure investment in the Federal Government’s Budget 2022 but is troubled that there is no…

Urban Planning

Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways

Holly McKenzie-Sutter – THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar 11, 2022

Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn't fully costed.Premier Doug…

Urban Planning

Revised Yonge North Subway alignment announced, to tunnel under fewer homes

Building Dec 9, 2021

After input from the Thornhill community, Metrolinx has announced a refinement to the proposed Yonge North Subway Extension route, which tunnels under the neighborhood located in Markham, Ontario.On December 8th, Metrolinx president…

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.

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