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How cities can add accessible green space in a post-coronavirus world

Ryan Plummer, Darby McGrath, Sivajanani Sivarajah Jun 7, 2021

Cities can prepare for climate change emergencies by adding green spaces to help manage stormwater, heat stress and air quality. (Shutterstock) Ryan Plummer, Brock University; Darby McGrath, Brock University, and Sivajanani Sivarajah,…

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New housing plan requires Brampton to kick its addiction to single family homes

Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 19, 2021

THE POINTERIn Brampton, the cost of a house has been rising dramatically for years. By the time council ordered staff in 2017 to search for a solution, the average price of a house in the city was closing in on $700,000. It had…

Urban Planning

Impact Design Lab and CGC Educational Communications launch a youth program

Building May 19, 2021

Impact Design Lab, in partnership with CGC Educational Communications, is launching a six-week program that challenges youth to reimagine what Toronto will look like in a post-pandemic world.My T.O. in 10 is an online event that…

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…

Building

Rogers Real Estate Development Limited to invest $500,000 in public art in Mississauga

Building May 12, 2021

Rogers Real Estate Development Limited (Rogers) and Urban Capital Property Group have announced plans for a $500,000 contribution towards public art in Mississauga to be made by Rogers.The funds will be used to commission new artwork to…

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The “Missing Middle”: Why the Fix is Nowhere in Sight

Mike Millar May 3, 2021

Several articles have appeared in the media recently attempting to dissect the cause and the cure to the “missing middle” in the Toronto housing market. It is the same culprits that typically come to the fore such as too much regulation and…

Construction

3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing options

The Associated Press Apr 30, 2021

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers' new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But…

Urban Planning

Federal infrastructure bank can’t meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says

Jordan Press – THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 29, 2021

OTTAWA – A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As it stands, the budget office…

Building

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects’ 2021 Awards Winners

Building Apr 22, 2021

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) has announced the recipients of its 2021 Awards of Excellence.This year, 14 projects received a national award. Dale Hodges Park by 02 Planning and Design was selected to receive the…

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