Jason Thorne

jasonthorne.bsky.social

10 October 2026 20:33

Toronto Buildings has expanded its Pre-Approved Building Plans Program with two new fourplex & two new sixplex designs prepared by the local firm LGA Architectural Partners. You can download renderings, presentation drawings & permitting sets for free from the City’s website at tinyurl.com/3xeenbjy

Jason Thorne

jasonthorne.bsky.social

10 October 2026 20:33

Five visions have been unveiled in the design competition for the transformation of the parking lot in Liberty Village into a new city park. View the designs by CCxA / gh3, Daoust Lestage, Hapa Collaborative / MJMA, Nippaysage and Saucier + Perrotte, and PMA / Henning Larsen at tinyurl.com/2zuvcbwe

Matt Elliott

graphicmatt.com

10 October 2026 20:33

One thing about people citing slower car travel times on Bloor West following the bike lane install is, well, that was kind of the point. Drivers were **averaging** nearly 20 km/h over the current speed limit at spots. Road revamp has brought speeds closer to limit. www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Alex Bozikovic

alexbozikovic.bsky.social

11 September 2026 16:58

They killed the building, and now they are killing the institution. Senseless. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Colleen

cbailey6.bsky.social

11 September 2026 16:57

I wanted to give a few examples of the sorts of problems that delay housing (especially City-led non-market housing) and this CBC article is as good a jumping off point as any. It's about a community garden adjacent to Strachan House, a building on City-owned land that has been vacant since 2021.