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Mall madness fires ‘em up

June 7, 2009 – 9:52 pm

(originally published in Toronto Sun) There are ways to make people feel totally disengaged from community planning consultations, and intentionally or not, this happens too frequently. Case in point: Last week Burlington city councillors approved plans to redevelop the aging Appleby Mall in the city’s east end into a series of standalone buildings. The mall [...]

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Trying not to repeat T.O.’s lakefront mistakes

March 29, 2009 – 10:31 pm

(originally published in the Toronto Sun) When us 905ers think about waterfront development, we consider downtown Toronto an example of what not to do (recent improvements notwithstanding). The criticisms centre on three things: Big buildings that block lakeviews; Some butt-ugly buildings that distract from the nicer ones; and Lack of continuous public access. The waterfront [...]

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