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A 15-storey development proposed for Bloor West Village is sparking heated debate on Reddit about whether it'll transform the neighbourhood forever.
Records are revealing how much internal chaos Ford's crusade against bike lanes actually sparked. Behind-the-scenes documents show the political turbulence that came with the push to rip them out across the city.
Archival snapshot of transit life more than a century ago: crowds at a Yonge and Queen streetcar stop in 1908. Same corner, completely different city. The TTC has changed a lot since then.
Another major property acquisition at one of the city's biggest intersections. A real estate heavyweight picked up an apartment building at Yonge and Sheppard—the kind of institutional deal that signals confidence (or speculation) in that strip's future.
High Park's new car-limiting redesign is splitting voters in Ward 4. some residents love the pedestrian-friendly shift, others are frustrated about parking and access changes.
all sunshine for the next week starting Saturday, October 17. perfect weather window to get outside before the season shifts.
The King Street Priority Corridor between Bathurst and Jarvis is cutting commute time from 45 minutes down to 15 when enforcement is active. Reddit's suggesting a full pedestrianization here would barely hurt car traffic — cars already spend almost no time on King and can't park anyway. Someone's even proposing yanking the unused Wellington streetcar track to give cars a Richmond alternative.
Toronto spent months on Danforth construction and just finished rebuilding the bike lanes—but the province is planning to rip out protected bike lanes citywide. Residents are wondering what the point was.
Crews are removing accessible bus platforms along the Bloor Street bike lane at Islington in Etobicoke, cutting metal anchors with angle grinders while police guard the work. Protesters watched as construction equipment dismantled the infrastructure.
Toronto's now home to North America's first Nintendo store-in-a-store. Not a full Nintendo shop—this sits inside an existing retail space, but it's the first of its kind on the continent and Toronto got it first.
The Gardiner-DVP corridor is back open. Demolition crews finished tearing down the building that caught fire earlier this week, clearing the way for traffic to flow normally again.
Waymo's looking at bringing its self-driving taxi service to Toronto by 2028. If it happens, we'd join a growing list of cities with robotaxi rides—the 6ix won't be first, but we're on the map.
Osmows on Morningside in Scarborough had a massive lineup for National Shwarma Day. Buy 2 for $10, get a third free — some people walked out with three for the price of two.
Demo crew is tearing down the burnt building that's been sitting right next to the DVP. Fire damage was bad enough they couldn't save it.
A Paralympic swimmer got arrested Wednesday during the Bloor Street bike lane sit-in. protesters are showing up in force. police made two arrests total.
Arnold Schwarzenegger just posted about loving Toronto's bike lanes. meanwhile, the city's actually ripping them out. the timing.
Paralympic swimmer Aly Van Wyck-Smart joined Etobicoke bike lane protesters Thursday, rolling up in her wheelchair with a sign: 'this is why we can't get decent healthcare.' She's not backing down.
A person named Candice was arrested around 8 p.m. near Gardenvale Road and Bloor Street during the second night of protests against Bloor bike lane removal. The arrest triggered a large police force presence at the intersection and a protester standoff.
A massive fire broke out at DVP and Dundas late Wednesday night. Flames visible from the top of an abandoned building, crews everywhere. Major expressway closures in effect.
Sunbeams are lighting up fall leaves across North York right now—if you haven't caught the peak colours yet, head out this week before they drop.
