“This will be a game changer and will establish Toronto as a leader in running a truly smart city.” – John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto Yesterday I registered for a hackathon called TrafficJam that’s taking place this October 2 – 4, 2015 here… Read More
When you build a new office building, the typical strategy is to pre-lease a certain portion of it. That is, you sign leases with a tenant or a few tenants so that you know for sure that X% of the building will be occupied upon… Read More
{ Explore the CITY } by Thai Hoa Pham on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js Melbourne is famous in urbanist circles for the revitalization of its central area. In 1992, 40% of the buildings were empty above the first floor and only 5 (yes five) residents actually lived… Read More
Empire State Building Gay Pride Rainbow by Ahmer Kalam on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js By now, I am sure that all of you know that the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling yesterday (Friday, June 25, 2015). In a 5-to-4 vote, it was decided that the… Read More
People often ask me about “my background”. When I’m feeling cheeky, I usually just say that I’m Canadian or that I was born in Toronto (because that’s what I culturally self-identify with). But that’s not what most people want to hear. The short answer I… Read More
High speed train by asean leung on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js With the recent talk around downtown Cleveland’s resurgence, I am reminded that for those of us living near the Great Lakes, we are living in one of the most important urban agglomerations in the world: The… Read More
Today I had lunch at Webers Hamburgers so that I could see what all the fuss is about. Here’s my check-in. For those of you who don’t know Webers, it’s a burger place on the side of the highway in Orillia, Ontario. It opened in… Read More
Speed Bump by Jason Cook on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js As many of you know, I advise a non-profit called The Laneway Project. The goal of the organization is to change Toronto’s relationship with its laneways and help create laneway friendly policies and procedures. It’s something that… Read More
I am currently in Hunstville, Ontario (Muskoka region) and I have about 15 minutes before I need to head out for dinner. So this is not going to be a long post. I did, however, want to share with you a new real estate app… Read More
Yesterday I spent the evening walking Toronto’s new Queens Quay Boulevard, which fully reopened this past Friday after a number of years of construction. It is part of Waterfront Toronto’s revitalization efforts and represents a solid decade in the making. West 8 of Rotterdam and DTAH… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 