I have written, many times over the years, about small-scale commercial uses in residential neighborhoods. Here in Toronto, they are generally not permitted. The small convenience stores and bodegas that remain are often legal non-conforming uses. Today I came across a great example from Calgary.… Read More
Texas suburb. by Ron Chapple on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js When you rezone a property to build something new, pretty much every city will ask you to provide reports and studies that assess the potential impacts of that something new. They’ll ask you to look at the… Read More
In yesterday’s post about the 3 stages of intensification, I mentioned a project in Vancouver called Union Street EcoHeritage by SHAPE Architecture. I used it as an example for sensitive low-rise intensification. Since it’s a very cool project (and most of you probably didn’t click… Read More
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BRANDON DONNELLY 