Urban Explorer by Andrew B. on 500px Laneway housing is becoming an incredibly popular topic here in Toronto. Lots of people seem to be interested in building, or least living in a compact ground-related laneway dwelling. A big part of this, I think, has to… Read More
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Westbank unveils #BloorAndBathurst before filing development application
Last night Westbank went public with their first design for the southwest corner of Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto (the Honest Ed’s site). There’s no name for the project yet and they haven’t even submitted a development application to the city, but I can tell you that… Read More
Nominate your laneway for transformation
Some of you might be aware that I’m involved with a non-profit group here in Toronto called The Laneway Project. Our mission is to transform the city’s under-utilized laneways into safe, vibrant, and people-friendly spaces – which is something that has been done with a… Read More
19 Duncan Street bought for $47 million
Last week it was announced that Allied Properties and Westbank have acquired 19 Duncan Street in Toronto for $47 million. The property sits at the southeast corner of Adelaide Street West and Duncan Street (shown above), and includes an existing 61,911 square foot (GLA) office… Read More
A video and conversation about laneways
Two weeks ago I gave a brief presentation at The Laneway Project’s inaugural summit here in Toronto. I then wrote about it here on ATC. At the time, I wasn’t sure if the event was being filmed or not, but it turns out it was.… Read More
Toronto already has a laneway community on the islands
It feels really good to have shared the details about my laneway project yesterday. It’s a project I’ve been working on for a few years now, and – though I’ve spoken to architects, engineers, and city staff about the project – I hadn’t really gone… Read More
Why it’s next to impossible to get a laneway house built in Toronto
In anticipation of a (very short) presentation that I will be giving at this week’s inaugural laneway summit here in Toronto, I thought that I would share the details about about own laneway house proposal and what I’ve learned from the process. Specifically, I’d like… Read More
The first summit on laneways
Last month I wrote about an upcoming city building event in Toronto called called Engaging In-Between Spaces. It’s being hosted by a non-profit group called The Laneway Project and it’s going to be this city’s “first summit on laneways.” While many people associate the potential… Read More
A video of Melbourne’s laneways
Yesterday UrbanToronto.ca published a post talking about Melbourne’s laneways (something I also wrote about here on ATC a few months ago). As part of their post, they included the video that I’ve embedded below. I think it does a good job of showing the vibe and energy in… Read More
From bicycles to cars in Beijing
Earlier this week, a friend of mine shared this TED talk on my Facebook wall talking about the state of climate change in the world. The talk is by Nicholas Stern. And at one point he talks about the incredible urban transformation that has taken place… Read More