# The laneway love continues

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2023-12-14

alley, alley-retail, blair-scorgie, laneway, laneway-love, laneway-retail, mixed-use, retail, small-streets, urbanism

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The momentum around wanting [mixed-use laneways in Toronto](https://brandondonnelly.com/2023/12/08/torontos-laneways-should-be-mixed-use/) continues, or the algorithms just know what gets me going. Either way, I continue to be both impressed and surprised by the number of "hidden" laneway-based businesses that exist in this city and that keep surfacing online.

Here are some further examples:

https://twitter.com/BlairScorgie/status/1734948988053307702?s=20

https://twitter.com/lloydalter/status/1734986678635294793?s=20

I honestly think that someone should create a directory/mapping of these businesses. If anyone wants to do this or help do this, I own lanewaylove.com and I’ve been reserving it for projects just like this.

I also think that this has the potential to become a hallmark of Toronto urbanism. It’s already somewhat endemic, it would seem. So imagine what will happen once we actually allow and encourage these uses to their fullest extent. Yes, _once._

If you know of any other laneway-based businesses, whether here in Toronto or in your city, please share them in the comment section below.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/the-laneway-love-continues)*