Major Transit Station Areas (MSTAs) in our Local Neighbourhood

In August 2025, the Province approved Toronto’s Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs) and Protected Major Transit Station Areas (PMTSAs). These are defined areas within roughly a 10-minute walk of transit hubs (subway stations, GO stations and streetcar stops). There are now 120 of these areas across the city, collectively known as P/MTSAs. Inside these areas, the Province … Read more

Scrambled Thinking at Yonge and Eglinton?

For several years, there has been interest in adding a pedestrian scramble to the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton. It is one of the busiest intersections in the city of Toronto, and at long last, the construction mayhem of the Crosstown has ceased there. As Councillor Josh Matlow noted in his November 2024 newsletter, “A … Read more

Action Alert – Community Consultation – 77 Davisville Ave

Photo Credit: City of Toronto Community Consultation Registration Page   There is an upcoming Community Consultation around the rezoning application that has been submitted to the City of Toronto for the property located at 77 Davisville Avenue, currently occupied by a 29-storey residential building. The proposal that has been submitted is for a new 37-storey … Read more

56 Storeys on Soudan

The City of Toronto has received a development proposal for a 56 storey building on a site at 148-158 Soudan Avenue. The City Planning department will hold an online community consultation meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 6:00-7:30 PM Visit www.toronto.ca/CPconsultations to register to attend the meeting. For more information about the development application, … Read more

Bill 23: Ford’s Housing Plan is built upon a Field of Dreams

On October 25, 2022 Premier Doug Ford said that ‘Everyone’s dream is to have a little white picket fence.’ Meanwhile his government proposed Bill 23 that does nothing to provide for affordable housing and fails to build liveable communities. Bill 23 is a complex piece of omnibus legislation that, if passed, will make a multitude … Read more