The city's web portal that allows both staff and the general public to keep up with all the construction and other public works going on in the city has been updated for 2013.
T.O. INview, which debuted last year, now includes work being done under the auspices of Economic Development and Culture, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Cycling Infrastructure.
Though
the map that constitutes the heart of the page is not especially intuitive, and perhaps was designed primarily with staff in mind, noodling around it can turn up some interesting information.
So now, if you check "Third Party Construction" and click on, say, the corner of Boradview and Withrow, you find out that there will be curb cuts installed to facilitate wheelchairs for the new and more accessible LRT vehicles coming to that route soon, You may also be surprised by the news that they'll be installing ticket vending machines on the street, and all along the streetcar routes throughout 2013.
According to the city, "T.O. INview provides details about the type of work planned, such as road resurfacing or watermain reconstruction, and is designed to improve the co-ordination of projects—with the goal of more efficient capital spending and greater convenience for the public."
Do you know of a new building going up, a business expanding or being renovated, a park in the works or even a new house being built in the neighbourhood? Please send your development news tips to [email protected].