Featured Stories

Forever Yonge: A Street for the People

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, December 02, 2015

How can we keep Yonge Street wacky, weird, and a place for gathering? Our latest #YongeTalks session tackled this very important question.

City Building, Infrastructure

Entertainment District

Lake Ontario swims again: How once-fragile species are back in action

Kaitlyn Kochany Wednesday, June 10, 2015

With careful management under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, several previously fragile species are returning to the GTA.

Biodiversity, Conservation, Greater Lakes, Infrastructure, Sustainability

Central Waterfront, Leslieville - The Beach

What Toronto would look like without the Pan Am Games

Paul Gallant Wednesday, April 22, 2015

After more than a half-decade of preparation, the Pan Am Games are nearly here. And, if all goes according to plan, their built and cultural legacy will continue for decades to come.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Infrastructure, Tourism

Central Waterfront

Taking Toronto's Vital Signs: We're prospering, but some challenges threaten to take root

Hamutal Dotan Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Every year since 2001, the Toronto Foundation has pulled together data, case studies, and other information to create a comprehensive assessment of the state of our city. Toronto, it's time for your annual checkup.

City Building, Employment, Infrastructure, Small Businesses, Transportation

Rendering of the Sky-o-swale at the East Scarborough Storefront.

Reaching for the Sky-O-Swale

Jamie Bradburn Wednesday, July 23, 2014

How professionals and community youth collaborated to bring a new landmark to East Scarborough's Kingston-Galloway-Orton Park neighbourhood. The Sky-O-Swale is at once an eco-friendly water filtration system and a community gathering space.

Biodiversity, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Sustainability

Scarborough City Centre

Birds have a new friend, immigrant has a new future

Bert Archer Wednesday, May 28, 2014

After emigrating from Hungary to Toronto with nothing at the age of 19 in 2000, Christian Szabo is now the founder of two companies that help builders and developers protect birds from their buildings, and buildings from the birds.

Biodiversity, City Building, Conservation, Diversity, Employment, Infrastructure, New Canadians, Small Businesses

Arlen Leeming, MES Project Manager, Don & Highland Watersheds Toronto & Region Conservation Auth.

Exploring the vitality of Toronto's rivers and history

Andrew Seale Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Reporter Andrew Seale paddles down the Don River in a canoe to better understand how Toronto's various rivers and channels have impacted our city's infrastructure over the years.

Biodiversity, City Building, Conservation, Infrastructure, Sustainability

Long Branch - New Toronto - Mimico, Don Mills

10 must-see buildings at this year's Doors Open Toronto

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Our roundup of some of the architecturally, historically, and culturally coolest places to see at this year's Doors Open TO celebrating "Secrets & Spirits."

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism

Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown, Yonge & St. Clair, Queen/King West

What legacy will the PanAm/ParaPan games leave on Toronto's infrastructure?

Bert Archer Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Toronto has already ensured the PanAm/ParaPan Games will leave the city with a healthy legacy, more than a year before they kick off. We look at some of the changes coming to the city's infrastructure and what it means for housing, communities, and transit.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Design, Infrastructure, Tourism, Transportation

The Kingsway - Islington, Markham, Central Waterfront, Downtown Eastside - Old Town - Corktown

Yonge Interviews: Rob Sysak, Executive Director at West Queen West BIA

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, March 05, 2014

West Queen West is a neighbourhood in deep transition. We talk to Rob Sysak, executive director at the WQW BIA, about how the neighbourhood has changed and what's in store for the stretch of Queen Street that runs from Bathurst to Gladstone.

City Building, Digital, Employment, Infrastructure, Small Businesses, Tourism

Queen/King West

Alex Dumesle, Project Coordinator for Partners of Project Green.

The greenest industrial wasteland around

Andrew Seale Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Nearly a thousand businesses in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone encompassing the airport and surrounding area have teamed up under the banner of Partners in Project Green to lessen their carbon footprint. Here's how they plan to do it.

City Building, Conservation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Infrastructure, Renewables, Sustainability, Transportation

Long Branch - New Toronto - Mimico, Brampton, Mississauga, The Kingsway - Islington

The business of beautiful: Gardens in the sky

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, November 27, 2013

A new program called Garden Connections uses design technology to imagine and demonstrate what gardens could look like on condominiums, all before lifting a shovel. The technology beautifies floorplans and could have huge sway on how buyers purchase condos.

Biodiversity, City Building, Design, Higher Education , Infrastructure, Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

Welcome to the era of contextually intelligent cities

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Hossein Rahnama is the brain behind Flybits, an award winning Ryerson-based company that is changing the way we communicate with our cities—and how our cities communicate with us. Context-aware computing may sound futuristic, but it's already here.

City Building, Digital, Higher Education , Infrastructure, Research and Innovation, Small Businesses, Transportation

Cleantech and healthcare: two sectors leading exponential technology growth in Toronto

Andrew Seale Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Faster computing and cheaper product development has created a booming culture of innovation in Toronto. This two part series takes a look at four sectors leading the way, starting with healthcare and cleantech.

City Building, Healthcare and Wellness, Infrastructure, Renewables, Research and Innovation, Small Businesses, Sustainability

Kensington Market - Little Italy - Little Portugal

Vital Signs report paints a new portrait of Toronto's growing population

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, October 02, 2013

The 2013 Vital Signs report indicates a city in rapid transition, bringing with it a new realm of opportunities and challenges. We summarize some of the findings in the first of many features dedicated to breaking down the issues outlined in the Vital Signs report.