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Colourful mural along McCaul Street.
Colourful mural along McCaul Street. - Tanja-Tiziana | Show Photo

City Building

Cranes at work along the lakeshore
Cranes at work along the lakeshore - Tanja Tiziana
Toronto was not intended to become the massive city it is today, so its infrastructure and built form are forever catching up to what it has become. Managing the Toronto area's rapid growth has become a major political and planning issue as "getting it right" means preserving the livable neighbourhoods we already have while allowing for appropriate growth. City Building is where architecture, urban planning and civic improvements meet and the kinds of communities we want to live in are created and maintained.

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St. Clair West's greatest success stories come from within the community

From old to new, St. Clair West is a neighbourhood in transition. While the right-of-way streetcar plan continues to divide the area, businesses are growing and the streets are becoming more beautiful. The common thread? The community itself. 

Explorations: The Distillery District on a Segway

The Distillery District is one of the city's historical gems and just one of many areas gearing up for Doors Open Toronto. We explore what makes its history so rich while gliding around the neighbourhood on Segways. 

Toronto's backyard bylaw isn't eggs-actly effective, and urban poultry lovers are crying fowl

It's legal in many parts of Canada and the U.S., but Toronto's decades-old ban on backyard chickens continues to ruffle the feathers of urban egg farmers. Is the ban forcing these farmers to literally take urban poultry underground?

MLSE Foundation improves neighbourhoods one basketball court at a time

The Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Foundation's legacy grants have helped 24 communities revitalize run down basketball courts, hockey rinks and soccer pitches--giving youth a safe neighbourhood place to increase self-esteem, develop team building skills, get active and have fun.

How immigrant entrepreneurs are driving Toronto's tech startup renaissance

Canada realizes a key to being competitive in the startup world is to attract talented immigrants. Mejuri is one Toronto startup that represents a growing number of new Canadians that are launching companies and impacting the city and beyond. 
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