New Report from Toronto’s Chief City Planner says that up to four units should be permitted on any neighbourhood lot; opposition parties and public calling on Ford government to provide further justification for the relocation of the Science Centre; as Metrolinx continues to sell land to developers, advocates argue that affordable housing should be a requirement for the development of those properties; and other news.
Multiplex housing belongs in every Toronto neighbourhood, final city hall report says (Toronto Star)
Ontario facing calls to justify moving Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place (Globe and Mail)
Metrolinx land sold to developers must include affordable housing, advocates say (CBC)
Resistance to Ford’s Ontario Place-Science Centre plan gains ground (Toronto Star)
Can tiny home communities solve the homelessness crisis? (CityNews)
Doug Ford opens door to storing CO2 underground to help hit climate change targets (CBC)
GTA rents hit record $3,000, creating a ‘very alarming’ situation (Toronto Star)
Ford government may change name of Science Centre Station on Ontario Line (CTV News)
Fewer bike lanes, more community gardens: What some Toronto mayoral hopefuls pitched Thursday (CBC)
Ontario Science Centre is more proof our throwaway culture values nothing (Toronto Star)
TTC rejects Bell’s proposal for joint-build wireless cellphone network (Globe and Mail)
City committee wants more details before making decision on Ontario Place land swap (CBC)