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Good urban design is an essential ingredient of city building. Toronto should strive to be beautiful, vibrant, safe, and inclusive.Each new building contributes to the overall urban design of the city. The City's streets, parks and public spaces are key shared assets that require special design attention.
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| Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Planning Study |
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The Crosstown transit line will significantly improve mobility, and it will bring a number of planning opportunities and challenges. Over the next 2 years, we will undertake a
comprehensive planning study
of the Eglinton Avenue corridor. |
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| Etobicoke Centre Public Space-Streetscape Plan |
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A Plan to support the evolution of a well-connected and well designed public space and streetscape network that will knit the community together.
Learn more.
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| Streetscape Manual now online |
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The updated Urban Design Streetscape Manual is available in a new online format. The Manual emphasizes design quality and amenity in the pedestrian realm and serves as a reference tool to guide the design, construction and maintenance of streetscape improvements across Toronto. Learn more or search the Manual.
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| The results are in! |
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The 2011 Toronto Urban Design Award winners were announced and celebrated on Monday, September 19th at an awards gala hosted at Palais Royale. From 129 entries, the jury handed out 13 Awards of Excellence and 10 Honourable Mentions. For more details on the winning submissions, refer to the 2011 Jury Report.
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| Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study |
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The main objective of this city-wide study is to expedite and encourage the development of more and better designed mid-rise buildings on Toronto's Avenues. The study developed a set of Performance Standards for Mid-Rise Buildings to inform how planning buildings should behave towards their context and enhance the public realm. Visit the website for more information. |
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| Symposium on designing transit cities attracts hundreds |
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On November 19 and 20, City Planning, in partnership with Canadian Urban Institute, the TTC, Metrolinx and other organizations hosted a symposium on city building around transit.
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