City Plans & Projects: Ideas for Toronto's Present & Future
Where is Toronto going? Where could it go? A look at the current issues facing our city, successful projects working for change, and the ideas poised to take us into a world-class future.
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The City of Toronto Planning Division website offers a wealth of information on the Official Plan for Toronto's growth and on topics ranging from housing and neighborhoods to public art.
Published by Toronto writer and cartoonist Matthew Blackett, Spacing is a print magazine that studies our use of urban space. It has some articles available to read online and the website is also where you can order his popular "subway buttons".
The idea is to create faster links between the outer areas of Toronto. Seven Light Rail Transit (LRT) corridors have been proposed through a joint effort by the TTC and the city. The full plan is available online, along with updates on the search for funding.
Supported by the federal, provincial and municipal governments, the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation takes a lead role in the creation of public spaces and the attraction of appropriate commercial developments along Toronto's waterfront.
Technically an art gallery, this not-for-profit exhibition space on Queen Street West focuses on exploring "social, cultural and urban issues expressed through all media". Events and shows frequently deal with current discussions of Toronto's present and future.
