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Here s what Toronto s new artificial island looks like right now Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Toronto s Port Lands, previously a terribly underused industrial area, is gaining new life as an entirely novel island community that will include its own housing, roadways, jobs, parks and more, all built with the environment in mind. The city s ambitious $1.25 billion endeavour includes fully redeveloping the portion of the waterfront just south of where the Gardiner meets the DVP, first and foremost for future flood protection, but also for vast public benefit. ....
One of Toronto s most historic streets could soon be getting a major overhaul Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. More than 170 years after it was first established along Toronto s waterfront, The Esplanade is finally set to get proper bike lanes that is, if everything currently proposed for the area is approved as planned. The City of Toronto recently announced its intentions to spiffy up both The Esplanade and Mill Street with bi-directional cycle tracks that would allow people to ride in both directions on one side of the road. Further details were released last night during a virtual public meeting. ....
The Canadian Press Toronto developer Dream Unlimited Corp. has hired two urbanists previously affiliated with Sidewalk Labs to join its impact-investment division, which is ramping up with the purchase of two office buildings in the city’s west end this month. The company said impact investment in the property sector places an emphasis on green buildings and affordable and inclusive housing and offices, all while gaining local support and ensuring that the supply chain draws from diverse sources. Dream said Wednesday that Pino Di Mascio would become its head of strategy and delivery for the division. Mr. Di Mascio will leave his role as director of planning and delivery for Google sister company Sidewalk Labs, which spent two and a half years developing a plan to redevelop a portion of Toronto’s waterfront for a community to test new urban technologies and building methods. A former partner at the design and planning firm Urban Strategies, he was a key local Toront ....
Understanding The Dangers Of Innovation Zones And Smart Cities Published: February 17, 2021 Following the news that Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak plans to launch so-called “Innovation Zones” where tech companies can create their own cities and governments, privacy advocates are responding with fear and concern. During his State of the State address in mid-January, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak noted that the state is suffering because of the COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on tourism. Sisolak called on the launch of “Innovation Zones”, a plan aimed at bringing companies working on “groundbreaking technologies” to Nevada and turning the state into the “epicenter of this emerging industry and creating the high paying jobs and revenue that go with it.” However, in these Innovation Zones, corporations are given the power to collect taxes, and essentially, operate as a quasi-independent government. ....