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Suburban Toronto’s transit past and future on north Yonge Street
Stop 17 shelter in Thornhill On Yonge Street in Thornhill, a small green hut sits beside the busy roadway at the entrance to Cricklewood Park. On the side of the small building, a wood sign says “Stop 17.” Hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transit
Tagged Markham, Radial, Subway, Thornhill, TTC, Yonge Street, York Region
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What’s next for Downtown Brampton?
Boarded up houses on Elizabeth Street, Downtown Brampton Earlier this year, the provincial government announced the location of Ryerson University’s Brampton campus, a partnership with Sheridan College, to be built on the GO Station parking lot in Downtown Brampton. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Development, Politics, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Brampton, Downtown, GO Transit, Markham, Milton, Ryerson, Sheridan College
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We came for the cow, but we had no reason to linger in Cathedraltown
Last weekend, a few of us visited Cathedraltown, a newer subdivision near Highway 404 and Elgin Mills Road in northern Markham. We came to see ‘Brookview Tony Charity,’ a new chrome sculpture of a prize-winning dairy cow that was once … Continue reading
Posted in Urban Planning
Tagged Cathedraltown, Development, Markham, New Urbanism, York Region
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