Update A subsequent post is entitled: Anna writes: The entire Brown’s Line at Lake Shore intersection “needs a redesign” [End] A previous post is entitled: Work in progress: Better signage might save lives, at “Dead Man’s Curve” at southbound Brown’s Line Another post addressing the same theme is entitled: Natural forms at Six Points […]
This post concerns Re: 3730 Lakeshore Blvd. West [#106750]. A previous post is entitled: No response from Choice Properties REIT regarding sign erected between two mature trees – No Frills by Brown’s Line I have been copied on recent email correspondence between a local resident and an Urban Forestry Planner at Urban Forestry, Tree Protection […]
Over the next several months, I will be cutting back on blog posts related to Long Branch and nearby neighbourhoods. I mention this now, by way of a heads-up, for regular visitors to this website. I will be working, with as few distractions as possible, on a book about Long Branch history. It will be […]
Please note it’s the Toronto Local Appeal Body; many of us are used to calling it the Toronto Local Appeal Board, as that is the word that most easily rolls off the tongue, and has one less syllable in it. Calling it the “Board” would make more sense that calling it the “Body,” but in this case (as in some other […]
The August 2017 Long Branch Guidelines draft is at: August 2017 DRAFT Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines Background By way of background, a post regarding the PREVIOUS DRAFT [February 2017] is entitled: February 2017 draft of Long Branch (Toronto) Urban Design Guidelines document is available online A Sept. 26, 2017 public meeting was held regarding […]
A previous post is entitled: Please send a letter today to help save the trees in front of No Frills (Brown’s Line & Lake Shore) The Long Branch resident, whose email messages are highlighted at the above-noted post, has sent the following message to Choice Prperties REIT: I have had no response to a couple […]
The text from David Godley will follow my preamble to this post; if you want to skip the preamble, just go forward to the heading entitled: “Conserving Long Branch September 2017 Part 1.” Preamble from Jaan Pill I have changed “Toronto Local Appeal Board,” in David Godley’s text, to “Toronto Local Appeal Body,” as the […]
A recent post is entitled: May 2017 Update from David Godley: Committee of Adjustment & related topics At that post, Joyce Moore of North Toronto has added the following comment: I have read many of the letters on your website and I believe that the same destruction of neighbourhoods by developers who are interested in […]
You can access details at Lakeshore Connecting Communities. Previous posts about Mississauga Click here to access previous posts about Mississauga > Commentary My anecdotal evidence suggests to me that civic engagement in Mississauga is qualitatively different from civic engagement in Toronto. At the risk of generalizing (by which I mean there may be exceptions), civic […]