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How a unique planning approach created Yorkville's public realm from scratch

from Urban Toronto

How a unique planning approach created Yorkville's public realm from scratch Urban Toronto With more and more development proposals ending up at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), it seems that getting something built in this city cannot be done without ruffling a few feathers. Whether it be the developers and the City not seeing eye to eye, or the community protesting against unwanted development, it is not uncommon to see building applications end in bitterness. So it comes as a welcome breath of fresh air to find a situation where everyone — developers, city planners, and the local community — came together, collaborated, and left in the end with something that everyone was not just happy with, but something that they enthusiastically supported. READ MORE

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