Guildwood residents are calling for Sidewalks and Traffic Calming measures on Toynbee Trail to finally make the street safe for pedestrians. Toynbee Trail is a horseshoe-shaped street in the historic Guildwood Village in Scarborough (marked here in yellow). Only half of the street has sidewalks. Here’s the north portion with sidewalks and boulevards on both…

Private developers build what they can sell at a profit. They do not build at a loss in order to reduce prices and they only build what they can sell. When demand is strong, prices go up. When demand weakens, construction slows and prices remain. This is why the dominant housing narrative – build more…

Scarborough Community Council is being asked to approve a 24-storey tower at 3718-3730 Kingston Road, immediately adjacent to an established low-rise neighbourhood. On paper, the City’s planning report concludes the proposal is “consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement” and “conforms to the Official Plan.” But a closer reading reveals something more troubling: this project is…

When elected officials dismiss detailed, data-based objections as “NIMBYism,” they are not merely being flippant, they are avoiding accountability. In Toronto, particularly in Scarborough, residents are raising clear, evidence-based concerns about infrastructure capacity tied to Transit-Oriented Communities (TOCs), Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs), Protected Major Transit Station Areas (PMTSAs) and other developments. These concerns involve…