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Height: Adjusting to reality!
Despite my weariness with nimby* types at such events, I attended a public meeting the other night in Roncesvalles Village to consider a potential 8-storey office building. The design is striking, modern, interesting architecture, “out of character” for the neighbourhood. … Continue reading
Condos, condos everywhere…. or, suburbia?
Well, here we are once again reacting to another condo proposition in Roncesvalles Village. Our city councillor (Gord Perks) hosted a neighbourhood meeting the other night, the purpose of which was to provide the developers (Mattamy Homes) with feedback from … Continue reading
Posted in 905, affordable housing, community, compassion, gentrification, High Park, homelessness, Inclusion, neighbourhood, Roncesvalles Village, social change, Toronto, Uncategorized, urban life, urban planning
Tagged affordability, condos, development, gentrification, Roncesvalles Village, Roncy
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Rainbow for Roncy…
The issue of gentrification of Roncesvalles Village does plague me somewhat, and here I am again reflecting on it. Friday night as I dined at my favourite window table in the Blue Plate, I could see a rainbow. No, this … Continue reading
Zoning?! Time to get serious…
Well, I expected tonight’s RMRA* meeting to be a potential ‘barn burner’. Rumour had it that the city was trying to re-zone Roncesvalles Avenue in a way that would allow for more development, possibly more commercial and retail businesses on … Continue reading
Hello neighbours of Roncesvalles Village
What a great neighbourhood. I’ve lived here more than a decade, and it has everything I need: a local theatre that was literally saved, and is run by, the neighbourhood (now that says a lot); strangers who chat in the street; fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged city, development, Roncesvalles, Roncesvalles Village, Roncie, suburbia, urban, urban planning
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