[generalcanada]

91% of those on a random suburban magazine website dont go downtown Toronto

are these the same people saying "id never take the subway its so dangerous" then do just that to get to a jays game?

 

[Northern Light]

Is this like when Adam Melanson "assaulted police"?
Forgive me if I presume their innocence until they have their day in court. The TPS have a history of assaulting protestors and pretending they were the victims.

The precise details are important in terms of justice.

But they are not, in terms of optics.

The point of demonstrations, in theory, is to shift public opinion favourably to your cause.

I just don't see that happening here. There are people who are already sympathetic. At least to a point.

But these tactics are not building on that, they are reversing that.

Its all about the outcome, not the process.

 

[adma]

Well looks like the chickens are coming home to roost:

(Or in this case, more are staying away)

Concerning poll shows 91% avoid downtown Toronto | insauga

A new INsauga poll reveals just how deep the frustration with Toronto’s traffic has become. And it’s no longer just about longer commutes. Out of 2,963 respondents, an overwhelming 91.3 percent said they actively avoid going to downtown Toronto because of traffic. Only 8.7 percent said they...

www.insauga.com

To be clear this isnt on Olivia Chow, it's on the past idiotic politicians who have wasted our time turning Toronto into the gridlocked mess that it is today.

Uh, technically, that's reverting to the "had they not stopped the Spadina" yahoo arguments.

First of all, there's the age-old fact that as employment and creature comforts migrate to the suburbs (or online), downtown Toronto is effectively redundant.

And secondly, on those rare occasions that they *do* go downtown (for sports games and stadium concerts, especially), that can be cause-and-effect when it comes to gridlock, or impressions thereof. So because you're part of that conga line of cars going *in* to see the Jays, or part of that conga line going *out*, you start to think that it's *always* a conga line...

 

[afransen]

Well looks like the chickens are coming home to roost:

(Or in this case, more are staying away)

Concerning poll shows 91% avoid downtown Toronto | insauga

A new INsauga poll reveals just how deep the frustration with Toronto’s traffic has become. And it’s no longer just about longer commutes. Out of 2,963 respondents, an overwhelming 91.3 percent said they actively avoid going to downtown Toronto because of traffic. Only 8.7 percent said they...

www.insauga.com

To be clear this isnt on Olivia Chow, it's on the past idiotic politicians who have wasted our time turning Toronto into the gridlocked mess that it is today.

Nobody goes there anymore--it's too crowded! -Yogi Berra

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Nobody goes there anymore--it's too crowded! -Yogi Berra

Why is it "crowded"? Because of the people (AKA crowds) causing the crowds.

What would move those crowds better? Single-occupant (or 2-people occupied) motor vehicles or 200+ onboard streetcars or a thousand+ onboard subways and GO trains?

 

[zang]

Why is it "crowded"? Because of the people (AKA crowds) causing the crowds.

What would move those crowds better? Single-occupant (or 2-people occupied) motor vehicles or 200+ onboard streetcars or a thousand+ onboard subways and GO trains?

Sadly, in Toronto the Streetcars might just lose out on that movement thing.

Jason Slaughter (Not Just Bikes) put out a video about "Streetcars" vs. Trams this past weekend, and despite the generic name it's specifically about the TTC and lambastes their handling of the mode.

Every member of city council (but more specifically the TTC Board) should be forced to watch Clockwork Orange style.

 

[guavadelic]

Federal Housing Minister Robertson appeared on CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Wednesday where he said Toronto Council's sixplex vote was "disappointing" but didn't specify if the city risked losing the federal funding that was promised.

Toronto has 6 months to meet terms of housing agreement with Ottawa, minister says​

Minister Gregor Robertson said it was "disappointing" that Toronto city council voted against allowing sixplexes citywide last month, which was a key condition of its deal with the federal government.

"We need Toronto, as the biggest city in Canada, to be really leading the charge in solving the housing crisis we have," Robertson said in an interview with CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Wednesday.

Robertson told Metro Morning there is "a lot of misinformation" about sixplexes, which he called relatively gentle density.

"I think there are great tools and options like sixplexes, and Toronto's got to do the hard work to make sure that the overall agreement is respected," he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...t-terms-six-months-housing-minister-1.7591791

 

[picard102]

Can't Chow use her strong mayor powers to force it?

 

[narduch]

Chow sucks.

No way she would do that

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Can't Chow use her strong mayor powers to force it?

She can, but given her position on not using it, don't hold your breath.

And of course, the councillors who voted against the proposal (predominantly outside the old city) would love the mayor to nail herself on that cross.

AoD

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

‘Rebounding momentum’: Detached homes drive sales, price growth in Toronto’s housing market in first half of 2025, REMAX says​

From https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/article/rebounding-momentum-detached-homes-drive-sales-price-growth-in-torontos-housing-market-in-first-half-of-2025-remax-says/

Toronto and other large real estate markets in the country are seeing a rebound in demand and price growth for detached homes as signs of the “much-anticipated spring market materialized” last month, according to a new report from REMAX Canada.

The 416 area code in Toronto “led in rebounding momentum,” with just over 34 per cent of neighbourhoods seeing “stable or growing activity” in the detached home segment, the report found.

One pocket in west end Toronto, which encompasses Rockcliffe-Smythe, Keelesdale-Eglinton West, Caledonia-Fairbank, Corso Italia-Davenport and Weston-Pelham Park, saw a 6.2 per cent increase in the median price compared to last year ($1,102,706 versus $1,038,548). Another pocket which encompasses luxury properties in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills and St. Andrew-Windfields neighbourhoods saw a 11.5 per cent increase in median prices to more than $4.6 million.

There were more modest price gains in a handful of east Toronto neighbourhoods, including the South Riverdale, Greenwood-Coxwell, Blake-Jones, and North Riverdale corridors where REMAX said that the median price is up 1.7 per cent compared to this time in 2024.

The latest data from the Toronto Region Real Estate Board released earlier this month suggested that the average selling price across the GTA fell 5.4 per cent in June compared with a year earlier to $1,101,691.

Key neighbourhoods in Toronto that led the way for percentage increases in sales included Yonge-St. Clair, Casa Loma, Wychwood, and the Annex, which were up 31.1 per cent.

In the eastern part of the city, five markets saw sales rise or hold steady, including the Beaches, Woodbine Corridor, East-End Danforth, which were up 27 per cent.

In the west end, three markets saw sales on par or ahead of year-ago levels, including South Parkdale, Roncesvalles, and High Park-Swansea.

In the GTA, the report notes, homes priced between $850,000 and $1.2 million in “key microcosms” are moving quickly, the report noted.

Overall housing sales in the GTA have declined year-over-year, the report added, but demand for detached houses continues to “bolster the market.” Approximately half of total sales are in this segment, according to REMAX.

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From https://www.thestar.com/business/as-torontos-real-estate-market-tumbles-these-are-the-neighbourhoods-bucking-the-trend/article_569c12a6-93e5-4687-ae8b-5bf5cfe31bf2.html

Released Thursday, the report looks at 83 communities across the Greater Toronto Area, the Greater Vancouver Area and the Fraser Valley between January and the end of June 2025.

In Toronto, sales are still rising for detached homes, in “hot pocket” neighbourhoods, such as the Beaches, the Annex and the Junction, finds the report

The neighbourhoods are all in the 416 and close to transit and amenities, such as parks and the lake.

Toronto-area average home prices dropped more than five per cent from last June, the fifth consecutive year-over-year decline, according to the latest numbers from the TRREB.

TRREB also found in June that average Toronto area prices were down more than 20 per cent from the market peak in February 2022, with the average selling price sitting at $1.101 million.

Forbes said in general the detached home market is performing better than the condo market.

Condos have been particularly hard hit by the slowdown with some developers cancelling projects outright.

He says he believes there are some opportunities for buyers there, with prices dropping.

But “it’s more difficult if you’re in a condo to trade up,” he said. “It’s a buyer’s market.”

 

[DSCToronto]

Anyone know what's going on here? This MM at Council today:

MM32.52 - Requesting Legal Review of Bid Process Complaint Relating to Toronto Parking Authority RFP-PARCS-202407 - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher​

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type: ACTION
Wards: All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations​

Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to the Toronto Parking Authority’s RFP-PARCS-202407 procurement for compliance with applicable laws and policies, and provide the results of that review to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Summary​

I wish to ask the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review for compliance with applicable laws and policies the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to its Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement (RFP-PARCS-202407), in light of a bid process complaint recently submitted by a bidder in respect of this procurement.

The Request for Proposal concerns the replacement of the Toronto Parking Authority’s aging parking access and revenue control system, which is over 25 years old and technologically obsolete. The new system aims to streamline workflows, reduce manual ticket processing, and improve service reliability through automation and remote monitoring.

This motion is urgent due to there being no Council meeting scheduled until late September after the current meeting, and the Toronto Parking Authority Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement currently being underway.

Background Information​

Member Motion MM32.XX

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Anyone know what's going on here? This MM at Council today:

MM32.52 - Requesting Legal Review of Bid Process Complaint Relating to Toronto Parking Authority RFP-PARCS-202407 - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher​

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type: ACTION
Wards: All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations​

Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to the Toronto Parking Authority’s RFP-PARCS-202407 procurement for compliance with applicable laws and policies, and provide the results of that review to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Summary​

I wish to ask the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review for compliance with applicable laws and policies the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to its Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement (RFP-PARCS-202407), in light of a bid process complaint recently submitted by a bidder in respect of this procurement.

The Request for Proposal concerns the replacement of the Toronto Parking Authority’s aging parking access and revenue control system, which is over 25 years old and technologically obsolete. The new system aims to streamline workflows, reduce manual ticket processing, and improve service reliability through automation and remote monitoring.

This motion is urgent due to there being no Council meeting scheduled until late September after the current meeting, and the Toronto Parking Authority Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement currently being underway.

Background Information​

Member Motion MM32.XX

In Japan, owning a car requires proof of a designated parking space, either owned or rented, within a 2km radius of your residence. This is due to the "Garage Act of 1962" which mandates a parking certificate ("shako shomeisho") before a vehicle can be registered. This system aims to prevent street parking and maintain clear roads. That's country wide.​

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Not likely to happen in automobile loving Ontario.​

Maybe the Parking Authority should seek out unused parking spaces in condos and office buildings that be leased out. At a good return to the city.

 

[DSCToronto]

In Japan, owning a car requires proof of a designated parking space, either owned or rented, within a 2km radius of your residence. This is due to the "Garage Act of 1962" which mandates a parking certificate ("shako shomeisho") before a vehicle can be registered. This system aims to prevent street parking and maintain clear roads. That's country wide.​

​

Not likely to happen in automobile loving Ontario.​

Maybe the Parking Authority should seek out unused parking spaces in condos and office buildings that be leased out. At a good return to the city.

Walter! What has this got to do with the post you are answering (or Mayor Chow)?

 

[DSCToronto]

Anyone know what's going on here? This MM at Council today:

MM32.52 - Requesting Legal Review of Bid Process Complaint Relating to Toronto Parking Authority RFP-PARCS-202407 - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher​

Motion without Notice
Consideration Type: ACTION
Wards: All
Attention
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.

Recommendations​

Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to the Toronto Parking Authority’s RFP-PARCS-202407 procurement for compliance with applicable laws and policies, and provide the results of that review to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Summary​

I wish to ask the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review for compliance with applicable laws and policies the Toronto Parking Authority’s bid process related to its Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement (RFP-PARCS-202407), in light of a bid process complaint recently submitted by a bidder in respect of this procurement.

The Request for Proposal concerns the replacement of the Toronto Parking Authority’s aging parking access and revenue control system, which is over 25 years old and technologically obsolete. The new system aims to streamline workflows, reduce manual ticket processing, and improve service reliability through automation and remote monitoring.

This motion is urgent due to there being no Council meeting scheduled until late September after the current meeting, and the Toronto Parking Authority Parking Access and Revenue Control System procurement currently being underway.

Background Information​

Member Motion MM32.XX

I looked further and see that Councillors Fletcher & Nunziata were outvoted at the most recent TPA meeting!

Agenda Item History 2025.PA15.11

Agenda Item History 2025.PA15.11

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