Recent content by Sauga89

Even if you used marble for the staircase and attempted to match the aesthetic? You could even re-use the existing balcony railing in the staircase railing. I would call that a small tasteful addition which respects the historic character, and enhances the space. I'd like to hope the federal...

I would love to see a staircase like that added to the Great Hall. You could also add twin ramps on either side for accessibility. Instead of those stairs leading down you could have escalators tucked away behind the stairs leading up to the east/west wings and down to the moat. I'd rather put...

Metrolinx says platform and station building construction will begin in February, according to two construction notices on Metrolinx's website.

If it was something being pushed by local residents for their benefit, I would be sympathetic. But as it is, it feels like something designed to replace Mississauga's tax contribution to Peel Region. Something will happen. I don't think it's as much about the pooling of resources per se. It's...

Yes, I know about the city report, but I haven't seen official confirmation from Metrolinx that they agree with the city. The latest notice is from Metrolinx, and it doesn't provide a lot of information. A 10-month work period, even if the work is sporadic, feels like a lot of work to do if you...

Metrolinx says demolitions for the new Steeles station are set to begin soon.

I found this notice on Metrolinx's website, and thought it odd. Utility relocation seems like a bit much for investigative work. I could imagine perhaps that they need to move the utilities permanently to do geotechnical work or something like that, but I haven't seen any definitive confirmation...

I'm not sure if there's a better place to put this, but in today's Mississauga city council meeting, Mayor Carolyn Parrish claimed someone (presumably from the province) had called her to offer to remove Mississauga from Peel region, and have Brampton and Caledon form their own municipality. The...

In today's city council meeting, the city approved the purchase of a 4.6 acre piece of vacant land for parks purposes. The details of the land acquisition were not made public, but the piece of land is identified as being in ward 7, part of Lot 15 Concession 1 North of Dundas. I think this site...

This rendering is almost identical to the renderings for 4670 Dundas (project thread), which is another Kirkor site nearby. I wonder if Kirkor has adopted a standard design for these as-of-right 6 storey buildings on major streets.

I came across this project on Mississauga's procurement portal. The city is planning a new city works and maintenance facility. It seems there will also be a public park of some kind included. The procurement appears to refer to this plot of land between the CPKC tracks and Etobicoke Creek...

Won't that create unnecessary capacity constraints? You'd think they'd want EXO to be able to use a tunnel like this, and get the most usage out of such a tunnel. I wouldn't mind going through Laval, and by-passing Dorval if it meant Alto crossing over to the south shore, perhaps with a stop in...

Metrolinx has released an updated schedule for construction work at Long Branch GO.

I probably would approve this project as is. I like the height and density. The retail concerns are real though. The city yesterday released a big retail report, which I summarized in the LRT zoning thread. Basically, the city's population is set to grow by 31% over the next 25 years. Some high...

Mississauga has released its final retail report on preserving and expanding retail in the city. I think a lot of it is very applicable to the rest of the GTA.