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Sometimes the best way to deal with being wrong is to just admit it and move on.

Exactly. If anything the speed limit should be lower on the 400 within some parts of Toronto where the congestion is terrible.

The magnitude of downloading in the 1990s was very significant. It's a crux of how they balanced the books. Plus, after all that the Tories still left a nice little deficit present for the next adminsitration when they left office.

People often don't fully comprehend that there are two roles to the public servant - being unwavering in advice, and loyal in implementation. Webster was fulling the first role when he presented his findings. I haven't seen evidence that he would have not implemented Ford's plan had council...

You're probably right, I don't think it is positive, it's likely that it's not sustainable. But those are value judgments. I'm trying to take one step back. Why would what was considered affordable in a one income age be automatically considered affordable today? Maybe housing is going to...

I agree that the traditional metrics lead to your conclusion but whether they still apply is more of an assumption, albeit fairly commonly held. This isn't really a response to your response but my question is why are those metrics applied without question, amendment or re-calibration? Because...

Yes, and is it possible that those changes may be making the historical metrics and their resulting benchmarks less accurate when analyzing the property market? Particularly in reference to Toronto, which is vastly different than the rest of the province and is becoming increasingly anomalous...

I cringe every time I read someone use the term "it's different this time" in a sarcastic manner. So much has changed in our economy, our demographics, our preferences, our policies, our province that the market today is very different than markets past. Toronto of 2012 is not Toronto of...

Deer Park or Summerhill for me. Less busy than the Annex, nicer than St. Clair West, larger lots than some places like Cabbagetown and Yonge & Eg, not as far out as High Park or the East End, but just enough out of the downtown without being too far from it. Subway is immediately accessible...

I'm from Montréal originally (though I consider myself being from Hamilton, was there longer) and while I'm no expert, to my experience I'd agree with that. Fewer employment opportunities being the biggest challenge, lower pay being the next. My family didn't find the taxes that bad though...

Absolutely, and he may even squeak through into a second term depending on who runs against him. There's not a lot of mayoralty-potential on council for a 2014 election. Perks, Vaughan, Carroll would all likely lose and it's likely too early for a Colle or Matlow.

I would be nice to link the intersection to the subway. Will St Michael's sell its parking lot? I've always wondered why there wasn't a multi-res building on top of the Loblaws, which is right on top of the subway. Seems like a perfect locale.

Going from 12 on Eglinton to 25 on St. Clair seems pretty reaosnable to me. That stretch of Eglinton is very low rise and narrow, while St. Clair is more open, a bit denser, has higher buildings and of course is closer to downtown. Even the current development occurring at St Clair and...

I second the highway comment. It makes it one of the loudest streets in Toronto. Visually appealing, audibly grating.

A second tower would be woefully out of place with the surroundings on the eastern side of Bathurst, just like the rental tower already is on the Vaughan triangle. It's super low rise residential, I think the current podium is already going to be taller denser than the existing buildings there...

Similar to greenleaf, I think it's all about value moreso than amenities or design. The cost has to make it worth your while. I really don't see that value in spending 500 000$ plus condo fees on a three-bedroom no den condo when you can get a three-bedroom backyard house somewhere off the...

Totally anecdotal, but the show room has been dead for the past month. Word I hear was that this development encompassess all land along Bathurst south to Melgund save for Wychwood Library - so that means bye to the Community of Christ building and the old apartment just south of that..

I think the answer depends on the money. The higher the budget, the more attractive house-living becomes. At 750 000$, I'd buy a house because 750 000$ can get you a very nice house in many very nice parts of Toronto. Particularly with no kids, you could get a fancier albeit smaller semi in a...

Tbay is a neat city - a bit down on its luck in the past few years but not down and out by any means. It's too bad it is so isolated (relatively speaking), it'd be a great place to live.

YEah if you're willing to get off the subway line, the poster who posted about Corso Italia is correct, it is a good place to start (generally around 450, a bit less if you're out by Caledonia) and if you really want to save money the west end of St Clair West, west of the train tracks is much...