Shabby Public Realm

[Northern Light]

A member motion headed to next week's Council meeting seeks to achieve elevated and harmonized public realm design standards, and to consider the appointment of a City Architect as part of achieving same.

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Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

A member motion headed to next week's Council meeting seeks to achieve elevated and harmonized public realm design standards, and to consider the appointment of a City Architect as part of achieving same.

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From:

Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

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Too bad Claude Cormier is no longer with us.

AoD

 

[DSC]

A member motion headed to next week's Council meeting seeks to achieve elevated and harmonized public realm design standards, and to consider the appointment of a City Architect as part of achieving same.

View attachment 574289

From:

Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

Agenda Item History 2024.MM19.2

secure.toronto.ca

Though it is only part of the 'problem' the City DOES have a Streetscape Manual https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...delines/design-guidelines/streetscape-manual/ plus lots of Guidelines and Policies. Problem is that they seldom follow them themselves and never seem to make developers do so. The City can create all the Standards, Rules, By-Laws that it wants but if they are not enforced......

 

[Northern Light]

Though it is only part of the 'problem' the City DOES have a Streetscape Manual https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...delines/design-guidelines/streetscape-manual/ plus lots of Guidelines and Policies. Problem is that they seldom follow them themselves and never seem to make developers do so. The City can create all the Standards, Rules, By-Laws that it wants but if they are not enforced......

100% correct.

The guidelines in the manual are sometimes quite good; and sometimes really not. Either way, adherence is wildly inconsistent.