Urban Dingo

#urbandesign #urbandevelopment #architecture

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

Why adding metal to these condos is a Frank Gehry 'specialization'
https://t.co/Hmhla0X2sB

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

Here's how Toronto's new elevated subway stretch is being built https://t.co/n0gHji8aUi

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Feds eye 2029 for construction of high-speed rail, 4 years sooner than anticipated  https://t.co/PNLEbUfVcN

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

'The solution for downtown' — London's Farhi announces $300M in Windsor developments https://t.co/amhsudWjlC via @TheWindsorStar

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

Building the ‘missing middle’ to help fix Canada’s housing crisis

[Christopher Michael @TheBrollyBowler]

'Better homes, faster' — Windsor firm promises to build 'future of housing' https://t.co/PyocHnnBCw via @TheWindsorStar

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: Tunneling for the Scarborough Subway extension was forced to take a 8-month break after the boring machine encountered “unforseen challenges” especially under the 401, according to gov’t documents.

https://t.co/iH8yrI8TSo

#onpoli

[Tesho Akindele @Tesho13]

“Cookie cutter is fine when they’re good cookies”

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

A look at Cabbagetown's newly renovated rooming homes https://t.co/PMlUsQT7DD via @@Yahoo

[Archinect @archinect]

Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família is edging closer to completion. Over 140 years after work began in 1882, the first part of the giant cross has been installed on the central Tower of Jesus Christ, now reaching 534 feet (162.91 meters). Watch the video at https://t.co/t9SMB5eoah

[Christopher Michael @TheBrollyBowler]

City of Windsor takes next step to designate Walkerville a heritage conservation district https://t.co/MDGyeYRrW7 via @TheWindsorStar

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

The RBC Amphitheatre, formerly known as Budweiser Stage, will close for renovations in fall 2027 and reopen in spring 2029. The renovations will include more summer lawn seating and movable enclosures for winter concerts. https://t.co/7b7j74NXju

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

Toronto’s Downsview selected as first location for federal modular housing plan | https://t.co/b93bx4o1Sf https://t.co/0n39Ew2vFn

[David Portier @davidportier]

WOW, so the Elizabeth Line in 🇬🇧London (expensive/congested city) cost LESS per mile than 🇨🇦Toronto’s Eglinton LRT for WAY more capacity:

Cost / mile:
London $450M CAD
Toronto $1.07B CAD (!!!)

Max Capacity:
London: 24 trains/hr × 1,500 riders
Toronto: 15 trains/hr × 490 riders

[Urban Dingo @urbandingo]

Ontario’s New Deal will bring ready-to-assemble homes to Coxwell and Gerrard https://t.co/9ApFQZ659H

[Alicia, Courtyard Urbanist @UrbanCourtyard]

Haussmann’s renovation of Paris was a city-led master plan situation where Napoleon III gave urban planner Haussmann full authority over building new streets and sanitation AND a form-based code:
—small-lot, mixed-use, mult-family buildings rising 4-6 stories tall
—built wall to wall so they form solid street walls and coherent blocks

The city provided good infrastructure AND GOOD CODE; the private builders built it out.

It also helped that paris sits on top of the limestone quarries that supply the (naturally fire-resistant) stone used to build the single-stair buildings.

[Dion @2024dion]

Detroit, 1940

Everything in red and yellow was demolished with federal freeway and urban renewal money

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

1️⃣ @AmsterdamNL is changing the rules of urban space.🚦

No longer built for speed & flow, but for people & life.

The new Amsterdam Maakt Ruimte agenda draws a new line: 0% car growth — and a city designed to live better, not just move faster. 🌳

[Christopher Michael @TheBrollyBowler]

Windsor-Essex will need thousands more affordable housing units by 2035, says report #housing

[Windward Concepts @WindwardConcept]

Trent: What does transit-oriented development really mean? Time for a TOD Talk #urbandesign #Transit
https://t.co/zsobe1AJYS