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Originally posted by VDub Choose a new career path...

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Originally posted by SWFT its a random course

yea..i was just wondering where I could find info about legal descriptions/lot zones etc in toronto.


..this is an intro course designed to teach us what is involved at the development stage. NOT the planning stage.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Why choose guv

lol no reason really...just noticed part of this assignment is due this week, gotta get a start on it. arbitrary location...close to the water, lcbo and loblaws. easy access onto the highway...basically why any other condo is being built in that area...

this really angers me that this is being taught and practiced here.

when not try building on the vast open and wasted space that is in toronto??? How about the open land downtown that are parking lots and brownfields? Why do we have to tear everything down??

Look at the land wasted in places like north york and scarborough. Why the hell do we have 100 m of empty dead space between a road and a parking lot?

And then people wonder why proper transit is so hard to develop here???

For fuck sakes...

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by shexymisstdot what school do you attend? Why not choose to tear that building down?

University of Western Ontario, had it been in a major urban area, perhaps i would have. thanks for the contact info though.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 this really angers me that this is being taught and practiced here.

when you teach a kid about life; do you tell them about murder, terrorists, psychos, taxes, suicide, divorce, aids, and so on? No, for simplicity, you neglect some information and just start with a base of knowledge to build on. This is what an intro course does.... please dont be angry, everyone's gotta start somewhere right...

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Originally posted by SWFT when you teach a kid about life; do you tell them about murder, terrorists, psychos, taxes, suicide, divorce, aids, and so on? No, for simplicity, you neglect some information and just start with a base of knowledge to build on. This is what an intro course does.... please dont be angry, everyone's gotta start somewhere right...

im not angry with you.. but with the retards that teach razing and rebuilding as opposed to infill. Clearly there is something wrong with the culture of urban planning in this country from school to actual practice.

the tear down everything for condos mentality is ruining toronto.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by Jayx1 im not angry with you.. but with the retards that teach razing and rebuilding as opposed to infill. Clearly there is something wrong with the culture of urban planning in this country from school to actual practice. the tear down everything for condos mentality is ruining toronto.

can you name me some examples of everything being torn down for condos?

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so....i FAIL at school...apparently the guvs lot size doesnt fit in with our assignments guidelines...so rest assured the guv remains open.

let the hijacks continue or lock GG

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Originally posted by smuncky can you name me some examples of everything being torn down for condos?

ill give you two on the same corner..

The old Distrikt (already torn down)

The Embassy/Tonic building which is coming down this year.

Then there is the old Joker, beat junkie, and hot spot restaurant

and thats all within 200 metres of each other.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

then there is this:

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Tour of the RCMI and the Library For more than 100 years the Royal Canadian Military Institute has been part of the history of Toronto. It was as a gathering place for distinguished citizens and famous visitors. More recently it has become a backdrop for film and TV productions while still hosting dinners and military roundtables. It is the home of the largest privately funded and maintained military library in Canada. You are invited to visit this unique library collection as well as take a tour of this extraordinary facility. This historic building is scheduled to be torn down to make way for a condo very soon, so this will be perhaps the last opportunity so see the library in all its glory before it goes into storage. Date: January 19, 2010 Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Location: Royal Canadian Military Institute, 426 University Avenue, Toronto, between Dundas and Queen. The subway exit is St. Patrick, at the South West corner of Dundas West and University Avenue. Look for the white building with the two cannons out front.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

there are many many more examples but those are 4 off the top of my head

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

ok.

now can you name me all the condos that have gone up on new land or as infill projects?

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