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- On top of being Canada’s largest city, Toronto is home to some of Canada’s most important landmarks and is a vibrant hub for music, art, culture and food. With a wide range of fascinating sites, museums, nightlife, entertainment venues, sporting facilities and outdoor spaces, there is something for everyone here.
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Apr 7, 2016 · More than two million people call Toronto home, making it Canada’s largest city and one of North America’s biggest in terms of population. But what makes it one of the world’s most liveable cities? In fact, it placed fourth in both 2010 and 2015 in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual liveable cities list.
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Jun 24, 2022 · Toronto's livability index ranking of 95.4/100 breaks down into a stability rating of 95, perfect scores of 100 in healthcare and education, 95.4 in culture and environment, and 89.3 in ...
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- ‘Net Zero’
- Environmental Makeovers For Older Buildings
- Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets
- A Thriving Tree Canopy
- Cycling Infrastructure
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is the global standard for recognizing environmentally responsible and sustainable real estate design. The number of LEED-certified buildings in downtown Toronto has more than doubled in the last three years, with more than a dozen buildingsin LEED’s uppermost platinum category. It’...
While LEED is all green and fine, some developers are going a step further by pursuing ‘net zero’ projects. Net zero essentially means that a building creates as much energy as it consumes, usually through on-site solar and wind technologies. The Centre for Green Cities at the LEED platinum certified Evergreen Brick Works, for example, is approachi...
It’s not just new buildings getting green, either. A vast partnership of Toronto-based organizations created the Tower Renewal Partnership in 2011 to revitalize neighbourhoods built in the post-war period. The initiative’s goal is to improve energy efficiency and conservation in around 1200 buildings that were constructed between 1945 and 1984 and ...
Energy efficient real estate developments are a major pillar of a broader initiative by the city to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. TransformTO, a collaboration project between the City of Toronto and The Atmospheric Fund, was introduced in 2015 with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. According to city data, b...
Earlier this year, a fun little project by MIT called Treepedia identified Toronto as having one of the world’s “most luxuriant” urban forests. While we wrote an articleto quell the hype of that particular finding (only 10 cities were evaluated), Toronto’s tree cover is undoubtedly impressive. About a fifth of the city is covered by a green canopy,...
Look, we can’t say Toronto is a haven for cyclists, but biking in the city – both in terms of volume and infrastructure – has greatly improved. The downtown core boasts an extensive networkof bike paths and there are signs that vehicles and cyclists are learning to share the road. The city has also seen an explosion of bike sharing services and loc...
A few weeks ago, Google’s holding company, Alphabet, announced plans to develop 12 acres of Toronto’s waterfront in a hyper-tech microcosm that promises to push the boundaries of urban planning. While details of the project are scarce, we can assume that the company’s ‘digital city’ vision will incorporate the greenest of technologies to create a s...
Toronto ranked one of the top smart cities in the world. Brooke Taylor. |. Oct 13 2021, 8:25 am. Dan Sedran/Shutterstock. Toronto was just ranked among the top smart cities of the world, and our green energy and willingness to adopt new technologies helped push us into the top 15. ADVERTISEMENT.
- Pro: Toronto is Very Diverse. Toronto is a city of great diversity, with people living in harmony. It has so many opportunities for growth and development.
- Con: Hard for Immigrants to Find Jobs. Unfortunately, I’ve heard that a con of living in Toronto is that it can be very hard for immigrants to find jobs.
- Pro: It’s Easy to Get Around With Public Transport. Public transport in Toronto is great. There are a large number of bus routes and subway stops that can take you anywhere you need to go.
- Con: Traffic is a Nightmare. Toronto is a major city that experiences rush hour traffic, just like any other large city in North America. But since Toronto is so big and its population has grown so quickly, it’s hard to avoid traffic during your commute.
Oct 2, 2023 · With Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto all ranked in the top 10 of the Global Liveability Index 2023, we speak to residents in each city to find out what makes life so sweet. British...
Mar 25, 2024 · Contents. Quick Picks for Your Stay… Overview of Toronto neighborhoods. 1. Entertainment District – for the first time. 2. Yonge-Dundas Square – where to stay for sightseeing. 3. Harbourfront & Distillery – for the best views. 4. Bloor-Yorkville – best for families & luxury. 5. West Queen – the trendiest place in Toronto. 6.
