This is Part 5 in a series on the Parkmount/Craven garden suite debate. If you haven't already, you can check out:
- Part 1: "Rumble on Craven Row"
- Part 2: "How About a Craven Row Challenge?"
- Part 3: "Thoroughly Modern Through-Lots"
- Part 4: "In Yer Face"
The Planners Proffer a Proposal
On September 9th, the City planners held a community consultation meeting titled "Zoning for Garden Suites: Parkmount Road / Craven Road."
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| Photo: More Neighbours Toronto |
I wanted to wait till the City mailed out their presentation slide deck, so I could post it here for those who weren't able to make it to the meeting.
I also thought it would be good to sit with the arguments raised in the Q&A so I could consider them more deeply, rather than posting a hot take.
Social media platforms score a quick buck from your outrage. Personal blogs give you space to breathe and digest.
Last September when this issue first blew up, and again this month, I've seen some stuff on Reddit, Tiktok and X that I kinda wish I hadn't.
I'm not going to link to it, because over the past year (...decade ...week), it has felt more and more important to make a deliberate effort to discuss a political issue like this without letting the algorithms polarize us further.
We all have to continue to live side-by-side once the flashpoint-of-the-moment has passed.
Quite literally, in this case.
So it's good practice to see if we can disagree and even argue heatedly without hating each other.
[More after the jump... lots more, but I think the ending is worth it...]
