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2025-06-01
Queen & Spadina MTSA Secondary Plan
Inspired by ancient Babylon’s Queen Semiramis. Park and Willow Urban Studio designs modern neighbourhoods where resilient nature, flowing infrastructure, and strong architecture meet.
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Khashayar Nasiri | 2026-04-26
Provincial Planning Reforms and Their Local Impacts: A Look at East Willowdale
Ontario’s proposed planning reforms aim to speed up development and increase housing supply but their impacts go beyond policy language. This post explores three key changes, including standardization, site plan control, and minimum lot size, and examines how they could shape neighbourhoods like East Willowdale.
Armin Jahromi | 2026-04-16
The Kennedy Park-Ionview Local Parks Plan: A Neighbourhood-Scale Analysis
As the Kennedy Park-Ionview area transforms from its suburban roots into a highly connected mobility hub, the City of Toronto’s newly released Local Parks Plan sets a 10-year roadmap for the 24 parks and 969 hectares defining this corner of Scarborough.
Armin Jahromi | 2026-02-23
Exploring Old Town Toronto East through the Urban Palimpsest Method
I was recently browsing online, looking for some good heritage documentation on Old Town Toronto East (Corktown), one of the richest historical parts of the city. Honestly, I was shocked by how weak the available resources were. The only real document I could find was “Neighbourhood Guides” from the City of Toronto, and it just didn’t tell the full story.
A look at how zoning shapes daily life, using a neighbourhood convenience store as a key example of accessible, walkable urban planning.
Khashayar Nasiri | 2025-08-31
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Armin Jahromi | 2025-06-03
Creeks, Greens, and Flow: Natural Features of Kennedy Park
A thematic map of Kennedy Park highlighting Taylor Massey Creek, local waterways, green spaces, and how they shape the neighborhood’s natural and urban landscape.
Is intensification always disruptive? This post explores the real noise impact of the North York Centre Secondary Plan on East Willowdale, using field data and mapping to test assumptions about urban growth and residential life.
Khashayar Nasiri | 2025-05-16
Investigating the North York Centre’s Influence on East Willowdale
Armin Jahromi | 2025-04-23
Neighbourhood Profile: Kennedy Park
Discover the shifts driving change in this Scarborough Junction neighbourhood, and the deeper story behind the data.
Khashayar Nasiri | 2025-04-21
Neighbourhood Profile: East Willowdale
Discover how East Willowdale is evolving from transit gaps and housing shifts to hidden patterns in how people move, live, and work. This full report offers valuable insights for planners, researchers, and anyone curious about the future of this North York community.
Armin Jahromi | 2025-03-28
Kennedy Park in Focus: Land Use, Demographics and History
In this post, we explore Kennedy Park’s land use, demographics, and transit, highlighting its evolution and future development.
Khashayar Nasiri | 2025-03-27
East Willowdale in Focus: Land use, Demographic and History
In this post, we explore East Willowdale In this post, we explore land use, demographics, and transit, highlighting its evolution and future development.
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