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Upcoming and Recent Events
April 22-23 - Yorkville Planning Framework workshops
May 14 - Church & Wellesley Village Visioning Workshop
The 519 Church Street Community Centre has commissioned a survey to gather views and assessments of the Church Wellesley Village. Click here to participate in the survey
May 21-23 - Charlottetown Official Plan & Zoning Review & Update workshops
Feb 26th, 2013 - Hear Harold Madi and other panel members present and discuss Our Urban Fabric: Designing and Creating Public Places at the first in a series of City of Toronto Chief Planner Roundtables. (Link)
Recent Press
TPP facilitated third round of consultation events to shape the Trent Lands Plan guiding the use and character of the University's Endowment Lands. (Read more - March 25)(Read more - March 19)
TPP presents streetscape plan for Canboro Road in Downtown Fenwick (Read more)
TPP was featured in the current Citygreen technical journal, talking about our attention in Toronto's historic Distillery District to the environment, specifically soils and trees. (Read more)
TPP facilitates a highly successful multi-day workshop for the Terrace Bay Waterfront Master Plan (Read more)
TPP to design enhanced and character sensitive streetscape for Downtown Fenwick (Read more)
TPP are the landscape architects for the winning design of the Harmony Village competition in Barrie where a distinctly ecological approach is proposed (Read more)
The first phase of the revitalization of historic Clarence Square is completed (Read more)
New trees for Court House Park to replace those lost in the tornado parade into Downtown Goderich and signal the start of implementing TPP's Downtown Plan (Read more)
Saskatoon Council finally approves Broadway 360 Development Plan (Read more)
A large crowd, incuding the Mayor were on hand for the opening of TPP's Underpass Park (Read More on Globe and Mail) (Read more in Canadian Newswire)(Read more in Urban Toronto)(Read more in Toronto Standard)(See the Toronto Star video of the event)
A recent article on TPP's public meeting for the Caledonia Kinsmen Park design (Read More)
David Leinster was recently interviewed for Spacing Magazine on the concept of the Naturally Occurring Cultural District. (Read More)
CBC News covers the Halifax Council meeting where the Dartmouth Cove Comprehensive Plan is adopts in principle, setting the implementation wheels in motion. (Read More)
The final public presentation on the Draft Dartmouth Cove Comprehensive Plan is well received (Read more from the Chronical Herald) (Read more from the Metro)
TPP held successful neighbourhood 'Greening' workshops for the Highland Creek Watershed (Read more from the Inside Toronto) (Read more from the Toronto Observer)
Recent CBC Radio broadcast on the Goderich Rebuild Master Plan http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ontariomorning_20120502_62015.mp3
Christopher Hume's recent video article in Toronto Star about TPP's Underpass Park- http://bit.ly/Hfg511
Recent Publications
The Planning Partnership conducted a Canada-wide Development Process Survey for the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) in the fall of 2012. Read the final report to find out how ten of Canada's largest cities compare in terms of the cost and timing of development, and their approach to parking, transit-oriented development, and sustainable development standards.
The recent update to the Toronto Entertainment District Master Plan is now available on line. (Read more)
Dan Leeming co-authored a recent article in the OPPI Journal on the story of LEED for Neighbourhood Development (LEED-ND) in North America. (Read More)
The Dartmouth Cove Comprehensive Plan is now available online. This plan is the result of many months of public consultation with partners, landowners, and the community will complement the current revitalization of downtown Dartmouth. Next steps in the Dartmouth Cove process involve Halifax Regional Municipality Council reviewing and approving the plan, expected to take place in the Spring of 2013. You can view the plan online at: http://my-waterfront.ca/development/dartmouth-cove-comprehensive-plan
Recent Awards
Goderich Rebuild - was the recent recipient of the 2013 Regional Award of Merit from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Yellowknife Harbour Plan - was the recent recipient of the 2013 National Honour Award, the highest recognition by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (Read More)
Sugar Beach & Sherbourne Common - were recent recipients of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 2012 National Urban Design Awards
Sherbourne Common - was the recent recipient of the 2011 Gold Design Exchange Award
John Street Arts & Culture Promenade - was the recent recipient of the first annual 2011 Toronto Business Improvement Areas Awards
Bloorcourt Village Capital Improvement Plan - was the recent recipient of the first annual 2011 Toronto Business Improvement Areas Awards
Sugar Beach - was the recipient of a 2011 City of Toronto Urban Design Award
Recent Announcements
John Tassiopoulos has recently been appointed to the City of London's Urban Design Peer Review Panel.
TPP is proud to announce that Nancy Chater, Brett Hoornaert & Michael Ormston-Holloway have been promoted to Associates.
Harold Madi was recently appointed to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Design Review Panel and the newly established City of Vaughan Design Review Panel.
John Tassiopoulos was reappointed to the Committee of Adjustment - Toronto & East York District.
TPP is pleased to announce Wai Ying DiGiorgio has joined us as a new Associate. Wai Ying brings 15-years of experience in urban design and landscape architecture.
TPP is please to announce the following new planner(s) and designer(s) to the team: Kate Nelischer
David Leinster was recently appointed chair of the City of Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel.
New Major Projects
TPP undertaking an Official Plan and Zoning Review for the City of Charlottetown, PEI
TPP is leading a Waterfront Master Plan for Terrace Bay, Ontario
TPP is leading the Peace Park Redesign for Downtown Fonthill, Ontario
TPP is leading the Streetscape Design for Canboro Road in Downtown Fenwick, Ontario
TPP was recently retained to prepare the Liberty Village Master Plan for Canada's premier work, play, live neighbourhood.