Blair Scorgie 🍁
@blairscorgie.bsky.social
Husband, father, planner, urban designer, consultant, sessional lecturer, volunteer, author, advocate, and Torontonian. Views are my own. www.scorgieplanning.com.
In the end, we won. Neighbourhood retail has been re-legalized.
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In the end, we won. Neighbourhood retail has been re-legalized.
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A win! But it took thousands—including petition signatories, tour participants, emailers, Matlow’s staff, the mayor’s staff, the councillors themselves, and some I surely forgot—to keep momentum and morph this into consensus. Thank you all.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A win! But it took thousands—including petition signatories, tour participants, emailers, Matlow’s staff, the mayor’s staff, the councillors themselves, and some I surely forgot—to keep momentum and morph this into consensus. Thank you all.
Boom.
Mayor Olivia Chow has a motion too. A big one. She moves to have the entire Toronto & East York area "opt in" to neighbourhood retail corner stores.
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Boom.
Very pleased to share that our Minor Variance Application for 661 O’Connor Drive received unanimous approval from the Toronto & East York Committee of Adjustment today.
A big milestone for gentle density in Toronto. 🧵👇
A big milestone for gentle density in Toronto. 🧵👇
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Very pleased to share that our Minor Variance Application for 661 O’Connor Drive received unanimous approval from the Toronto & East York Committee of Adjustment today.
A big milestone for gentle density in Toronto. 🧵👇
A big milestone for gentle density in Toronto. 🧵👇
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so @joshmatlow.bsky.social has posted a motion that allows councillors to adopt neighbourhood retail in their own wards, effectively allowing the removed attachment to be adopted on a ward-by-ward basis. it's not perfect but it's something!!!
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
so @joshmatlow.bsky.social has posted a motion that allows councillors to adopt neighbourhood retail in their own wards, effectively allowing the removed attachment to be adopted on a ward-by-ward basis. it's not perfect but it's something!!!
Somewhere, somehow, @shawnmicallef.bsky.social is skiing.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Somewhere, somehow, @shawnmicallef.bsky.social is skiing.
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#Lansdowne 2.0 is one idea, but it shouldn’t be the only one.
The most #sustainable building is the one that already exists. Instead of starting over, what if we #invested in maintaining & upgrading the city we already have?
Article below👇
www.architectsdca.com/news/a-look-...
@ottawacitizen.com
The most #sustainable building is the one that already exists. Instead of starting over, what if we #invested in maintaining & upgrading the city we already have?
Article below👇
www.architectsdca.com/news/a-look-...
@ottawacitizen.com
A look at the many risks of Lansdowne 2.0 • Architects DCA Inc.
Ottawa architect Toon Dreessen examines Lansdowne 2.0 through the lens of sustainability, transparency, and long-term planning, asking how the city can build smarter and invest wisely in its future.
www.architectsdca.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
#Lansdowne 2.0 is one idea, but it shouldn’t be the only one.
The most #sustainable building is the one that already exists. Instead of starting over, what if we #invested in maintaining & upgrading the city we already have?
Article below👇
www.architectsdca.com/news/a-look-...
@ottawacitizen.com
The most #sustainable building is the one that already exists. Instead of starting over, what if we #invested in maintaining & upgrading the city we already have?
Article below👇
www.architectsdca.com/news/a-look-...
@ottawacitizen.com
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I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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I’m in great company✊🏾
I’m in great company✊🏾
Bluesky is at 40 million and the urbanism community on here seems to keep growing. Here’s my updated Starter Pack of Canadian planners, architects, advocates and urbanists. Some well known faces … and some you should get to know! Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/AEYL7FZ
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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I’m in great company✊🏾
I’m in great company✊🏾
Apparently I was featured in @theglobeandmail.com yesterday. This is a great article, with excellent visualizations, on the future of livable apartments in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
The era of the shoebox condo is over. Here’s how Canada can build livable apartments
Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Apparently I was featured in @theglobeandmail.com yesterday. This is a great article, with excellent visualizations, on the future of livable apartments in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
by @theglobeandmail.com’s Erica Alini
h/t @blairscorgie.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @housingnowto.bsky.social @cwhitzman.bsky.social
by @theglobeandmail.com’s Erica Alini
h/t @blairscorgie.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @housingnowto.bsky.social @cwhitzman.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
by @theglobeandmail.com’s Erica Alini
h/t @blairscorgie.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @housingnowto.bsky.social @cwhitzman.bsky.social
by @theglobeandmail.com’s Erica Alini
h/t @blairscorgie.bsky.social
Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @housingnowto.bsky.social @cwhitzman.bsky.social
My comments on Item PH25.3: Community Within Reach - Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Neighbourhood Retail and Service Study - Phase Three Final Report.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My comments on Item PH25.3: Community Within Reach - Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Neighbourhood Retail and Service Study - Phase Three Final Report.
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Thank you Bronwyn Parker, Melissa Ricci, Keith Hamilton, and the team at the Town of Halton Hills for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, and touring us around Downtown Georgetown, the Georgetown GO Station Area, and the Guelph Street corridor.
October 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Thank you Bronwyn Parker, Melissa Ricci, Keith Hamilton, and the team at the Town of Halton Hills for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, and touring us around Downtown Georgetown, the Georgetown GO Station Area, and the Guelph Street corridor.
Thank you to Sandra DeMaria, Simone Fiore, Evan Kotsopoulos, Councillor Doug Maskell, and Mayor Annette Groves at the Town of Caledon for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, answering our questions, and giving us a tour of Town Hall. We had a wonderful morning with you.
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thank you to Sandra DeMaria, Simone Fiore, Evan Kotsopoulos, Councillor Doug Maskell, and Mayor Annette Groves at the Town of Caledon for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, answering our questions, and giving us a tour of Town Hall. We had a wonderful morning with you.
Thank you to Giulio Cescato, Stephen Lue, and Brendan Chiu at the City of Markham, as well as Randy Peddigrew at Remington Group, for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, and providing us with a guided tour of Markham Centre and the York University campus.
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thank you to Giulio Cescato, Stephen Lue, and Brendan Chiu at the City of Markham, as well as Randy Peddigrew at Remington Group, for hosting us, sharing your wisdom, and providing us with a guided tour of Markham Centre and the York University campus.
Thank you to Sylvia Jennings, Ainsley Johnston, Sarah Parish, Lisa Backus, Mayor Adrian Foster and members of Council at the Municipality of Clarington for sharing their experience, answering our questions, spoiling us with lunch, and providing us with a tour of Bowmanville.
October 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thank you to Sylvia Jennings, Ainsley Johnston, Sarah Parish, Lisa Backus, Mayor Adrian Foster and members of Council at the Municipality of Clarington for sharing their experience, answering our questions, spoiling us with lunch, and providing us with a tour of Bowmanville.
Thank you to Daniel Woolfson and Brent Gilliard at George Brown College for taking the time out of their busy afternoon to show my students around the waterfront campus and state-of-the-art Limberlost Place. What an inspiring space.
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Thank you to Daniel Woolfson and Brent Gilliard at George Brown College for taking the time out of their busy afternoon to show my students around the waterfront campus and state-of-the-art Limberlost Place. What an inspiring space.
Thank you to Josh Hilburt and Graeme Kennedy at Waterfront Toronto for the fantastic tour they gave my students of Ookwemin Minising, the West Don Lands, and the East Bayfront. What a wonderful way to enjoy a beautiful fall day in Toronto.
October 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Thank you to Josh Hilburt and Graeme Kennedy at Waterfront Toronto for the fantastic tour they gave my students of Ookwemin Minising, the West Don Lands, and the East Bayfront. What a wonderful way to enjoy a beautiful fall day in Toronto.
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#IdeasAtWork
Not surprised by @torontomet.bsky.social's School of Urban & Regional Planning students' profile in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine.
@blairscorgie.bsky.social appreciate being brought into this group with @housingnowto.bsky.social
Very proud of their hard work.
Not surprised by @torontomet.bsky.social's School of Urban & Regional Planning students' profile in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine.
@blairscorgie.bsky.social appreciate being brought into this group with @housingnowto.bsky.social
Very proud of their hard work.
September 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#IdeasAtWork
Not surprised by @torontomet.bsky.social's School of Urban & Regional Planning students' profile in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine.
@blairscorgie.bsky.social appreciate being brought into this group with @housingnowto.bsky.social
Very proud of their hard work.
Not surprised by @torontomet.bsky.social's School of Urban & Regional Planning students' profile in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine.
@blairscorgie.bsky.social appreciate being brought into this group with @housingnowto.bsky.social
Very proud of their hard work.
I recently spoke with Halton Hills Today, regarding our ongoing work with the Town of Halton Hills on the Guelph Street Corridor Secondary Plan.
www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/p...
www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/p...
'Potential to make it look beautiful': Halton Hills residents weigh in on future of Guelph Street corridor
Residential development to support business, open spaces among suggestions at open house
www.haltonhillstoday.ca
September 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I recently spoke with Halton Hills Today, regarding our ongoing work with the Town of Halton Hills on the Guelph Street Corridor Secondary Plan.
www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/p...
www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/p...
I cannot wait to dig into this masterpiece by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects for Neptis Foundation, titled "Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard Learning from European Blocks". Thank you for including me in your advisory team. It was a pleasure collaborating with you.
September 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I cannot wait to dig into this masterpiece by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects for Neptis Foundation, titled "Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard Learning from European Blocks". Thank you for including me in your advisory team. It was a pleasure collaborating with you.
We’ve officially submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto for our project at 146–150 Vaughan Road. This milestone represents an important step toward delivering more purpose-built rental housing in Toronto.🧵
September 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We’ve officially submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto for our project at 146–150 Vaughan Road. This milestone represents an important step toward delivering more purpose-built rental housing in Toronto.🧵
Yesterday, I attended and facilitated the first public consultation session under my own corporate banner.
September 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yesterday, I attended and facilitated the first public consultation session under my own corporate banner.
