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.
The project is a 3-storey, 10-unit purpose-built rental building on a Major Street — exactly the kind of small-scale, well-designed housing the City envisioned when it created the new Major Streets framework.
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The project is a 3-storey, 10-unit purpose-built rental building on a Major Street — exactly the kind of small-scale, well-designed housing the City envisioned when it created the new Major Streets framework.
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. 🧵👇
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.
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.
Councillor Holyday asked me at Planning and Housing Committee whether economic viability should play a more prominent role in planning policy decisions.
It should — and it needs to. #TOpoli #HousingCrisis #PH22_4
It should — and it needs to. #TOpoli #HousingCrisis #PH22_4
June 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Councillor Holyday asked me at Planning and Housing Committee whether economic viability should play a more prominent role in planning policy decisions.
It should — and it needs to. #TOpoli #HousingCrisis #PH22_4
It should — and it needs to. #TOpoli #HousingCrisis #PH22_4
I am heading to the Planning and Housing Committee meeting this morning, and I am bringing a copy of the Missing Middle Bible with me.
Cc: @cityplanto.bsky.social
Cc: @cityplanto.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I am heading to the Planning and Housing Committee meeting this morning, and I am bringing a copy of the Missing Middle Bible with me.
Cc: @cityplanto.bsky.social
Cc: @cityplanto.bsky.social
I have submitted the attached comments regarding Planning and Housing Committee Item PH22.4 - Housing Accelerator Fund: Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes, and hope that others will join me in expressing their support for this initiative. #TOpoli
June 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I have submitted the attached comments regarding Planning and Housing Committee Item PH22.4 - Housing Accelerator Fund: Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes, and hope that others will join me in expressing their support for this initiative. #TOpoli
They say laneway suites cannot be large enough to accommodate multiple units or a mix of uses. And yet this three storey beauty exists. This is Leslieville.
April 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
They say laneway suites cannot be large enough to accommodate multiple units or a mix of uses. And yet this three storey beauty exists. This is Leslieville.
They say people aren't building laneway suites, and yet there are three in this photograph. A client of mine is about to construct a fourth, once they finish their fourplex. This is Leslieville.
April 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
They say people aren't building laneway suites, and yet there are three in this photograph. A client of mine is about to construct a fourth, once they finish their fourplex. This is Leslieville.
Tomorrow. Don't miss it!
March 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tomorrow. Don't miss it!
This week, my @torontomet.bsky.social graduate students hosted a design workshop with a diverse group of subject-matter experts as they re-assess the Allen East District Plan in collaboration with @housingnowto.bsky.social and other stakeholders. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This week, my @torontomet.bsky.social graduate students hosted a design workshop with a diverse group of subject-matter experts as they re-assess the Allen East District Plan in collaboration with @housingnowto.bsky.social and other stakeholders. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
We are at it again. This year, @housingnowto.bsky.social and my @torontomet.bsky.social graduate students will undertake a re-assessment of the Downsview Park Allen East District Plan.
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We are at it again. This year, @housingnowto.bsky.social and my @torontomet.bsky.social graduate students will undertake a re-assessment of the Downsview Park Allen East District Plan.
Good morning, Toronto.
January 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Good morning, Toronto.
Scorgie Planning made its first appearance in NRU Publishing this week. Thank you to Matt Durnan for speaking with me about this important piece of work, which was commissioned by Environmental Defence, undertaken by LGA and SvN, and directed by Tim Gray, Phil Pothen and myself. #TOpoli #ONpoli
November 22, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I started my day at @cityoftoronto.bsky.social City Hall participating in the second meeting of the Missing Middle Advisory Group. #TOpoli
November 19, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I started my day at @cityoftoronto.bsky.social City Hall participating in the second meeting of the Missing Middle Advisory Group. #TOpoli
A big thank you to Conrad Speckert for speaking with my @torontomet.bsky.social students about missing middle building typologies, building code requirements and regulatory considerations as we examine the potential of Transition Zones in the @cityoftoronto.bsky.social. #TOpoli
November 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM
A big thank you to Conrad Speckert for speaking with my @torontomet.bsky.social students about missing middle building typologies, building code requirements and regulatory considerations as we examine the potential of Transition Zones in the @cityoftoronto.bsky.social. #TOpoli