Plus, a laneway suite so stylish it became the main home
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ROAD SCHOLAR

Roger Browne, Toronto’s director of traffic management, is leading the fight against the city’s soul-crushing congestion—and he genuinely thinks he can win. “A lot of people remember the good old days of driving downtown without hassle, but that’s no longer realistic,” says Browne. “Nobody drives into Manhattan or Paris or London anymore. Like those cities, Toronto doesn’t have room to build more lanes, so we need to think in terms of striking a balance between cars and transit.” Read our Q&A here.

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SMALL SPACE, BIG AMBITION

In 2018, Jeff and Suzanne Wilkinson bought a three-bedroom house in Roncesvalles. Then they built an ambitious two-storey laneway suite for $1.5 million, with a second-floor living space surrounded by windows that provide views of the nearby tree canopy. They ended up loving it so much that they made it their main home.

MEETING MR. RIGHT

What would a Pierre Poilievre government mean for Canada’s largest city? In our October issue, 12 prognosticators weigh in. Shelagh Pizey-Allen,executive director of transit advocacy group TTCriders, says it could mean a while before we’re speeding ahead to better transit. Here’s why.

 

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