Widening Bathurst Won’t Fix Vaughan’s Traffic
Adding lanes may make Bathurst wider, noisier and harder to cross without producing a meaningful improvement in travel times.
The Suburban Dream Has a Maintenance Bill.
The strongest argument for walkable streets, gentle density and safer local trips is not lifestyle. It is financial reality. A city where almost every daily errand requires a car may feel normal, but normal does not mean affordable.
Is Richmond Hill’s Two-Step Council Meeting Process Still Necessary?
Richmond Hill’s Council process is meant to support transparency and debate. But if the real discussion happens at Committee of the Whole and the later…
Twenty Years Later, Should Richmond Hill Still Be Waiting for a Subway?
By Saeed Vahid I’ve lived in Richmond Hill for more than two decades. During that entire time, the subway has always seemed to be just…
Richmond Hill Can’t Afford the EBC Gamble
Richmond Hill says the East Beaver Creek plan is about housing and modernization. But is the city taking on more long-term infrastructure liability than taxpayers can realistically sustain? An opinion on why incremental growth may be smarter than another massive urban megaproject.
The Missing Second Act
An evening at the Richmond Hill Curtain Club Theatre sparked a bigger question: why do we build great cultural spaces—but isolate them from the life of the city? A night out shouldn’t end at the door; it should spill into streets, cafés, and conversations. Until we plan for that, we’re missing the second act.
A City for Everyone
Richmond Hill has all the ingredients of an ideal suburb — beautiful homes, top schools, and endless amenities. Yet ask around, and you’ll hear a…
Beyond the Booths — And Beyond the Windshield
Why Richmond Hill Needs Places People Can Actually Experience. Every winter, Richmond Hill’s Winter Carnival arrives with good intentions: skating, games, community booths, and a…
What Are Richmond Hill’s Streets For?
Rethinking Speed, Safety, and Productivity Before we argue about speed limits, speed cameras, or driver behaviour, we need to step back and ask a more…
Drive Safely, Walk at Your Own Risk
For anyone walking in Richmond Hill this winter, every step has become a calculation. With icy sidewalks, frozen puddles, and snowbanks blocking crosswalks, routine trips…