GTA's Future

[omegaphallic]

I was wondering about the future of the GTA.

How long do you think it will be before Toronto effectively swallows the GTA and new areas get designated part of the GTA?

Right now the GTA is the City of Toronto, York Region, Peel Region, Durham Region, Halton Region. Over six million people and it gets roughly 43% of Canada's immigration.

Each region I believe has over 500,000 people, witn City of Toronto over 3 million and York and Peel regions over 1 million each.

So when does that populations get so high that they all just merge into one City of Toronto?

And of they do, what regions get added as part of the GTA, Simcoe maybe?

 

[omegaphallic]

The GTA has a greater population then all but the 18 most populated states in the US and it wil likely pass Missouri in a year or 2.

 

[omegaphallic]

Ontario (population 14 million) has a greater population then all American States and Provinces except California (greater population then Canada even at 38 million vs 36 million, although I think Canada will over take it in a couple of decades), Texas, New York, and Florida. And I can see Ontario passing New York and Florida in 10 to 20 years.

 

[bassetto87]

My parents live in northern Markham, close to Stouffville, and it's basically the boundary between the suburbs and the countryside. It's crazy to see how every year the suburbs keep pushing farther and farther north into the Stouffville countryside. All the farms, countryside houses, kennels, parks, etc. get bulldozed and swallowed up by more and more rows and rows of suburban houses and townhouses every single year. Toronto is growing FAST and considering Canada's immigration policies there seems to be no end in sight.

 

[SkyRider]

Toronto is growing FAST and considering Canada's immigration policies there seems to be no end in sight.

The problem is lack of housing. I think the Oak Ridges Moraine is still basically off limits to housing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridges_Moraine

 

[jckyoung]

Soon all houses will be gone and replaced with condos. The price of houses is just too high

 

[SkyRider]

Soon all houses will be gone and replaced with condos. The price of houses is just too high

Similar to Hong Kong and Singapore. Most people live in apartments/condos. Only billionaires (and multi-millionaires?) live in detached houses.

Many immigrants buy houses by pooling their money and live 8 or more people in the same house.

 

[LeeHelm]

I only come to visit on occasion but I have great concern about areas like the GTA. You simply cannot pack that many people so densely and not have some major problems. Sorry but living on top of, under and beside someone else is no way to live. And that is in the best of times. What do yo think life is going to be like in the event of a major disaster? Natural, economic or a major terrorist attack? Having that many people living so closely together is going to turn what could be a manageable nightmare into a living hell.

 

[BigDude2009]

I only come to visit on occasion but I have great concern about areas like the GTA. You simply cannot pack that many people so densely and not have some major problems. Sorry but living on top of, under and beside someone else is no way to live. And that is in the best of times. What do yo think life is going to be like in the event of a major disaster? Natural, economic or a major terrorist attack? Having that many people living so closely together is going to turn what could be a manageable nightmare into a living hell.

Are you serious?

Except for the downtown core, the density of Toronto is nowhere near the density of many world class cities.

There are numerous cities around the world with higher density than Toronto and they are thriving.

 

[LeeHelm]

Are you serious?

Except for the downtown core, the density of Toronto is nowhere near the density of many world class cities.

There are numerous cities around the world with higher density than Toronto and they are thriving.

It is dense from where I come from. And Pittsburgh is not exactly a small town.

I have never seen so many people and so much traffic expect for visits to cities like LA, Dallas, Houston etc. I have never seen so much concrete except maybe Houston.

I will steer clear of those cities.

 

[Brill]

I was hoping this was a Grand Theft Auto thread.

 

[lomotil]

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I was wondering about the future of the GTA.

How long do you think it will be before Toronto effectively swallows the GTA and new areas get designated part of the GTA?

Right now the GTA is the City of Toronto, York Region, Peel Region, Durham Region, Halton Region. Over six million people and it gets roughly 43% of Canada's immigration.

Each region I believe has over 500,000 people, witn City of Toronto over 3 million and York and Peel regions over 1 million each.

So when does that populations get so high that they all just merge into one City of Toronto?

And of they do, what regions get added as part of the GTA, Simcoe maybe?

Some of the other regions that you mentioned want absolutely nothing to do with the City of Toronto and want to maintain to maintain their distinction. Toronto is often still a bad word to those Ontarians born outside of Hogtown and to those who have moved out if it also. They want the same transfer payments from Queens Park that Toronto uniquely enjoys however.

 

[nottyboi]

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Some of the other regions that you mentioned want absolutely nothing to do with the City of Toronto and want to maintain to maintain their distinction. Toronto is often still a bad word to those Ontarians born outside of Hogtown and to those who have moved out if it also. They want the same transfer payments from Queens Park that Toronto uniquely enjoys however.

The provincial govt can force consolidation if required. It happened under Harris and I think we can say that the amalgamation of Toronto has been pretty successful and is only getting better.

 

[onthebottom]

My experience is that YYZ is still sparsely populated compared with very large cities.

 

[bazokajoe]

Toronto will be know as Chicago north.Nice downtown but the murder rate is out of control.

 

[explorerzip]

Similar to Hong Kong and Singapore. Most people live in apartments/condos. Only billionaires (and multi-millionaires?) live in detached houses.

Many immigrants buy houses by pooling their money and live 8 or more people in the same house.

The GTA is totally different than HK and Singapore. Both of those cities are hemmed in geographically; Singapore is an island and most of Hong Kong is an island with mountainous terrain. That's why there are so many sky scrapers in those cities and a transit system to go with it. There's no such limitations in the GTA. Finding detached housing is still possible in the GTA, but you're just living further afield in places like Stouffville, Guelph, etc.

 

[lomotil]

The provincial govt can force consolidation if required. It happened under Harris and I think we can say that the amalgamation of Toronto has been pretty successful and is only getting better.

This would be political suicide for anyone wishing to get elected or re-elected to even mention.

 

[onthebottom]

GTA feels conjested because there is no regional transit plan.... Seems to be a choke point getting into the CBD


Chicago:

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[Mr. Piggy]

I was wondering about the future of the GTA.

How long do you think it will be before Toronto effectively swallows the GTA and new areas get designated part of the GTA?

Right now the GTA is the City of Toronto, York Region, Peel Region, Durham Region, Halton Region. Over six million people and it gets roughly 43% of Canada's immigration.

Each region I believe has over 500,000 people, witn City of Toronto over 3 million and York and Peel regions over 1 million each.

So when does that populations get so high that they all just merge into one City of Toronto?

And of they do, what regions get added as part of the GTA, Simcoe maybe?

When they start talking about making Oshawa part of Toronto, I will sell my house and move away from the shithole I call Toronto.

 

[Frankfooter]

The provincial govt can force consolidation if required. It happened under Harris and I think we can say that the amalgamation of Toronto has been pretty successful and is only getting better.

You must live in the 'burbs.
Downtown amalgamation has been a disaster.