Maps
It’s time to quit hating on pedways
By Tim Querengesser
Pedways have been built in cities around the world for the same reason: weather. Most, in places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei... Read More
Cartographically Speaking – British Columbia as Westeros
By Andrew Cuthbert
For an enlarged version of the map click here Fantasy fiction mostly takes place is vast and fantastical imaginary geographies. The... Read More
Artists on the Underground: movie and panel discussion
By Dylan Reid
I’ll be part of a panel discussion on Saturday night after a showing of the movie “Artists on the Underground”... Read More
Video Vancouver: Map Flyover
By Yuri Artibise
The Department of Geography at UBC decided it was time to dispose of a relief map of Vancouver that had hung on its walls since the... Read More
Book Review: On the Map
By sam singh
On The Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks Author: Simon Garfield, (Gotham Books 2013) Maps show us where... Read More
‘The Human Scale’: We’re all human, so why aren’t we building cities for people?
By Kristen Gagnon
November 14th marked the second event in the 2013-2014 Urban Forum calendar, with a public screening of the documentary, The Human... Read More
Two of the greatest Canadian railway resources you’ll explore for many hours
By Shawn Micallef
Two weeks ago I wrote my Toronto Star column on how Toronto was shaped by the railways (as is the case with many Canadian cities and... Read More
Cultural Landscapes: Aspen Parkland
By Paul Giang
When crossing this vast country, there is often the perception that the Canadian prairie landscape is rather homogenous and flat. Such... Read More
Rideau Island: An island for Ottawa?
By Kristen Gagnon
Toronto has Ward’s Island, Vancouver’s got Granville, and Montreal has, well, the Island of Montreal. So it is about time that Ottawa... Read More
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