Urban Design Vancouver

Taking Us Where The Sun Don’t Shine – The Broadway Plan

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Why bother? The survey flashes across your horizon suggesting a moment of importance. You click on the survey and give your opinion... Read More

Housing Toronto

LORINC: The back-channel lobbying of residents’ associations

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Should residents’ associations be required to register as lobbyists? This loaded question, as it turns out, was canvassed, sort... Read More

History Toronto

REID: Shadows and light – a longstanding debate

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It’s an argument, it turns out, that has been going on for centuries. When new tall or mid-rise buildings are discussed, one of the... Read More

Services Vancouver

Where does the cargo bike go at night?

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“What’s that!?” I interrupted our meeting mid-sentence to point down the street. My colleague turned to look out the... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: Doug Ford’s electrification plan is actually a gas-powered climate nightmare

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It being election season (and Earth Day), the Ontario government news releases are arriving a dime a dozen right now, and many seem to... Read More

Housing Toronto

OP-ED: Look to co-op housing to address Canada’s affordability crisis

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The cost of housing doesn’t have to be exorbitant, but it will stay that way as long as the government continues to stimulate the... Read More

Civic Engagement Vancouver

What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan

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By Christopher Cheung and Jen St. Denis It’s here at last — Vancouver’s long-awaited plan that will guide land-use decisions from... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

The Jericho Lands Need a Human-Scaled Rethink

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Vancouver is destined to have a new neighbourhood on its west side, one so densely populated that Council recently approved routing... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: The horrible lies of Pierre Poilievre’s real estate lessons

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Why do we have a housing crisis? Let me count the ways: Low interest rates, restrictive zoning, permissive zoning, contractor... Read More

Housing Toronto

OP-ED: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force pushes for private sector power over true affordability

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Written on behalf of The Architecture Lobby Toronto/Tkaronto (TAL-TO). TAL-TO is a volunteer-run collective working to improve the... Read More

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