Politics
LORINC: New residential density plans a small step in right direction
By John Lorinc
Toronto council today took one small step towards a more rational and potentially more equitable residential land use planning policy... Read More
On Walking and the Future of Cities: An Evening with Jeff Speck
By Jeremy Senko
On a balmy Tuesday night I found myself walking towards Lost Lagoon along Alberni Street. I parked my car at a nearby parking garage... Read More
ROBINSON: How does government fit into smart city plans?
By Pamela Robinson
In the 48 hours since Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan dropped, we have all been working our way through its 1524... Read More
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs and the problem of smart city governance
By John Lorinc
On page 222 of the least jazzy of Sidewalk Lab’s four-volume magnum opus outlining its plan for Quayside-plus is the first of a series... Read More
LORINC: The myth of the city charter
By John Lorinc
Midtown city councillor Josh Matlow’s packed public meeting this week, convened to whip up support for charter status for Toronto, may... Read More
City politics in the wake of Ontario’s Bill 5 and lessons for Canadian cities
By Tricia Wood
Last week, two things happened that are useful markers for where Toronto sits in the struggle to manage the impact from Bill 5: a... Read More
LORINC: Welcome to the post-civic engagement era
By John Lorinc
With the landslide of hostile omnibus legislation spewing out of Queen’s Park this spring, I found myself wondering whether Doug Ford... Read More
REID: Embedding municipal government in the constitution
By Dylan Reid
Premier Doug Ford’s sudden and arbitrary interference in the 2018 Toronto municipal election – and the preliminary court decision that... Read More
LORINC: Ford Nation’s growth plan cruises across the finish line
By John Lorinc
Now that Mayor John Tory has put the muzzle back on his political attack puppy, it’s safe to conclude that nothing else stands between... Read More
What Vancouver Housing Needs Is Some Public Process Sorcery
By patrickcondon
The recent publication of former Vancouver head planner Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism provides an opportunity for us to both... Read More