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Eight simple ways to cool a city

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LORINC: The future of Ontario Place must become an election issue

By John Lorinc

The only thing worse than the design proposed for Ontario Place’s indoor spa mega-project is the fact that a firm with such a... Read More

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Biking through Barrie’s Black history

By Jacqueline L. Scott

Cycling along Barrie’s waterfront trail, on a cloudless day with the sun burnishing the sky, the trees quiet in the still air, I came... Read More

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LORINC: Does Toronto need strong mayor powers or just a strong mayor?

By John Lorinc

Over the 16 years prior to the news last week that Premier Doug Ford’s Tories are planning to impose so-called strong mayor... Read More

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Transit transformation, part 1: confronting Scarborough’s housing challenges

By Zachary Hyde & UTSC City Studies Students

With Edison Gao and Anika Munir In this “Transit Transformation” series, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) City... Read More

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Urban planning is not a science

By Giulio Cescasto

Urban planning is not a science. For as long as planning has been a profession, however, we’ve tried to make it one. I’ve been a... Read More

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