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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

  • Planning Site of the Day

    Spacing magazine is the planning site of the day today on Cyburbia. Cyburbia is a great planning portal with lots of resources including links, forums...

  • Taxing Parking

    While the TTC is begging the provice for money – Vancouver’s transit authority Translink is getting beat up about their parking tax. If only...

  • Adscape

    What is the geographic impact of advertising on our cities? We know that advertising pervades our urban environment but what would a map of advertising...

  • Emotion Mapping

    Check out this amazing project by artist Christian Nold who collaborated with local residents from the Greenwich Peninsula in London to explore the area...

  • Urban Imbalance – Exquisite Corpse

    The city is bankrupt. We need more transit and other services. Miller talks to McGuinty – the province is broke. McGuinty talks to Flaherty –...

  • Public Chairs

    Used chairs are taken from the trash and are being transformed into public property by spraying the words “public chair” on them. That way they get a...

  • 6x parking density

    Six bicycles to one car: the bike park occupies a single carpark space, a critical proposal of the space of parking. By Adrien Rovero & Inout Projects.

  • Seven deadly sins of driving

    Ian Law of the Car Control School is an enlightened motorist. Check out his opinion piece in the Toronto Star about the seven deadly sins of driving: As...

  • Livable Streets: A New Vision For New York City

    Check out the ongoing exhibition in New York put on by three great public groups: The Open Planning Project, Transportation Alternatives and Project for...

  • $treet Furniture – Buy Now, Pay Later!

    For everyone who is following the monster bin® saga. Here is another chance to let the city know what you think about adverfurniture©. Consultations are...

  • Ticket SUVs

    Come out on February 3rd and help Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable ticket 1200 gas guzzlers in Toronto. ATSA is the Montreal group that...

  • Make your own subway sign

    The New York Times reports on Andy Cheung’s NYC subway sign online generator. Visitors can go to his website: www.whereandy.com and generate their...