Green Space
How about food bikes?
By Dylan Reid
This spring, I was fortunate to be able to spend a few days in Paris. The city is in the midst of trying to reclaim the banks of the... Read More
How to stop billboard proliferation along our highways
By Dave Meslin
As the Ontario government considers allowing digital billboards on Ontario’s highways, community activists from across North... Read More
What Amsterdam taught a Torontonian about urbanism
By Katerina Ryabets
Tulips, windmills, and all those salacious, smoke-filled thoughts aside, Amsterdam is internationally regarded as a haven for urbanism... Read More
GARDINER EAST: Using the rail corridor to crack the highway riddle
By John Lorinc
The Gardiner East Follies returns for yet another extended run at City Hall beginning on Tuesday morning, when city officials present... Read More
First Canadian Place: 40 years on top in Toronto
By Chris Bateman
First Canadian Place has been the tallest skyscraper in Canada for four decades now. At 298.1 metres from sidewalk to rooftop, the... Read More
PARKS CRISIS conclusion: 10 ideas to help solve Toronto’s parks acquisition crisis
By John Lorinc
In May 2014, council gave the city’s planning team the green light to embark on a three-year planning exercise, branded TOCore, that’s... Read More
PARKS IN CRISIS part 6: Are privately owned public spaces the answer to parks deficit?
By Kimberley Noble
Over the next year, City of Toronto politicians and planners will be faced with an unprecedented challenge: how to create amenable... Read More
PARKS IN CRISIS part 5: The system worked (slowly) for a west end park
By Kimberley Noble
On a warm spring afternoon, the park on the corner of Sorauren and Wabash avenues in the west Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale looks... Read More
PARKS IN CRISIS part 4: A tale of two parks
By John Lorinc
By John Lorinc and Alex Steep Over the past few years, the city has seen a handful of examples of park construction that offer... Read More
PARKS IN CRISIS part 3: The perils of cash-in-lieu
By John Lorinc
By John Lorinc and Alex Steep At its final meeting of the fractious 2010-2014 term, City Council gave its blessing to what will become... Read More