Embodied carbon and the problem of concrete Toronto

Whatever else you might think about Sidewalk Labs (SWL), the controversial smart city proposal has made one undeniably positive... Read More

Transportation tech bros need to listen to the Vision Zero folks

When we talk about Smart Cities, which seems to be all the time now, we hear about tensions between public governance and corporate... Read More

Before Canada elects a new federal government, we thought we’d take a look at what the various parties are talking about, or... Read More

We begin this month by tuning in to the wonderfully named Special Committee on Governance, which was created to find ways to adjust to... Read More

To celebrate three years of the Spacing Radio, we have an in-depth conversation with urban designer Ken Greenberg. We talk about his... Read More

Cities can have ports, and many do. Moreover, successful ports make for thriving cities. But ports are not cities. They are not models... Read More

The Toronto Streetcar, older or newer type, is an ever-present symbol of the city. The red, black and white TTC colours trundle along... Read More

The International Transportation Forum is an inter-governmental organization of the OECD. It holds a summit of transport ministers... Read More

During a week when the city was buzzing with thousands of tech types here for the ritual in-gathering that is the Collision... Read More

In December 2015, I was scheduled to speak at the Toronto Dawah Centre in the Bloor Dufferin neighbourhood. Various faith communities... Read More