Urban Design
IN LIEU OF A LOO: Going out and ‘going’ during a pandemic
By Lezlie Lowe
The weather is warming. The sun is shining. COVID-19 cases are on the downturn. And stores and cafes are blinking back to life after... Read More
Podcast: COVID Reflections
By Spacing
It is safe to say that it’s been a wild few months. And now, after two months of strict social distancing here in Canada, many... Read More
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront
By John Lorinc
From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More
Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots
By Brian Doucet
One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their... Read More
LORINC: The need for local democracy during a pandemic (and are residents tuning out?)
By John Lorinc
A guy at the park where I take my dog after dinner said the other night that he’d heard the traffic on the 401 last Friday was almost... Read More
Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic
By Tricia Wood
Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise... Read More
Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city
By Brian Doucet
Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is... Read More
Book Review: Trains, Buses People – An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit
By Andrew Cuthbert
Author: Christof Spieler (Island Press, 2018) Christof Spieler’s Trains, Buses, People – An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit is a... Read More
The unexpected potential of pandemic parking lots
By Emily Macrae
From my living room window, I can see a church parking lot. Services are now streamed so it no longer fills up on Sunday mornings but... Read More
Toronto needs to create space for people during (and after) the pandemic
By Shoshanna Saxe
In the coming weeks and months, we will have the luxury and the obligation to worry about challenges in addition to the threat of... Read More