Urban Design

Vancouver

Ten Ways We’ll Fight for a Better Vancouver

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Guest Authors: Christine Boyle and Khelsilem With few incumbents re-elected to city council, there’s an opportunity to transform... Read More

Toronto

Three ways the King Street Pilot creates more livable communities

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As the Toronto Transit Commission’s King Street Pilot hits the one-year mark, its fate is uncertain. Data shows an 11% increase in... Read More

Vancouver

Event – Vancouver Public Library – morph: What Kind of City Do We Want? Plan For Change, Nov. 19th

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morph: What Kind of City Do We Want? Plan For Change WHEN: Monday, November 19, 2018 (7:00 pm – 8:30 pm) WHERE: Central Library... Read More

Toronto

We need to talk about cars

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When we plan for our transportation future, whether we’re talking at the municipal, regional or provincial level, there’s an elephant... Read More

Toronto

Where do people go to find quiet in a city?

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Sitting on my second floor balcony – a laneway and a row of houses separating me from Dufferin Street – I often find myself yearning... Read More

Toronto

EVENT: No Place To Go — A public talk about public washrooms with Lezlie Lowe

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WHAT: No Place To Go: A public talk about public washrooms WHERE: at the Spacing Store: 401 Richmond St W. WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 4... Read More

Toronto

REID: How do we improve cities without causing displacement? Discussion from the Salzburg Global Seminar

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As demand for urban living continues to increase, how do we make our cities better without triggering displacement of low and... Read More

Toronto

Public Art Manifesto: Rethinking public art’s possibilities

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Works of public art are markers of what a society deems to be important, and the choices we make about what works to erect attest to... Read More

Vancouver

VancouverSpeculations: Commercial Dr./Kanaalstraat

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Diversifying transportation options is one of the most pressing issues in urban planning and design circles—the creation and... Read More

Vancouver

VancouverSpeculations: Beginnings

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‘Speculation’ is one of the most suspect words in urban planning and development conversations. With its contemporary economic... Read More