Open streets coming to Toronto?

Pedestrians and cyclists alike may soon get their chance to take over a major street in Toronto, if only for a few days during the... Read More

Ottawa

Ottawa’s attempt at a city ‘gateway’: Forget the concrete and steel, there’s a hole in that bridge!

As the arguably least impressive portion of Ottawa’s ceremonial route – which rushes dignitaries from the airport to their... Read More

Ottawa

Location: Walkley Road, Ottawa South Date of photo: November 27, 2013 Event: First major snow fall of the year Photographer: Kristen Gagnon Read More

Ottawa

November 14th marked the second event in the 2013-2014 Urban Forum calendar, with a public screening of the documentary, The Human... Read More

Toronto

While Moscow can’t be described as a pedestrian-friendly city (see below), it is expanding its pedestrian zones with remarkable... Read More

Toronto

Projects based on making communities healthier and more livable were recognized at the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s... Read More

Ottawa

Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: Over at Centretown News, Christopher Dick details the plan to turn the Central... Read More

Ottawa

It was an unseasonably cold and rainy day this past July when I started to get restless, feeling as though I had been stuck in the... Read More

Atlantic

It’s no question that Nova Scotia’s roads come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes lacking shoulders, sidewalks, and not to mention... Read More

Ottawa

Last night’s lecture entitled “The Healthy City: Shaping the Public Realm” by Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D. (Arch... Read More