Waterfront
Book Review – The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology In Its Place To Reclaim Our Urban Future
By Sean Ruthen
Author: Ben Green (MIT Press, 2019) This book is about the battle for the future of cities. The smart city may represent the next... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 037, Ken Greenberg’s Toronto
By Spacing Radio
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
ROBINSON: Let the public make up their mind about Sidewalk Toronto’s proposal
By Pamela Robinson
On July 4, a group of Toronto community leaders shared their “Dear Toronto” open letter as a plea to embrace the Sidewalk Lab’s Master... Read More
When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg
By Tricia Wood
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
Notes from Charlottetown
By Sean Ruthen
As the new BC/Yukon regional director of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, I recently had the privilege of meeting in June... Read More
ROBINSON: How does government fit into smart city plans?
By Pamela Robinson
In the 48 hours since Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan dropped, we have all been working our way through its 1524... Read More
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs and the problem of smart city governance
By John Lorinc
On page 222 of the least jazzy of Sidewalk Lab’s four-volume magnum opus outlining its plan for Quayside-plus is the first of a series... Read More
Video Vancouver: Should We Tear Down the Seawall?
By Yuri Artibise
Via CBC News | Abut Here About Here: Should We Tear Down the Seawall | CBC Short Film The Vancouver seawall draws millions of people... Read More
LORINC: Delaying delivery of waterfront transit
By John Lorinc
Amidst the symphony of transit yodeling that will emanate today from Queen’s Park — and then, in call-and-response, from City Hall and... Read More
LORINC: Why is Sidewalk Labs so Interested in Your Health?
By John Lorinc
With the new Waterfront Toronto (WT) directors now officially on the job, the re-constituted board should ask itself why Sidewalk Labs... Read More