Urban Design
Toronto
As readers of my column know, I am an avid promoter of site-specific artworks, and I’m not alone. The kinds of conversations we are having today about... Read More
Urban Technologies: The Unintended ConsequencesIf you walk by the bike parkade at Main Street Science World in the evening you will see a handful of bikes. If you look closely... Read More
Video Vancouver: Larry Beasley on VancouverismVia TransLink Larry Beasley, a TransLink board member and former planner chief planner for the City of Vancouver, talks about his new... Read More
WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmallWexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban Geographer, and Brendan... Read More
A century ago, interurban rail service helped Fraser Valley communities develop — and it could do the same thing today, says a group... Read More
Book Review – The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology In Its Place To Reclaim Our Urban FutureAuthor: 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
Titanic Lack of Focus May Sink Vancouver’s Chance to Make Housing AffordableLast week Vancouver’s city council approved a city-wide planning process. If you’d followed my advocacy for a city-wide plan in The... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 037, Ken Greenberg’s TorontoTo celebrate three years of the Spacing Radio, we have an in-depth conversation with urban designer Ken Greenberg. We talk about his... Read More
Book Review – The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural UrbanismAuthor: Brent D. Ryan (MIT Press, 2017) Contemporary cities are the most complex entities humanity has ever created. To be sure, we... Read More
Mapping defensive urban design in TorontoWhat if you found out your neighbourhood public park may not be as welcoming as you thought? Over a few weekends in June, teams of... Read More
#GetAjaxMoving: Ongoing meaningful engagement to encourage sustainable transportationArmi de Francia is the Active Transportation Coordinator at the Town of Ajax who is continuing the implementation of the... Read More
Notes from Charlottetown 
ROBINSON: Let the public make up their mind about Sidewalk Toronto’s proposal 
Analysis: the permanent King Street transit way is a model for all Toronto 
We need surface transit innovations while Toronto waits for subways 
Vancouver’s Municipal Roadmap for Athens: 5 Tips For A Smooth Transition at City Hall 
Opening conversations about active transportation in racialized suburbs