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UCS #102: The White Elephant
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
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UCS: The First 100 (Video)
The Urban Cartoon Syndicate launched in May 2024 and reached the hundredth cartoon last week. We mark this milestone by packing them all into a one-minute...
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Book Review: Cheapskate in Lotus Land
Author: Steve Burgess (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026) Cheapskate in Lotus Land, the new book by writer/humourist Steve Burgess, delivers what he promises...
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OP-ED: Invitation as Urban Policy
This spring, at Bloomberg CityLab in Madrid, social prescribing reached the agenda of the world’s largest cities summit for the first time. It was a...
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THE OVERHEAD: When Policy Pauses Public Ownership
THIS EPISODE: When Policy Pauses Public Ownership We’ve spoken a lot about community land trusts in this series, and it’s been gaining...
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Last-Mile Urbanism
A small cube-shaped robot rolls carefully along a crowded sidewalk, weaving between patio tables, cyclists, utility poles, and pedestrians carrying...
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OP-ED: Introducing “Care Blocks”
Imagine spending ten hours a day caring for your children and elderly parents, cooking, cleaning, and ferrying them between appointments on a bus that...
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UCS #96 – FIFA Fo Fum
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: FIFA...
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What youth want for the 2026 World Cup
This article is published in conjunction with the new issue of Spacing focused on soccer in Toronto. Soccer may be the beautiful game, but this summer’s...
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EVENT: Introduction to Neighbourhood Design (SFU) – May 2026
Scot Hein was one of the most respected planners at Vancouver City Hall. For the last few years, he has been using his skills to train other planners and...
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Walking the City, Together: Jane’s Walk Vancouver Returns This Spring – April 30-May 3
From April 30 to May 3, Jane’s Walk Vancouver returns with a citywide series of free, community-led walking tours that transform everyday streets into...
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NEW ISSUE: Soccer City
The tens of thousands of soccer fans who will descend on Toronto in June for the six World Cup games our city is hosting may not think of Toronto as a...
By Dylan Reid