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LORINC: We built it, but now will we ride it?
Toronto, Metrolinx, and TTC need to promote Crosstown LRT aggressively so Torontonians start riding a project we've complained about for over a decade.
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess
In This Episode: we talk incremental change, embrace urban chaos, and take a stroll down Toronto's laneways
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UCS #72: Democracy Detour
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: City...
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Four Projections, One Crisis
Analyzing competing visions for Canada’s housing needs.
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT: New Courtenay Cohousing Launch – Oct 19 tour and conversation
Tour at Quayside Village – North Vancouver Sunday, October 19, 2025 11:00am – 1:00pm Meeting point provided upon registration Register at...
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How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again)
Visitors to the new North Market will learn virtually nothing about the site's 223-year history, which is a truly shocking oversight
By John Lorinc -
Michael McClelland receives Special Achievement Award from Heritage Toronto
Co-founder of ERA Architects has been a long-time advocate for Toronto's built heritage
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Who Gets to Lobby?
Rethinking Influence in a City Shaped by Quiet Power
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UCS #71: Some Things Never Change
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: A Citizen’s...
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Ontario Stockyards, 1991
Once upon a time, the Stockyards District was actually stockyards. Photographer Peter MacCallum shares his photos from that era
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Book Review: A Moratorium on New Construction
Author: Charlotte Malterre-Barthes (Sternberg Press, 2025) In a world addicted to growth and building, a call to put the brakes on construction is to...
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Arthur Erickson Centennial Symposium – A Summary
Arthur Erickson often referred to the workplace as an ‘atelier’, and many of the distinguished architects who worked with him over the years...
By Sean Ruthen
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered