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Book Review – platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%
Written by 5468796 Architecture (Arquine, 2024) In an era where towering residential skyscrapers increasingly shape urban landscapes—often with...
By Erick Villagomez -
Bringing Poetry Back to the TTC
The story behind "Poems in Passage," the new program once again adding verse to your transit trip
By Shiri Yeung -
Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey
As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #47: So Go and Vote, Vancouver!
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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The housing sub-plot in the federal election
The race is laser-focused on Trump and tariffs, but the three national parties have trotted out housing affordability strategies
By John Lorinc -
The Broadway Plan Protects Displaced Renters. But Not All
Some who expect cash and a new unit are surprised to learn they don’t qualify.
By Christopher Cheung -
LORINC: The coming American brain drain will be Canada’s gain
U.S. researchers are running for the exits and Toronto will be an obvious destination
By John Lorinc -
2025 Global Placemaking Summit comes to Toronto
Register now for this unique four-day event, June 8-11
By Matthew Blackett -
UCS #46: An Affordable 50-metre pool for Sunset Beach?
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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Non-profit housing is an economic no-brainer
As the federal parties roll out their housing affordability pledges, let's not forget what worked well before financialization radically distorted the market
By cherise burda -
111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss
Authors: Dave Doroghy & Graeme Menzies (Emons Verlag, 2023) Where did Harry Houdini hang out – literally? What do those secret stones hidden in...
By Sean Ruthen -
The Governance Gap
Would You Let an Untrained Surgeon Operate on a City?
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered