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City Primer — Part 2 – How Cities Actually Make Decisions
Part two of a six-part series exploring how municipal government works in Vancouver: what cities do, how decisions are made, where municipal powers come from, and why local government often feels both intimate and difficult to navigate.
By Erick Villagomez -
Intersections of print culture in Toronto’s laneways
An archival deep dive into the history of "the stable" at 105 (rear) Major Street
By Leora Bromberg -
City Primer — Part 1 – What Is Municipal Government?
Part one of a six-part series exploring how municipal government works in Vancouver: what cities do, how decisions are made, where municipal powers come from, and why local government often feels both intimate and difficult to navigate.
By Erick Villagomez -
Yonge Street, Evening, November 6, 1965
Photos by Nick Loek for the Toronto Telegram
By Peter MacCallum -
Election 2026: Culture wars are warping cycling policy
A cycling advocate on the need to take the wedge politics out of bike lanes
By Eleanor McMahon -
UCS #115: Pulling In All Directions
The © Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and...
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Election 2026: Let’s talk about local democracy in Toronto
Voters should be asking every candidate and ourselves: what should local democracy look like?
By Tricia Wood -
New Over Old, but not Forgotten in Mexico City
In July 2026, I had the opportunity to visit Mexico City for the first time. The metro area of nearly 25 million people has a fascinating history that...
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Brad Bradford’s glaring judgment problem
The evidence is beginning to add up, and would almost certainly spill over into his mayoralty.
By John Lorinc -
UCS #114: Distracting the Voters?
The © Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and...
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The Return of Chloe Brown
An Q&A with the two-time mayoral candidate who is now taking on Vincent Crisanti in Ward 1
By Susan Grimbly -
Uninterrupted
Modern life rarely offers a stretch long enough for a thought to finish, or a conversation to run its course. Where in a city can you walk for hours on end without being cut off? Here are some paths that make it possible, and what they share.
By Yuval Fogelson
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered