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Ridgeway Plaza marks Mississauga’s evolution
The popular destination reveals the challenges and potential of a transition out of a bedroom suburb
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An open letter about jets at Toronto’s Island Airport
Two veteran planners on why the proposed expansion will reverse decades of urban rejuvenation on the waterfront
By Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen -
What Makes a Village?
The Ecology of a High Street.
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UDS #107 – Sorry for the Delay
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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LORINC: Brad Bradford continues his ‘city-is-on-fire’ routine
Voters should beware of mayoral candidate's inflammatory rhetoric about urban violence
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Book Review: An Even Better Way to Zone
Author: Donald Elliott (Island Press, 2025) When I first reviewed Donald Elliott’s A Better Way to Zone almost fifteen years ago, I began with a...
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Stop Calling them Villages
The headline image is a composite image showing the former Neighbourhood Centres (gold), which received broad community support as part of implementing...
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UCS #106 – Who’s Doing Well?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: First...
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LORINC: Toronto becomes RogersTown
Why the consolidation and integration of Toronto's sports teams, venues, and media platforms feels so incredibly wrong
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Book Review – Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required
Author: Jay Pitter (Penguin Random House, 2026) What is public space for? Most planners would answer with some combination of safety, accessibility...
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If We Have a Housing Shortage, Why Are We Buying Empty Condos?
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby recently announced a plan to purchase vacant condominium units and convert them into affordable housing...
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Porch Perspectives
Perry Walker discusses his documentary film project “From Where I’m Sitting"
By Kaede Ashizawa
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered