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The Singapore Chronicles: Housing the Nation
Part 4: The Architecture of Consensus
By Erick Villagomez -
Memo to Carney and Robertson on Fixing Housing
[Editor’s note: This letter, signed by 27 prominent B.C. experts in urban planning and architecture, was sent last week to Prime Minister Mark Carney and...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #64: A New Kind of Colonialism?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Troubled...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Bike Lanes: 2 — Ford Nation: 0
Following an injunction last spring, a new landmark ruling in the Charter case challenging the Tories' bid to rip out existing bike lanes marks a major victory for Toronto cycling and cyclists.
By John Lorinc -
The Singapore Chronicles: The Politics of Preservation
Part 3: Conservation in a Manufactured City
By Erick Villagomez -
The Singapore Chronicles: City of Intentions
Part 2: Singapore’s Urban History in Four Acts
By Erick Villagomez -
The Singapore Chronicles: Introduction
Part 1: The Paradoxical City
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #63: A message from Broadway renters to the development community
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: The great...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
On Taxes, Exemptions, Loopholes, and Reversals: A System Built for Speculation
In British Columbia, ordinary homeowners pay annual property taxes—and when they buy a home, they pay Property Transfer Tax. In recent years, the Province...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #62: Vancouver Plans for High Density #4: The Broadway Plan Park
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Following...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Rip the bandage off rapidly, please
With the city's RapidTO bus lane plan on life-support, the city and council need to find a better way to get complex policies out the door.
By John Lorinc -
UCS #61: Honest Mistakes™
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: ABC...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate