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UCS #53: Priorities, Eh?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: ‘We just...
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They Were Right Here: Tracing Black People Enslaved in the Town of York
The sleuthing behind groundbreaking entries of early Torontonians in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
By Natasha Henry-Dixon -
A city that prioritizes people, not just cars
Lanrick Bennett says it's time for Toronto to follow the lead of other Canadian cities and have a focused strategy for open streets
By Lanrick Bennett -
When Local Planning Becomes Provincial Command: On Bill 13, Bill 15, and the End of Urban Democracy
In British Columbia, democracy is being redefined—not through elections or referendums, but through legislation with quiet names and sweeping...
By Erick Villagomez -
NEW ISSUE: Collecting stories
Issue 70 explores the collections and collectors that capture unexpected slices of the city
By Dylan Reid -
The Coriolis Effect, Part III: Reclaiming the Planner’s Toolkit
Parts I and Part II of The Coriolis Effect explored how market-aligned tools like the pro forma have subtly—but powerfully—steered urban planning in...
By Erick Villagomez -
OP-ED: Congestion Confusion
What We Feel, What We're Told, and What the Data Reveals
By Lanrick Bennett -
The politics of beautification and decongestion
The soon-to-be appointed traffic and the public realm 'czars' need more than just resources
By John Lorinc -
Preserving the memory of the passenger pigeon
The Royal Ontario Museum hosts the world’s largest collection of specimens of this once-abundant bird driven to extinction
By Meg Sutton -
The Coriolis Effect, Part II: Beyond the Spreadsheet
The Coriolis Effect, Part I went through a long gestation period as I humbly asked various people within the discipline for constructive feedback. I was...
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UCS #52: Will They Ever Be Repaired?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: City has no...
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The Last Survivor of a Historic Streetscape
With the demolition of the Palace Arms building, photographer Peter MacCallum looks back on the various buildings that once surrounded it
By Peter MacCallum
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered