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“Homes for the People”: The Toronto Housing Company
The current housing crunch is far from the first that Toronto has experienced. This story, originally published on Torontoist on September 11, 2013, looks...
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OP-ED: Auditor general must investigate what’s going on at Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre
Ian Darragh argues that the City of Toronto cannot approve the current proposal for Ontario Place
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Event: “Learn About Planning” – Urban Planning Courses
Learn what urban planning is, why we plan, types of plans, planning principles and concepts, terms and issues, the process of preparing and implementing...
By Spacing -
Book Review – Urban Magnets: How Activity Subcultures Can Be a Catalyst for Rejuvenating Cities
Authors: Bruce Haden, Mark Holland and Bruce Irvine (Urban Magnets Press 2020) Urban Magnets: How Activity Subcultures Can Be a Catalyst for Rejuvenating...
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How Rainways Could Restore ‘Raincouver’
For cities that buried their creeks, an urban solution to remove pollutants from rainy roads.
By Christopher Cheung -
This train is your charger: Lessons from Madrid about transit as public space
Hundreds of stations, a dozen lines, excellent wayfinding, even mini-libraries — Madrid is similar in size to Toronto, but Tricia Wood finds it's far ahead when it comes to rapid transit.
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BOOK REVIEW — Portraits of Queen West: Spadina to Bathurst, by Kevin Steele
Ian Darragh gives a sneak peek at a photographic portrait of one of Toronto's iconic and ever-changing streets
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Q&A with Steven Evans on photographing Ontario Place
Local photographer's collection of Ontario Place images challenges us to embrace, instead of destroy, its sense of place
By John Lorinc -
S101S – Describing Building Types: Why They Matter
Urban Landscape Fundamentals
By Erick Villagomez -
The Ultimate Guide to the Best Songs About Toronto
Ahead of our upcoming Fall issue about writing Toronto, Todd Harrison has compiled his list of 50 songs that evoke Toronto (and created a playlist of even more).
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LORINC: The Tories’ use-it-or-lose housing ruse
Province may force shovels in the ground in the Greenbelt but they should be forcing high-rise developers to stop sitting on land, too
By John Lorinc -
What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 2)
Ian Darragh digs into the big projects being proposed for Ontario Place, including moving the Ontario Science Centre and the Live Nation lease.
By Ian Darragh
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered