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Cities are missing topic in the 2025 federal election campaign (UPDATE)
With the debates this week, the parties still have time to advance urban-oriented platform planks
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: Feeling the thermal comfort
Toronto takes a step towards future-proofing public spaces against climate extremes
By Dorsa Jalalian, Kristina Reinders, Rong Yu -
Toronto, City of Gas, 1909-1936, Part 2
From the commercial photography of F. W. Micklethwaite Studio for the Consumers' Gas Company: day to day operations, and the photographic process
By Peter MacCallum -
Minority Rules: A Retroactive By-Election Game
With Vancouver’s by-election behind us, the post-mortems have begun—and this one might be more fun than most. One thing was clear: voters wanted to send...
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Toronto in the 2025 Ontario election
After over a decade, the Liberals are back on top of the votes in the city - but not the seats.
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 087, Building housing with election planks
In this episode: campaign promises, court injunctions, and taking Doug Ford to court (again)
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UCS #48: A Black Eye
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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Book Review – platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%
Written by 5468796 Architecture (Arquine, 2024) In an era where towering residential skyscrapers increasingly shape urban landscapes—often with...
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Bringing Poetry Back to the TTC
The story behind "Poems in Passage," the new program once again adding verse to your transit trip
By Shiri Yeung -
Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey
As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...
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UCS #47: So Go and Vote, Vancouver!
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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The housing sub-plot in the federal election
The race is laser-focused on Trump and tariffs, but the three national parties have trotted out housing affordability strategies
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered