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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 -
What, me worry? Yes you should, mayor
Mayor Olivia Chow failed to deliver a crucial housing reform at City Council yet is playing a dangerous game with Ottawa
By John Lorinc -
New Exhibition Flush with Public Washroom Ideas
The TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge exhibition reveals innovative solutions for Toronto
By Cara Chellew and Car Martin -
The Slow Emergency
What the Broadway Plan's Q1 2025 Update Reveals
By Erick Villagomez -
Canoeing a runway
Downsview's "Runway Rivers" highlights a lost history ahead of a new transformation
By Nathan Abraha -
UCS #60: Vancouver Plans for High Density 3: The Sidewalk Café
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: S101S ...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
UCS #59: What’s a Waste of Money?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Hosting...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Toronto is eating its hotdog vendors
A longstanding City Council restriction is eroding Toronto's food carts, but that could change
By Craig Meerkamper -
Derailing Dignity
Q&A with Krish Dineshkumar, whose installation explores the experiences of the migrant gig workers who deliver food by bike
By Sabat Ismail
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered