Politics
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UDS #107 – Sorry for the Delay
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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LORINC: Brad Bradford continues his ‘city-is-on-fire’ routine
I’m old enough to remember when Brad Bradford’s pungent symbol of Toronto’s urban decay was the apparently misnamed Sankofa Square â€...
By John Lorinc -
Book Review: An Even Better Way to Zone
Author: Donald Elliott (Island Press, 2025) When I first reviewed Donald Elliott’s A Better Way to Zone almost fifteen years ago, I began with a...
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Stop Calling them Villages
The headline image is a composite image showing the former Neighbourhood Centres (gold), which received broad community support as part of implementing...
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UCS #106 – Who’s Doing Well?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: First...
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Book Review – Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required
Author: Jay Pitter (Penguin Random House, 2026) What is public space for? Most planners would answer with some combination of safety, accessibility...
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If We Have a Housing Shortage, Why Are We Buying Empty Condos?
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby recently announced a plan to purchase vacant condominium units and convert them into affordable housing...
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Brad Bradford’s name blame game
By now, most City Hall watchers know that Brad Bradford has selected, as a pointed wedge issue, a proposal to rename Sankofa Square while simultaneously...
By John Lorinc -
UCS #105: Timing is Everything!
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Critics...
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UCS #104: The Tourist Experience
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: ‘Utter...
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Howard Moscoe and the limits of municipal power
At this week’s City Council meeting, Mayor Olivia Chow will move a motion to develop a plan for commemorating the veteran North York city councillor...
By John Lorinc -
Vancouver’s Villages Debate in Plain English
If you’ve heard people talking about Vancouver’s proposed Villages Plan and wondered what all the fuss is about, you’re not alone. The...
By Erick Villagomez