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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Dylan Reid

  • Cherry blossoms blooming

    The cherry blossoms are in bloom at the University of Toronto (s-w corner of Robarts Library, corner of Harbord and Huron). They’re lovely, worth...

  • The curious case of Jarvis Street

    As Shawn Micallef wrote earlier this month, Jarvis Street has been much abused over the years. It was once one of Toronto’s most elegant streets...

  • Reading List: “True Urbanism” by Mark Hinshaw

    It’s a curious experience to read a book where you agree with most of the ideas, but cringe at the way they are expressed. American urban planner...

  • Event Guide: Torontopocalypse double bill

    Toronto Public Space Committee  activist and cinephile Jonathan Goldsbie has asked me to publicize tonight’s “Torontopocalypse double...

  • Event Guide: Bike Summit 2009, and What Has Architecture Done For You Lately?

    Bike Summit 2009 After the success of last year’s Bike Summit, the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation and the Clean Air Partnership are...

  • How not to place a garbage can

    This is getting ridiculous. I walked down Queen Street West last week with a couple of colleagues from the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, to find that the...

  • Walking maps for Toronto

    At the Toronto Pedestrian Committee meeting yesterday, we learned about the new version of the Toronto Parks and Trails map, which has just been released...

  • Swiss Carnival in Toronto

    Carnival  or Mardi Gras celebrations — the big party before the 40 days of fasting leading up to Easter in the Catholic Christian tradition —...

  • Dept. of Funny Signs: Church Parking variation

    Here’s a more elaborate variation on the “Thou Shalt Not Park” sign on a church parking lot — this one specifies that, in addition...

  • Sidewalk enforcement

    Here’s a rare but welcome sight — a vehicle parked on the sidewalk being ticketed. Too often, parking half on the sidewalk is treated as...

  • Anyone can be a monument — for 60 minutes

    Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the city of London, England, is famous for its statue of Admiral Nelson (victor of the Battle of Trafalgar) high at the...

  • Are city issues on the NDP radar?

    After the first ballot at the NDP leadership convention, Michael Prue was dropped from the ballot after getting only 11.5% of the vote. While his...