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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Dylan Reid

  • Pedestrian Bridges

    In Saturday’s Globe and Mail, John Lorinc reports that there is a proposal afoot for a pedestrian bridge designed by architect Will Aslop (of OCAD...

  • Making Rural Development Work

    The Town of Caledon, a rural area just north of Brampton, has come up with a promising way to encourage development without sprawl. The township prides...

  • Ottawa Public Space

    I went on a trip to Ottawa in the fall, and noticed good, interesting, and bad public space initiatives. The Good Ottawa has made many pedestrian-oriented...

  • Community-guided development

    In Thursday’s Toronto Star, Christopher Hume writes an excellent piece about the efforts of community group Active 18 to create a...

  • Mayor Miller Speaks on”Building a Great World City for the 21st Century”

    Mayor David Miller gave Victoria College’s annual Keith Davey lecture this year on March 30, on the subject of “Building a Great World City...

  • Cycling Map is Out

    I just got a copy of the new 2006 Toronto Cycling Map. It’s new and improved – it looks crisper and glossier, and the routes stand out better...

  • Roman Graffiti

    In Rome, some of the graffiti is in Latin! Admittedly, this one was near some university buildings. My friend Jess helped me translate it – it means...

  • Public Art Abuse?

    I was walking past the parkette at the S-E corner of Bloor and Spadina on Thursday night about 7:00 when I saw three guys on bikes riding on, leaning on...

  • Roman Impressions

    I have just arrived in Rome, and even after just a day and a half of walking around I’ve already formed some strong impressions of Roman public...

  • Naturalized Water Cleaning Planned for Toronto

    Toronto is planning to establish a wetland in a neglected spot of public land near High Park that will clean stormwater before it is dumped into Lake...

  • Talks – Citizens and Cities in Japan

    The Asian Institute at the Munk Centre for International Studies (1 Devonshire Place) at the University of Toronto is holding two upcoming talks that deal...

  • Alexandra Park Memorial Mural

    An attractive mural has been painted onto a wall on Cameron Street, at the edge of the Alexandra Park housing development, in memory of a long-time...