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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Dylan Reid

  • 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...

  • Queen St. West Heritage meeting

    The second Public Meeting for the Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District Study will be held on Wednesday February 22, 2006 — 7:30pm at...

  • Postering Project in Montreal

    Montreal currently has extremely restrictive postering by-laws. Postering is allowed on construction hoardings (which are private property) and on private...

  • Follow-up: French riots and public space

    The BBC did a radio program this week following up on the riots in the suburbs of Paris three months ago. At the time, there was some commentary that part...

  • The urban environment can make you skinny — or fat

    A new research project is being developed in the United States to quantify the degree to which the urban environment — mixed use, density, public...