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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

  • Friday’s headlines

    NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE • A fresh new look for Nathan Phillips [ Toronto Star ] • Work to begin on $42.7-million makeover of Nathan Phillips Square [ Globe...

  • Thursday’s headlines

    GROWTH & JOBS • Toronto economy bouncing back, report says [ National Post ] • City’s economy growing, but jobs aren’t [ Toronto Sun ] â€...

  • World Wide Wednesday: Is smart growth the future of American cities?

    Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...

  • Wednesday’s headlines

    SUSTAINABILITY • Greenbelt community up in arms over gas-fired power plant [ Globe & Mail ] • Queen’s Park imposing ‘strict...

  • Tuesday’s headlines

    FOOD BANKS • How food banks assess clients [ Toronto Star ] • Meet Toronto’s hungry humanitarians [ National Post ] • Food bank going hungry ...

  • Monday’s headlines

    DEVELOPMENT • CAMH launches Phase Two redevelopment [ Toronto Star ] • Markham’s food fight [ National Post ] • Urban designer quits in dispute over...

  • Spacing Saturday

    Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...

  • Friday’s headlines

    TTC • TTC lays out $46Gs for councillors’ trip [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC boss spent $18Gs on travel [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC operator earned $165,632 in...

  • Thursday’s headlines

    CITY SALARIES • Strike drove up numbers of city managers on Sunshine List [ Globe & Mail ] • Strike spikes number of $100,000 earners [ Toronto Sun ...

  • Wednesday’s headlines

    TRANSIT • Olive: Unwillingness to spend costs GTA [ Toronto Star ] • Brampton, Mississauga hope their LRT survives [ National Post ] TORONTO EVENTS...

  • Tuesday’s headlines

    MAYORAL RACE • Would-be mayors in war of words [ Toronto Star ] • Smitherman and Rossi come out swinging [ Globe & Mail ] • Testy Exchanges At Debate...

  • Monday’s headlines

    TRANSIT • Adding a $4-billion insult to injury: Dalton McGuinty kicks the TTC while it’s down [ Toronto Life ] • $4B transit delay leaves Miller...