Born and raised in Etobicoke, Sheraz is an urban planner trying to make sense of Toronto, its people and its place in the world.

Last chance to see After Utopia: an Exhibition Expressing the Beauty of a Neighbourhood

After Utopia is on at the Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond Street W until Saturday, November 19. The gallery is open from 9:00am... Read More

Recycling and shared space — A walk through an apartment dweller’s experience

“Recycling? Yeah we tried it for a while, but it just was too… complicated.” It’s a commonly-heard phrase in apartment complexes where... Read More

Last week I was walking to the convenience store up the street when I came across the tree above. It was the remains of a huge willow... Read More

It’s crunch time for thousands of Toronto’s students. A good proportion of these students are also commuters — students... Read More

Recently, my father and I dropped my mother off at Pearson airport. As we were saying our goodbyes, I thought about what my mother... Read More

Maps

Chicago is often referred to as Toronto’s closest sibling. Built in similar times, with similar sizes and populations, there are... Read More

I became familiar with a certain reality of tourism a month ago on a full-fledged ‘euro trip’. The reality was, it would impossible to... Read More

I had traveled in Europe for a month, taking in the sights and rubbing elbows with fellow city-enthusiasts (also known as tourists)... Read More

Events

WHAT: The Noise Project by Labspace Studio WHERE: 99 Gallery (99 Sudbury Street, in the West Queen West Triangle) WHEN: Friday, July... Read More

My tower neighbourhood was built with modernist ideals of green space, low density and novelty. In the ‘50s, Toronto planners and... Read More