Infrastructure
The life and death of Peter Dickinson and The Inn on the Park
By Chris Bateman
Peter Dickinson was dying when he designed the Inn on the Park. From a bed in Mount Sinai hospital, his body weakened from cancer... Read More
Toronto’s Summerville pool is a slice of the Mediterranean
By Chris Bateman
It’s easy to overlook the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools. Despite its sturdy presence on Lake Shore Boulevard East, the... Read More
The sidepath: a solution for suburban cycling infrastructure
By Sean Marshall
On busy suburban roads, sidepaths offer an appealing alternative to installing bike lanes. But where they have been implemented, there... Read More
LORINC: The Scarborough subway and the climate change agenda
By John Lorinc
What will future residents of Scarborough think, 30 or 40 years hence, when they cast their minds back to the craven transit decisions... Read More
How Toronto built the CN Tower
By Chris Bateman
The CN Tower is one of the most important buildings ever constructed in Canada. Like it or loathe it, the absurd, 553-metre concrete... Read More
Lost and found in the PATH: the case for new wayfinding
By Kieran Delamont
This summer, a pilot project will be launched to test a new wayfinding system in the PATH — Toronto’s subterranean... Read More
Who will save Toronto’s old streetcars?
By Chris Bateman
Toronto’s outgoing fleet of streetcars could be the first not to get a second life in another city. Perhaps due to advanced... Read More
Brampton’s Etobicoke Creek: floods, concrete, and new public spaces
By Sean Marshall
The City of Brampton — Canada’s ninth largest municipality — was founded as a small community in the mid-19th century, as the... Read More
The half-built relics of nixed Toronto skyscrapers
By Chris Bateman
In 1914, John Eaton, the third son of retail magnate Timothy Eaton, began preparing plans for a massive expansion of his... Read More
The modernist Bloor-Danforth line at 50
By Chris Bateman
The Bloor-Danforth line turned 50 today. Five decades ago, on February 25, 1966, the first section of Toronto’s first east-west... Read More