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Reading List: Unplanned Suburbs
Much of Toronto’s early expansion took the form of shacktowns on the edges of the city, which provided housing for working class families and profoundly shaped Toronto’s evolution
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EVENT: On the Edge – Photographs of Toronto’s Downtown Waterfront 2023-2025
Photographer Steven Evans launches his exhibit with a panel discussion
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The long battle for Yellow Creek Ravine
Yellow Creek has finally found its way onto City Council's radar, but is there real money there to fix the damage inflicted by climate change?
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NEW ISSUE: On the waterfront
Issue 71 looks at the remarkable changes happening on Toronto's waterfront and potential ideas for its future
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking
In This Episode: what is placemaking and what can we learn from placemakers around the world?
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Out of time on out of touch proposals
The maxed-out condo tower applications are still landing in municipal planning committees, even though the condo market is D-E-D.
By Michel Nayrouz -
OP-ED: Warning about the danger to kids from pickup trucks
Albert Koehl argues that the federal government needs to mandate safety warnings in pickup truck ads
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A walking tour of public art in the West Don Lands
Experience the first community-scale comprehensive master art plan in Canada
By Sarah Mundangepfupfu -
Toronto Parks Need a Reboot
Landscape architecture professor Fadi Masoud has suggestions for how to revitalize Toronto's green spaces.
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Marking Lake Ontario’s lost shoreline
New Heritage Toronto project will mark the 3,000-year-old water’s edge through the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood
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Fixing the Gap
Why Canada Must Recognize Bicycle Mechanics as a Profession
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Bike Lanes: 2 — Ford Nation: 0
Following an injunction last spring, a new landmark ruling in the Charter case challenging the Tories' bid to rip out existing bike lanes marks a major victory for Toronto cycling and cyclists.
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered