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Urban Planet: Women in the Public Spaces of Mumbai
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Instaflaneur: St. Mark’s Coptic Christian concrete cathedral continues constructing
Let’s round out our week in Markham with a look at the construction of the St. Mark’s Coptic Christian cathedral along Steeles near Warden...
By Shawn Micallef -
Animated flip books bring Toronto’s neighbourhoods to life
Tania Ursomarzo – Chinatown from Circuit Gallery on Vimeo. Sixty images placed back to back and played on repeat can create a story. That’s the...
By Amber Daugherty -
Friday’s headlines
GARBAGE • Toronto garbage outsourcing: Friction builds between GFL, Ford administration over delays [Toronto Star] • Garbage pickup delays persist [Globe...
By Amber Daugherty -
Urban Planet: Dutch Intersection Design
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Instaflaneur: Markham Heritage Estates and the oldest cul-de-sacs in the GTA
Continuing our weekend tour of the 905 we went to the “Markham Heritage Estates,” a “sanctuary of last resort” for historic homes...
By Shawn Micallef -
Thursday’s headlines
FORD • Ford still in hospital but ‘feeling better’ [Toronto Sun] • Rob Ford in hospital after complications from asthma, mayor’s office...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Osaka’s stadium neighbourhood
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. At first glance, Stadiums tend to seem...
By Mike Bulko -
Humanizing traffic counts at Toronto intersections
Humanizing and humanely utilizing the endless stream of data coming out of cities may be a 21st century urban planner’s greatest challenge. Eyes on...
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Instaflaneur: Cornell, the Truman Show movie set village in Markham
Weekend 905 exploration led to Cornell, the New Urbanism development in Markham, planned by Andrés Duany — the man behind Celebration and Seaside Florida...
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Wednesday’s headlines
GARBAGE • Union sets up complaint hotline for privatized garbage collection service [National Post] • Private trash collectors off to a slow start in...
By Mairin Piccinin -
STREET SCENE: Claremont
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered