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NEW ISSUE: 2022 City Election Issue(s)
Once upon a time, Toronto had ambition. While it was much mocked for wanting to be a “world-class city,” at least it had a goal. Now, with more cranes...
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RENZETTI: What we lose when we lose Ontario Place
On a gusty warm Sunday in September, I enjoyed a bit of paradise at the edge of Toronto. I know: Toronto and paradise, not exactly synonymous, right...
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Monumental success: Toronto’s Stone Distillery has stood the test of time
The Stone Distillery, which anchors the southwest corner of the Distillery Historic District, is a noble backdrop for thousands of photos and videos every...
By Sarah B. Hood -
ELECTION: If not housing now, when?
This column has been updated since it was originally published. A debate will be held on Oct. 17th. Is Housing Now dead? In case you missed seasons 1 to...
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Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our community. All of this...
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Rewind/Forward: ArtworxTO’s new exhibit celebrating Jamaican and bass music culture
When we think about Toronto’s diversity, the idea of multiculturalism comes to the forefront. But how did we come to enjoy these different cultures in one...
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ELECTION: 2022 Toronto Election from a Cycling Perspective
Torontonians will be off to the polls on Monday, October 24 in an election that will see significant turnover, with seven councillors not seeking...
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ELECTION: Mapping municipal election voter turnout
As Torontonians head to the polls for the ninth municipal election since amalgamation, how many voters will actually cast a ballot? With mail-in ballots...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: Clear-cutting Michael Hough’s landscaping at Ontario Place
Toronto, arguably, is in the midst of what the city may look back on as a golden age of landscape architecture and design. In the past 15 years...
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Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise
Looking out to Lake Ontario in late March, when the ground is still thawing from winter, a daring aerialist deftly skims the water’s surface, its...
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Transit transformation, part 2: the importance of Scarborough’s community spaces
With Mahira Khan, Alexander Nazarov, Anastasiia Ostrovskaia, and Mikayla Sinclair In this “Transit Transformation” series, University of Toronto...
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ELECTION: Population disparities between Toronto’s 25 wards
In July 2018, in the middle of Toronto’s last municipal election, the newly elected Progressive Conservative provincial government, headed by former...
By Sean Marshall
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered