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LORINC: The perils of funding the future of transit in the GTA
It often seems that Greater Toronto is forever poised at the cusp of an ah-ha moment when it comes to creating a more sustainable and sensible...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto’s 5-cent bag ‘fee’ should help plant trees, city told [The Star] • Mayor Ford’s approval rating up [Globe & Mail] â€...
By Noah van der Laan -
VIDEO: The Social Life of Small Places
William Whyte got it right: the legendary urbanist created the film “The Social Life of Small Places” that has become one of the best learning...
By Matthew Blackett -
Urban Planet: Scoring Walk Score
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 -
STREET SCENE: Near Ryerson
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Levy: Ford should attend Pride event [The Sun] • Toronto budget: Fate of outdoor pools, wading pools still up in the air [The Star] • City may...
By Barry Chong -
Sim City: City Amenities, Inconveniences, Opportunities
Among the many features in Spacington—A university, city hall, jail and courthouse, major league baseball station, golf course, harbour, boat docks and...
By Dylan Collie -
Urban Planet: Old Maps Online
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 -
NO MEAN CITY: The new Brutalism at U of T-Mississauga
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture How do you bring a Brutalist building back to life? I’ve written about a...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City reaches deal with TDSB on school pools [Globe & Mail] • Proposed driver training aims to reduce City-employee collisions [National...
By Noah van der Laan -
EVENT: New York cartoonist Ben Katchor presents “Reading in Public”
This Friday, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design will welcome award-winning cartoonist Ben Katchor to present “Reading in...
By Dale Duncan -
Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: That’s elephants over the bridge
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. One year after it was opened, the...
By Mike Bulko
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered