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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 038, Take it to the Streets
Lanrick Bennett starts us off, talking about a pop-up pilot bike lane project on Toronto’s Danforth Ave. Jared Kolb is stepping down as executive...
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Is there a smarter way to spend Toronto’s housing dollars?
In June, 2019, Toronto’s Auditor General, Beverly Romeo-Beehler published an audit on Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing. According to her report...
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EXCLUSIVE: John Tory discusses housing goals and planning reforms
Later this fall, city council will receive the first of what will likely be a long series of planning reports responding to a July motion (MM9.36) moved...
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Time for public art: the New Toronto Courthouse construction site mural
As readers of my column know, I am an avid promoter of site-specific artworks, and I’m not alone. The kinds of conversations we are having today about...
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WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall
WexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban Geographer, and Brendan Stewart (OALA, CAHP)...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 037, Ken Greenberg’s Toronto
To celebrate three years of the Spacing Radio, we have an in-depth conversation with urban designer Ken Greenberg. We talk about his new book...
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Mapping defensive urban design in Toronto
What if you found out your neighbourhood public park may not be as welcoming as you thought? Over a few weekends in June, teams of volunteers set out to...
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#GetAjaxMoving: Ongoing meaningful engagement to encourage sustainable transportation
Armi de Francia is the Active Transportation Coordinator at the Town of Ajax who is continuing the implementation of the #GetAjaxMoving campaign. How can...
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LORINC: New residential density plans a small step in right direction
Toronto council today took one small step towards a more rational and potentially more equitable residential land use planning policy with a motion, moved...
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ROBINSON: Let the public make up their mind about Sidewalk Toronto’s proposal
On July 4, a group of Toronto community leaders shared their “Dear Toronto” open letter as a plea to embrace the Sidewalk Lab’s Master Innovation and...
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When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg
Cities can have ports, and many do. Moreover, successful ports make for thriving cities. But ports are not cities. They are not models for cities and they...
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GORD PERKS: The risks of the financialization of housing
Premier Doug Ford says weakening planning law will get more housing built and that will solve our affordable housing crisis. This appeals to people who...
By Gord Perks
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered