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Beyond threatening tweets: students tackle campus safety
Last year it was accusations of post-secondary institutions failing female sexual assault victims. The year before that it was rape chants. And this year...
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Toronto flirts with participatory budgeting
This fall, Toronto residents — not bureaucrats or politicians — will decide if the city adds benches along Danforth Avenue, lighting improvements in...
By Alexandra Flynn -
How to stop billboard proliferation along our highways
As the Ontario government considers allowing digital billboards on Ontario’s highways, community activists from across North America are gathering...
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Why we need youth-created art in public spaces
At the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal on Queen’s Quay West, a colourful, 80-foot mosaic stretches the length of the pedestrian walkway. Fragments of glass...
By Lana Hall -
Complete Streets Photo Contest
Take a photo of a street. It could be anything really, from anywhere: an artistic element you like in Barcelona, a creative use of curbside in Corktown...
By Nathaniel Basen -
What Amsterdam taught a Torontonian about urbanism
Tulips, windmills, and all those salacious, smoke-filled thoughts aside, Amsterdam is internationally regarded as a haven for urbanism and as a hub for...
By Katerina Ryabets -
The TORONTO sign: How life imitates graphic design
To the delight of many, it was recently announced that the TORONTO sign in Nathan Phillips Square will remain in front of City Hall until its structural...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
Joe Carter’s World Series-winning dream
The Blue Jays had won the World Series. For the first time in history, Major League Baseball’s championship banner was flying north of the border...
By Adam Bunch -
Urbanist’s Guide to Toronto Events: Sept. 21-27
TUESDAY Bike Day For Women and Trans People Where: Koffler House UofT (569 Spadina Crescent) When: 2:30-9:00pm What: A day of programming for women and...
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GARDINER EAST: Using the rail corridor to crack the highway riddle
The Gardiner East Follies returns for yet another extended run at City Hall beginning on Tuesday morning, when city officials present three scenarios for...
By John Lorinc -
The mysterious case of the grave of Stella Vanzant
When little Stella Vanzant died of causes unknown some time in the early 1800s, her bereaved father interred the girl’s young body in a six by...
By Chris Bateman -
Urbanist’s Guide to Toronto Events: Sept. 13-19
SUNDAY Frankel Lambert Community Garden Harvest Festival Where: Frankel Lambert Park (340 Christie St.) When: 3:00pm – 7:00pm What: A day of food...
By Nathaniel Basen
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered