Streetscape

WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall

By

WexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban Geographer, and Brendan... Read More

Mapping defensive urban design in Toronto

By

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... Read More

When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg

By

Cities can have ports, and many do. Moreover, successful ports make for thriving cities. But ports are not cities. They are not models... Read More

Analysis: the permanent King Street transit way is a model for all Toronto

By

The Toronto Streetcar, older or newer type, is an ever-present symbol of the city. The red, black and white TTC colours trundle along... Read More

LORINC: Celebration and Toronto’s Public Space Moment

By

The hundreds of thousands of soccer fans spilling onto St. Clair West after Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory marked a turning point for... Read More

Is it time for Canadian cities to think about road pricing? Put it to the people and find out.

By

Editor: With congestion grinding cities down and road pricing hitting political buffers, is there a better route to a solution... Read More

Can we stop talking about congestion? It’s not the point

By

This is probably a pointless plea, but can we stop talking about congestion? Our conversations about transportation in Canadian urban... Read More

REID: The Unilever lands and public space

By

The Unilever Precinct (also sometimes called “East Harbour”) is a remarkable opportunity to create an entirely new business district... Read More

REID: Some interesting public furniture in Russia

By

I recently returned from a trip to several cities in Russia, and wanted to share some interesting public space furniture ideas I... Read More