Urban Design

How to build a low-rise apartment building

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If you’re in the Bloor and Dufferin neighbourhood a couple of summers from now and happen to head north on Dufferin, just past the... Read More

LORINC: When e-scooters hit Toronto’s streets

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When city council this summer passed new and moderately more stringent training regulations for Uber and Lyft drivers, no one could... Read More

Time for public art: the New Toronto Courthouse construction site mural

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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... Read More

WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall

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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

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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

ROBINSON: Let the public make up their mind about Sidewalk Toronto’s proposal

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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... Read More

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

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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

GORD PERKS: The risks of the financialization of housing

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Premier Doug Ford says weakening planning law will get more housing built and that will solve our affordable housing crisis. This... Read More