Urban Design

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

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

By

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

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

GORD PERKS: The risks of the financialization of housing

By

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

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 036, Canadian City Parks

By

This episode, we partnered with Park People to bring you highlights from their national Heart of the City conference: the first of... Read More

LORINC: Sidewalk Labs and the problem of smart city governance

By

On page 222 of the least jazzy of Sidewalk Lab’s four-volume magnum opus outlining its plan for Quayside-plus is the first of a series... 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

Indigenous Innovation

By

I am one of an estimated 70,000 Indigenous people living in Toronto. And while there is a variety of social services spaces like the... Read More