Urban Design
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NO MEAN CITY: Toronto Urban Design Awards
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture A night about design, and it turned into a civic pep rally. That was the...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Bike City: What could have been [?]
It’s often touted among cycling advocates in our city that there was a time when Toronto ranked as North America’s #1 cycling city. One could say it all...
By Fred Sztabinski -
The Official Plan Review
Toronto is undertaking a review of its Official Plan. The Plan was adopted by City Council in 2002, but it didn’t come into force until 2006 after...
By Dylan Reid -
Impressed by Doug Ford’s backroom vision for the Toronto Port Lands? Take a look at Mayor Bert Xanadu’s vision for the Toronto Islands: “The Islands in my Brain.”
EDITOR: It’s circa 1973. Bert Xanadu is the Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas on Yonge Street. Mayor Xanadu has been governing...
By Mayor Bert Xanadu -
NO MEAN CITY: How to invite people into the development process?
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The always energetic Dave Meslin has noticed a design problem that needs some...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Park City: Hidden under a highway
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Summer Streets get New York moving
On my recent trip to New York I found myself walking Broadway on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, negotiating the sidewalk amidst hordes of people and...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Park City: At the water’s edge
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement -
NO MEAN CITY: Architects’ names carved in stone (or concrete..)
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Along with all of the insanity at Toronto City Council’s meetings this...
By Alex Bozikovic -
STREET SCENE: Take Them To Mel Lastman Square
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Learning from Minneapolis
When one thinks about cycling friendly cities in the United States, it’s cities like Portland or perhaps New York, with its recent high-profile bike...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Public Health and Downtown Traffic
Mercifully, Toronto has so far been spared the smog days which have defined summers of the past. This respite from smog days however belies the true...
By Marcus Bowman