Urban Design
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Obscenity on the streets — spring days in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Inspired by the unseasonably early warm Easter Weekend, the column was...
By Shawn Micallef -
Building a transit suburb: 501 Queen comes to Brampton
I was in my hometown of Brampton twice in the past several weeks to attend two transit open houses: a public information centre for the Hurontario-Main...
By Sean Marshall -
An open letter to candidates about complete streets
Dear candidates, The individuals who have signed this letter met recently to discuss the theme of transportation in our city. We are a diverse group of...
By Spacing -
Bike fees: Misinformed, misguided and a step backwards for Toronto
From today’s Toronto Star: Giorgio Mammoliti boldly announced Wednesday that if elected mayor, he would introduce a $20-$30 registration fee for bikes...
By Dave Meslin -
Losing a city square
In Toronto’s new Walking Strategy, adopted as official policy by city council just last year, one of the key strategy actions (5.6) under the...
By Dylan Reid -
Uxbridge Ontario: Deco vs. Gothic
As part of a continuing mission to know-one’s-hinterland a zig-zaggy country drive through deep Ontario hill-country yesterday (on the finest of...
By Shawn Micallef -
So much for the dream of a public space at Yonge and Bloor
First of all, please stop saying “very unique.” There are no varying degrees of uniqueness; something is either one of a kind or it...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
The Randstad: Ring City of the Netherlands
The main urban hubs of the Randstad, clockwise from top left: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht During my time in the Netherlands I was...
By Marcus Bowman -
Milton school forces to students to walk
There was a time when kids walked to school, ten miles up hill both ways through the snow of course. Alas, those days are long gone, and today many...
By Marcus Bowman -
Islands in the stream of consciousness: the people we never meet in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Photo by Smaku. Toronto is a city of neighbourhoods, we’re told. When they...
By Shawn Micallef -
Brougham: A “lost village” in the making
Brougham, a small village at the corner of Highway 7 and Brock Road in Pickering, doesn’t quite make the usual criteria for a “lost...
By Sean Marshall -
Ryerson leaps forward on Sam the Record Man site
Ryerson University announced Wednesday that architectural firms Zeidler Partnership Group of Toronto and Snohetta of Oslo, Norway have been hired to...
By Marcus Bowman