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Book Review – Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities
By Erick VillagomezAuthor: Vaclav Smil (MIT Press, 2019) There are few terms as pervasive in discussions about contemporary cities than “growth”. It... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 038, Take it to the Streets
By Spacing Radio
Lanrick Bennett starts us off, talking about a pop-up pilot bike lane project on Toronto’s Danforth Ave. Jared Kolb is stepping... Read More
Track to the future: Advocates want to passenger rail back to the Fraser Valley
By Christopher CheungA century ago, interurban rail service helped Fraser Valley communities develop — and it could do the same thing today, says a group... Read More
Book Review – The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology In Its Place To Reclaim Our Urban Future
By Sean Ruthen
Author: Ben Green (MIT Press, 2019) This book is about the battle for the future of cities. The smart city may represent the next... Read More
When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg
By Tricia Wood
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
We need surface transit innovations while Toronto waits for subways
By Ryerson City Building Institute
Whether or not you like Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s transit plan for the GTA, none of it is going to help us anytime soon. Its nearly... Read More
Analysis: the permanent King Street transit way is a model for all Toronto
By Nicholas Sanderson
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
From Bach to Transport: Leipzig holds a key to the future of cities & Canadians should pay attention
By Tricia Wood
The International Transportation Forum is an inter-governmental organization of the OECD. It holds a summit of transport ministers... Read More
Game day transit planning
By David Hains
When the Leafs or Blue Jays play a home game, Doug Tuira doesn’t watch to see if Auston Matthews will score an overtime winner or... Read More
Book Review – Inventing Future Cities
By Erick Villagomez
Author: Michael Batty (MIT Press, 2018) Given the state of the world, it is fair to say that the future of cities is intimately... Read More