By Erick Villagomez
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The Coriolis Effect, Part II: Beyond the Spreadsheet
The Coriolis Effect, Part I went through a long gestation period as I humbly asked various people within the discipline for constructive feedback. I was...
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UCS #52: Will They Ever Be Repaired?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: City has no...
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The Coriolis Effect, Part I: Planning by Spreadsheet
There’s a new term gaining traction in planning circles: the “Coriolis Effect.” At first glance, it sounds like something pulled from a physics...
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Minority Rules: A Retroactive By-Election Game
With Vancouver’s by-election behind us, the post-mortems have begun—and this one might be more fun than most. One thing was clear: voters wanted to send...
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Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey
As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...
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The Governance Gap
In 2024, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered the removal of bike lanes from some of Toronto’s busiest corridors—Bloor, University, and Yonge—claiming they...
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Book Review – City Science: Performance Follows Form
Authors: Ramon Gras and Jeremy Burke (Actar, 2024) Cities have long been at the intersection of art and science, blending architecture, engineering, and...
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Rising High, Falling Short: Social and Economic Division
Key Metrics Summary Building: A 40-story residential building constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with a curtain wall facade on a site without...
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S101S: What Is a Development Pro Forma—and Why Should You Care?
A development pro forma is one of the most important (yet often overlooked) tools in real estate and urban planning. Think of it as the financial...
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Rising High, Falling Short: Construction-Related Carbon Emissions
Key Metrics Summary Building: A 20-story residential building constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with a curtain wall facade on a site with no...
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Rising High, Falling Short: Introduction
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein Across cities like Vancouver and beyond...
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The Pro Forma Problem
[EDITORS NOTE: This piece seeks to answer a simple question by a community member: how could the City decision-making about the Broadway Plan be so...