Waterfront
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront
By John Lorinc
From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More
OP-ED: Waterfront Toronto continues its Kafka-esque Quayside saga, but why?
By Thorben Wieditz
Thorben Wieditz is an urban geographer who works at the intersection of labour, community and big tech. He helped establish regulatory... Read More
Embodied carbon and the problem of concrete Toronto
By John Lorinc
Whatever else you might think about Sidewalk Labs (SWL), the controversial smart city proposal has made one undeniably positive... Read More
The delicate dance of governing Sidewalk Lab’s Quayside project
By John Lorinc
Three-and-a-half months after The Great Re-Set trimmed the sails of everyone’s favorite smart city villain, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan... Read More
Book Review—Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People and Places
By Becca Mayers
Authors: Robert Cervero, Erick Guerra, Stefan Al (Island Press, 2017) The cumulative consequences of this nearly singular focus on... Read More
LORINC: Waterfront Toronto’s power move on Sidewalk Labs
By John Lorinc
From the moment last June when Waterfront Toronto chair Steve Diamond upstaged the much-hyped launch of Sidewalk Toronto’s Master... Read More
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