We think of the Toronto islands as a nice-to-have, a lovely space for recreation and escape from the city. But in fact ...

In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into the meaning to the term with some of the event ...

In so many ways this has been a lifelong project. Some of my earliest memories – learning to ski at Sunshine Village, in ...

As housing shortages continue to pressure municipal officials, cities must place greater priority on effective solutions that ...

Nobody leads in the contemporary version of The Tango. Or put another way, both partners take turns leading. Reflecting on ...

How many people would buy a new version of a home appliance knowing that it is seven times more likely to cause injury to a ...

The city, we’re often told, is a model—something to be learned from, exported, improved. But what happens when models ...

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** ...

In British Columbia, ordinary homeowners pay annual property taxes—and when they buy a home, they pay Property Transfer Tax. In recent years, the Province and the City of Vancouver have introduced new ...

There’s a glaring irony about the city’s messily disintegrating priority bus lane plan, which landed at executive committee yesterday accompanied by a half-hearted compromise. Not only is this scheme ...

UCS #62: Vancouver Plans for High Density #4: The Broadway Plan Park ...

In a sit-down Q&A with The Globe and Mail‘s editorial board published over the weekend, Mayor Olivia Chow swatted aside concerns about whether city council’s half-baked six-plex decision might imperil ...