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Heat, Floods, and Fires: Can Canadian cities cope with the extremes?
Read MoreToday’s cities face huge challenges in both preparing for and recovering from the growing impact of extreme weather events. This…
The Way Forward for Canada: Provocations from City Builders Vol. II
Read MoreAl Wiebe is a Peer and Community Engagement trainer who works closely with organizations and governments to advocate for those…
The Way Forward for Canada: a note from Mary W. Rowe
Read MoreMary W. Rowe is the President & CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). Federal budgets should enable communities –…
The Way Forward for Canada: Provocations from City Builders Vol. I
Read MoreLisa Helps is the former Mayor of the City of Victoria and current housing solutions adviser to the Premier of…
Preparing Toronto for Resilience
Read MoreJohn Lorinc is the senior editor of Spacing and writes about urban issues for The Toronto Star and The Globe…
The Joy Ride Project brings cycling groups together around equity
Read MoreFor information: Jay Pitter, Project Lead, jay@jaypitter.com Jamie Stuckless, Transportation Consultant, jamie@jamiestuckless.caDecember 6, 2021 – (Toronto) Cycling organizations from across Canada…
Deep Lake Water Cooling – Toronto’s Miracle on the Waterfront
Read MoreOn a pleasant Summer’s day on Tuesday, August 17 2004, exactly one year after a devastating blackout had shut down…
The democratic deficit in Canadian cities during COVID-19
Read MoreMunicipalities across Canada have been faced with some of the most challenging governance issues in the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of…
A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists
Read MoreLate last year, our President & CEO Mary Rowe began a conversation with Jay Pitter, award-winning place-maker and author, about…
COVID-19 has exposed how vulnerable Canadian cities really are
Read More“I think the most profound challenge for any of us working in urbanism through and after COVID, is now that…
Leading from home: Life for Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie during COVID-19
Read More“We’re still working, but the pandemic is changing how we’re working. We’re doing it all through technology. It’s amazing what…
The raw numbers: How COVID-19 is changing our relationships at home, work and in our communities
Read MoreBut how has this impacted our relationships with one another? How connected are we feeling to our families, our neighbours,…