January 2012
5 posts
The Case for Saving 'Ugly' Buildings - The... →
Canada, like many countries who benefited from strong economic conditions and government investment during the 1960s and 70s, has a large selection of brutalist structures. Once hated, I’ve come to love many of them for the architectural history and period they represent, rather than their soulless design and lack of pedestrian consideration. The question we’ll be plagued with over the...
The Grid at 200: Lines That Shaped Manhattan -... →
“The grid was big government in action, a commercially minded boon to private development and, almost despite itself, a creative template… referring not just to the sociability it promotes, which Jane Jacobs identified, or to the density it allows, which Rem Koolhaas celebrates, or even to the ecological efficiency it sustains, which now makes New York, on a per-capita basis, a very...
Rooftop soccer, outdoor movies: The strip mall... →
December 2011
7 posts
Kindergarten in a retirement home proves a hit... →
An interesting article about tapping into the collaborative benefits of intergenerational learning.
“We’re operating in a weird planning context,” Clewes argues. “The province has...”
– Future looking up for tall buildings? Christopher Hume - Toronto Star
Resiliency: Re-establishing the connectivity that... →
The 'gravy' in land use and density - The Globe... →
November 2011
7 posts
Football + Physics: Altercation analysis for nerds... →
The 32 Rules of Thanksgiving Touch Football -... →
How Hamburg Became Europe's Greenest City - The... →
WatchYou can’t help having a huge smile on your face as you watch this!
Toronto’s red tape slowing vital mid-rise... →
Is CityPlace Toronto’s next ghetto? - The GridTO →
An alarmist title, but a good read with valid concerns: cut-off in design, large percentage of foreign ownership, lacking a mixed housing typology, etc.
Why Toronto should be more like Edmonton -... →
October 2011
8 posts
Watch(via Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion : NPR)
Province, Ottawa point fingers at each other over... →
Fort McMurray: The heart of the oil patch seeks... →
It's the Parking, Stupid: One Transportation... →
The Methodology of Bike-Share Station Placement in... →
Considering why careful station placement & density matters.
“How Toronto Lost Its Groove” by John Lorinc - The... →
6500 Shattuck: A Model for Low-Cost Placemaking in... →
September 2011
8 posts
Walk Score's new apartment-locating tool helps... →
Paying the price for suburban sprawl - Ed. Journal →
In Edmonton, new suburban communities don’t pay for themselves in tax revenue; the rest of the city is forced to subsidize them.
Debunking the Cul-de-Sac - The Atlantic Cities →
Uprooting the Old, Familiar Parking Meter -... →
Georgia Tea Party Says Don't Build Light Rail, It... →
Vancouver Gets 'Parklets' - The Dirt →
Turning parking spaces into mini pedestrian reliefs
Filling In the Details Wiped Away by a Bike Crash... →
August 2011
4 posts
The Cause Of Riots And The Price of Food -... →
Considering 'place making' in the light of... →
WatchMoving Beyond the Automobile: Road Diets (by Streetfilms)
Watch(via Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine - TED.com)
July 2011
6 posts
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our...”
– Isaac Asimov
Cities Have Outgrown Their Role as Mere Creatures... →
“The problem isn’t that we have too little government spending, but that revenue collection and spending decisions often happen at the wrong level.”
The Use of ‘Storytelling’ in Local...
Detroit: A New American Frontier - Yes Magazine →
“For those seeking out an alternative vision of urban success, with new and innovative ideas about what the city of tomorrow should be, Detroit may offer the ultimate arena.”
To Study Sheridan Teardown, City Pulls Back the... →
Using a federal grant, New York City is studying the effects of a highway teardown not just on transportation but on housing, jobs, park access and quality of life.
Risky Business: Experts say parents are looking... →
June 2011
9 posts
Edmonton needs a downtown river walk - Ed. Journal →
Can Matt Damon Bring Clean Water To Africa? - Fast... →
Hume: It’s time to charge the real cost of parking... →
The ABCs of saving city neighbourhoods - Ed.... →
Considering the role of schools in urban infill planning.
Mid-rise living: A new best practice? - New Urban... →