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CREA lowers expectations for home sales and price growth for 2022
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is cutting its forecast for home sales this year and lowering its expectations for price growth as some of the country's hottest markets cool from their pandemic highs.In its latest…
Park(ing) Day comes to Toronto – Sept 16 + 17
Reimagining parking spaces as people spaces
Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader’s key campaign promises
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more ``freedom'' for Canadians.Here is a look…
Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change
Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with abundant urban forest around it.
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Michael Drescher, University of Waterloo; Dawn Parker, University of Waterloo, and Rebecca Rooney, University of WaterlooCanada is a…
We must rethink the way we build along the St. Lawrence River
Riverbanks are reinforced to reduce flood risks, but these techniques reduce biodiversity and limit public accessibility.
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Shin Koseki, Université de MontréalThe St. Lawrence River is immeasurably rich. Draining a…
Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he's planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built.Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark…
Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation to speed up housing development
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the…
If we love our cities, we’ll make better decisions about their future after the COVID-19 pandemic
Meg Holden, Simon Fraser UniversityIt’s the most famous city slogan in the world: I Love New York. And yet, surprisingly, love doesn’t seem to play a part in how urban planners build cities.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
To build sustainable cities, involve those who live in them
Sylvie Albert, University of Winnipeg and Manish Pandey, University of WinnipegCities have an important role in making progress on sustainability and climate change issues. And for them to achieve this, urban residents need to be…
GTA new condo sales slow, 10,000 to be delayed: Urbanation
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new condominium sales totaled 6,792 units in the second quarter, declining 19% from the first quarter and 24% year-over-year but remaining above the 10-year average of 6,302 sales, according to Urbanation…