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How cities can avoid ‘green gentrification’ and make urban forests accessible
The more cities grow, the more urban residents need access to enjoy urban forests.
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Lorien Nesbitt, University of British ColumbiaMany people have developed stronger relationships with urban nature…
Slaves to speed, we’d all benefit from ‘slow cities’
Paul Tranter, UNSW and Rodney Tolley, Staffordshire UniversitySlowing transport in cities provides immense benefits for the health of people, economies and the planet, so why are we still obsessed with speed?As Mahatma Gandhi…
How cities can add accessible green space in a post-coronavirus world
Cities can prepare for climate change emergencies by adding green spaces to help manage stormwater, heat stress and air quality. (Shutterstock)
Ryan Plummer, Brock University; Darby McGrath, Brock University, and Sivajanani Sivarajah,…
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Toronto’s downtown core never went anywhere
The first quarter of 2020 was an incredible time for development in Toronto. Developers were bullish and prime development land was scarce. Unfortunately, the pandemic swiftly followed, and many developers, equity providers and purchasers…
With sales down 95 per cent, Montreal souvenir shop owners hope tourists return
MONTREAL – The shelves of Mohamed Ghodhbane's souvenir shop in Old Montreal are full of the kinds of merchandise found in tourist-friendly places the world over: T-shirts, shot glasses, key chains, snow globes and novelty licence…
New housing plan requires Brampton to kick its addiction to single family homes
THE POINTERIn Brampton, the cost of a house has been rising dramatically for years. By the time council ordered staff in 2017 to search for a solution, the average price of a house in the city was closing in on $700,000. It had…
Stantec and PUBLIC WORK selected to lead design services for Waterfront Toronto projects
Complex tunneling and streetscape work on the shore of Lake Ontario will connect communities near the downtown core
Housing markets expected to moderate, risks remain: CMHC report
CMHC has released its 2021 Spring Housing Market Outlook report. According to the CMHC report, home sales and price growth will moderate from unsustainable 2020 levels but remain elevated. This is expected as economic growth and employment…
How the coronavirus pandemic is changing Toronto life and business – for better or worse
Will urban life in Toronto — and other cities — return to normal after the pandemic?
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Shauna Brail, University of TorontoOn May 1, Toronto announced that 40 per cent of the city’s adult population had received at least…
Federal infrastructure bank can’t meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA – A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As it stands, the budget office…