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Smart City Q&A pt. 2: Ray Tomalty, principal, Smart Cities research services; professor,…
How does the Smart City of digital technology fit into Smart Growth Cities?The connections between the two is not something people have written a lot about as far as I am aware. I am more of a Smart Growth than a Smart City person; but,…
Smart City Q&A pt. 1: Barry Gander, co-founder, i-CANADA, Smart City consultant, Invest Ottawa…
What is a Smart City? The Business Dictionary uses a very broad definition to define the Smart City as: “A developed urban area that creates sustainable economic development and high quality of life by excelling in multiple key areas;…
Walk with Joy
ULI Toronto’s Executive Director takes leading urban academics on a tour of three suburban retrofits, and is reminded that there is still much work to be done to achieve success.
Toronto ranks #11 on Dell’s survey of 50 global cities enabling innovation and change through…
Dell recognized 50 cities around the world for embracing technology to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing and globalized future, ranking the city of Toronto #11 on its list.The Dell Future- Ready Economies Model scores high-growth…
Projects in nine cities receive National Urban Design Awards
Nine cities across Canada “have been enriched by the addition of remarkable urban design initiatives,” says the jury of the 2016 National Urban Design Awards.“The quality of the submissions this year was impressive,” said the three-member…
Perkins+Will team selected for the new St. Paul’s Hospital
Providence Health Care (PHC) has selected Perkins+Will, in association with Sterling Planning Alliance (Sterling) and Farrow, as the team to undertake a key step in the development of a business plan for the new St. Paul’s Hospital and…