The more cities grow, the more urban residents need access to enjoy urban forests. (squeaky marmot/flickr), CC BY-SA Lorien Nesbitt, University of British ColumbiaMany people have developed stronger relationships with urban nature…

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…

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,…

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…

Crises bring renewed interest in co-operatives. (BlackDaffodil/Flickr), CC BY-NC Michelle Stack, University of British ColumbiaEven before COVID-19, things weren’t going all that well on post-secondary campuses across Canada. Research…

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…

In 2021, as business returns at a limited in-person capacity, lobbies and hallways remain quiet while facility operators and managers experience reduced occupancy. Unfortunately, empty spaces don’t necessarily equate to lower energy…

Canadians spend more than 90 per cent of their time indoors. Considering our escalating climate change crisis, buildings should be designed to operate efficiently. Furthermore, building occupants should be aware of how their simple…

Will urban life in Toronto — and other cities — return to normal after the pandemic? (Shutterstock) Shauna Brail, University of TorontoOn May 1, Toronto announced that 40 per cent of the city’s adult population had received at least…

Several articles have appeared in the media recently attempting to dissect the cause and the cure to the “missing middle” in the Toronto housing market. It is the same culprits that typically come to the fore such as too much regulation and…