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Toronto's Temple Building disappearing into the sky.
Society

Why Is Canada Tearing Down Its Architectural History?

September 28, 2022January 25, 2023 - by J. R. McConvey

Buildings are made to last. Should they be built to fall?

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Collage of faceless men in suits agains "A Louer" signs and buildings.
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How Empty Storefronts Are Killing Our Neighbourhoods

July 19, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Lucy Uprichard

All over North America, speculators are raising rents and pushing out tenants. Will our cities ever be the same?

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Life and Death on Two Wheels

May 28, 2021May 29, 2021 - by Max Mertens

Cycling can be a joyous, community-building experience. But, as my family recently came to understand, it can also be fatal

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The Taxi Driver Who Took On Uber

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 - by Marcello Di Cintio

As the ride-share app lay waste to Montreal’s taxi industry, one cabbie decided to fight back

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The Fight to Save Public Transit

August 4, 2020August 17, 2021 - by James Wilt

COVID-19 has accelerated an already dire transit crisis. Why can’t we make ridership free?

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A cyclist crossing a busy intersection in downtown Toronto at dusk. The streets are full of cars and a TTC bus. In the background are high-rise office buildings.
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When Cities Are Built for White Men

April 2, 2020January 17, 2023 - by Chantaie Allick

Our public spaces are used by diverse populations. Why does urban design still fail to reflect that?

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Why It’s Impossible to Buy a House

January 29, 2020April 10, 2022 - by Shawn Micallef

Canadians used to live in a country that built housing with everyone in mind. What happened?

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Society

Canada’s Greatest Playground and Its Visionary Designer

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Fifty years ago, he transformed a children’s park into a social utopia

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Aren’t Public Parks for Everybody?

August 20, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Simon Lewsen

After complaints of partying and loud music, one Toronto park became nearly impossible to access. Inside the fight to take it back

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The Future of Cities

June 11, 2018February 2, 2022 - by Taras Grescoe

The perfect urban space was invented thousands of years ago

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