Ontario

Toronto Street Furniture Program Blasted

The city of Toronto is rolling out a new street furniture program. Lisa Rochon calls the new additions to the city's sidewalks an "assault on civic life".
18 October 2009 - 9:00am
The Globe and Mail

A Tale of Two Niagaras

Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara Falls, Ontario are a study in contrasts -- Ontario's a success story of good governance and planning, New York's the complete opposite. Rob Gurwitt has the story.
23 September 2009 - 2:00pm
Governing Magazine

Toronto Planner Appointed to UK Commission on Architecture

Christopher Hume talks to Joe Berridge, a Toronto planner who has been appointed to Britain's Commission on Architecture and the Built Environment, about the power of urban design.
15 September 2009 - 10:00am
The Toronto Star

New EcoVillages: Not Just For Hippies

The Whole Village in Ontario, Canada is an environmentally sustainable co-op made up of architects, doctors and teachers instead of draft dodgers and dropouts.
25 August 2009 - 9:00am
The Montreal Gazette

The Fall of Windsor, Canada's Detroit

The Economist reports that the collapse of Detroit's auto industry has had a ripple effect up north, particularly in Windsor, Ontario.
5 August 2009 - 6:00am
The Economist

Land Use Clash Involves "Every Piece of Law You Can Think Of"

An amusement ride business in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is the center of controversy involving public space, environmental protection, and noise pollution.
30 June 2009 - 10:00am
LAW Times

Fewer Cars for Better Cities

Cities are warming up to the idea that planning for the future means more car sharing programs and fewer parking spaces.
13 June 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Major TOD Rising in Ontario

Peter Calthorpe is in Markham, Ontario working on, in his words, 'the highest manifestation of transit-oriented development I have been involved in.'
27 May 2009 - 7:00am
The Toronto Star

Ignoring Cars in Toronto

The City of Toronto prioritizes pedestrians, cyclists and transit over cars. Some in the city are concerned that the city is ignoring a car congestion problem that is only growing.
20 May 2009 - 7:00am
The Toronto Sun

Light Rail Expands in Toronto

New light rail projects are taking off in the Toronto area. A new 15km line will be operational by 2013, but the city is still trying to raise funds to replace its aging streetcar stock.
18 May 2009 - 1:00pm
The Toronto Star

Provinces Must Curb Retail Sprawl

There is a near-consensus on the deficiencies of big box retail, but municipalities don't have the will to turn them down. Provinces must step in with development guidelines, writes Christopher Hume.
15 May 2009 - 5:00am
Toronto Star

Brutalist High-Rises Finding New Life in Toronto

Toronto is moving forward with a plan to re-vision it's aging concrete high-rises as sustainable, mixed-use centers of urban development.
27 April 2009 - 8:00am
WorldChanging

Green Roofs May Be Mandated in Toronto

Toronto City Council is planning to vote on a measure that would require green roofs on most buildings over 54,000 square feet, which would make it the first North American city to require green roofs. Developers are opposing the move.
17 April 2009 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Politics-Driven Planning Rules Toronto

During a round table discussion between four of Toronto's most prominent architects conclude that the city's planning, deemed dysfunctional by one, falls short.
16 April 2009 - 5:00am
Toronto Star

Not Quite the Urban Utopia

When Andres Duany planned the village of Cornell, he built in walkability, density, and mixed-use. The outcome, however, falls short of the New Urbanist vision; driving is the norm and retail is scarce. What happened?
25 March 2009 - 7:00am
Posted Toronto

14th Floor: Barnyard Animals

An new exhibition in Toronto called Carrot City: Designing for Urban Agriculture includes a concept for Pig City, a high-rise swine farm.
6 March 2009 - 2:00pm
The Toronto Star

Toronto Better Off As Recession Slows Growth

The recession and the end of the age of fast-growth will be a good thing for Toronto, argues Christopher Hume.
23 February 2009 - 9:00am
The Toronto Star
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