Urban Amenities

In Toronto, Urban Amenities Lag Behind Condo Boom

Since it began in 1999, Toronto's condo boom has added 120,000 units to the city and, in the process, transformed its urban landscape. City leaders are just now beginning to address how to accommodate these new residents.

Mar 4, 2013 The Globe and Mail

Placemaking Is About More Than Just 'Cool Urban Amenities'

Brendan Crain responds to recent criticism of placemaking as a counterproductive and superficial pursuit with a defense of the social and economic capital building elements that are the foundation, and outcome, of the process.

Jan 31, 2013 PPS: Placemaking Blog