The Toronto Star

By requiring a minimum height of at least two stories, cities could force big boxes to redesign their buildings into more urban friendly forms.

Critic Christopher Hume bemoans the destruction of historic homes in Toronto to make way for new residential condo towers.

Libertarian economist Randal O'Toole has become notorious for defending sprawl in recent years. This article from The Toronto Star wonders if he might have a valid point.

Poor planning is allowing uncontrolled and rapid gentrification to destroy Toronto's Liberty Village neighborhood, according to this article from The Toronto Star.

The age of the suburbs may be coming to an end in America, and conditions in Canada are even more ripe for this transition to urban density.

Experts are calling for a major revision to the city operations of Toronto, suggesting the creation of region-wide toll roads, increased taxes and

A downtown renewal effort in Mississauga, Ontario, looks to update its street grid by following the lead of other major world cities.

The team chosen to redesign Toronto's waterfront has big plans for updating the area with a better balance of car and foot traffic. Architecture critic Christopher Hume looks at the plans as a model of development the rest of the city should follow.

In Toronto, planners have unveiled a street design that separates a planned streetcar line from auto traffic, bike lanes, and parking. Many are calling it a first for the city -- making the street decidedly transit- and pedestrian-friendly.

The daylight savings time change earlier this month has been blamed for a rash of pedestrian deaths and injuries from car collisions in Toronto. The city is looking to police to step up enforcement to cut down the number of injuries.

Cities across the world are investing in their libraries as opportunities to create world-class architecture and tourist attractions.

The city of Toronto has approved design guidelines for future development of parking lots within the city. The guidelines call for more trees and better drainage, but as of now are not included in any mandatory city policies.

Toronto city officials recently approved a $1.5 billion capital budget to tackle some of the city's most pressing infrastructure issues.

Housing activists are pushing city officials to adopt a type of eminent domain to take over neglected buildings and turn them into affordable housing. That idea is easier said than afforded by city coffers.

With a flood of new condos, booming downtown Toronto is the fastest-growing area in the city.

Home builders and city officials are teaming up to offer temporarily free transit services for suburban residents.

A recent report calling for less emphasis to be placed on cars than on other forms of transport has sparked a lively debate in Toronto.

Three newly built houses in Toronto have fallen in line with a citywide plan to promote more infill housing. They have also garnered attention in the world of architecture by being included in a tour organized by Architectural Digest.

A plan to demolish a historic nightclub to make way for a 20-space parking lot in Toronto is "lunacy", writes Christopher Hume.

Transit-poor Toronto could learn a lesson from the highly mobile city of London, writes Christopher Hume.