Ontario
Toronto's Don Lands Project To Transform Waterfront
Ambitious plans for a new neighborhood on 2,400 acres of polluted lakefront are underway near downtown Toronto.
Can Ottawa Become 'Cool'?
Amid recent talk amongst Canadian officials about the future of Canada's capital city, Ottawa, some say the government city is too square to become an international destination. But others see a way for Ottawa to "swagger".
The Next Generation Of Street Furniture
A bid is up for new street furniture in Toronto. Three firms have submitted their proposals for innovative street furniture, public restrooms, and bus stops. Some of the designs can be seen in this slideshow.
Is Smoke-Free Housing The Wave Of The Future?
New data suggests that demand for smoke-free apartment buildings is increasing, and landlords who ban smoking can expect a positive impact on business.
Dedicating Light Rail Lanes
The city of Toronto plans to devote dedicated lanes to some of the city's major light rail routes. The project was promised in the mayor's re-election campaign and is expected to cost more than $2 billion.
Ontario's Long-Term Vision
The future of Ontario is looking a lot greener and much more dense, as local officials tout recent legislative changes that they expect to drastically reshape the city in the next 25 years.
The Potential Of Infill
In Toronto, two opportunities to breathe life into the forgotten corners of the city.
Toronto's Compact Growth Stressing Infrastructure
Toronto, Ontario, is on its way to meeting a goal of adding 500,000 residents by 2031. Many see the dense growth as a positive move for Canada's most populous city, but trading sprawl for compact growth is creating strain on its infrastructure.
Designer And City Have High Hopes For Toronto Waterfront Park
Many in Toronto are hoping that this year's groundbreaking on the new Lake Ontario Park will help to create a new identity for the city. The park's designer is confident that it will.
Toronto Receives Award From APA
The American Planning Association has recognized the Ontario "Places to Grow" initiative with a 2007 Daniel Burnham award, the first time the honor has gone to a Canadian region.
The Debate Over City Planning In Toronto
With the city's planning and zoning rules outdated and elected officials often catering to the interests of developers or NIMBYs, many decry Toronto's "let's-make-a-deal" planning.
VirtualCity Delivers First Person Views Of The Urban Landscape
A new Canadian company has matched GPS-coordinated street-level camcorder shots of Toronto with mapping software to enable a real-life horizontal view of any coordinate, allowing users to preview a destination before visiting.
Toronto Moving In The Wrong Direction
This opinion piece from the Toronto Star looks at how the organizational operation of Toronto is preventing it from becoming a more urban city.
It's Time To Celebrate World Town Planning Day
Ontario, Canada's Region of Peel has announced plans to celebrate World Town Planning Day on November 8.
Toronto's Love-Hate Relationship With Density
While many residents agree that the city should intensity, NIMBYism still percolates up in the neighborhoods.
A Call To Plan For Wildlife
This opinion piece from the Baltimore Sun calls on the province to shift its planning priorities to include all of its residents, not just the humans.
Skyscraper Therapy
Why do Torontonians loathe tall buildings, and how can they get past this fear?
Cultural Institution Battles Suburban Blight
As a formerly small town grows into a city, it looks to the creation of a performing arts theater to bring it back above the surface of the flood of suburban blight.
Is Chinatown Dying?
Why Chinatowns across North America are becoming less relevant.
Toronto's Regional Transportation Woes
Fractured transportation plans from different Toronto area municipalities make regional transit planning a challenge.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
