Ontario
Quality Home Design Meets Mass Production
"What if you could actually afford to buy a house by award-winning architects?"
Toronto's Waterfront Vision Imperilled
Intergovernmental gridlock frustrates plans for revitalization of the Lake Ontario shoreline
Toronto's Regent Park To Be 'Transformed'
Canada's first public housing project will be demolished and rebuilt as a mixed-income community.
New Vision for Toronto Waterfront Unveiled
A rushed federal report proposes 39 new waterfront projects including considerable new parklands.
Housing Solution Could Be Down Toronto's Alleys
Rear lanes may prove to be an untapped resource in Toronto's plans to house a growing population.
Ontario's 'Eviction Factory'
Housing advocates are decyring the ease with which landlords may now evict residential tenants.
Imagination Required For Successful City Building
Experts suggest that the great cities of the world are those that have room for human imagination.
Too High A Density Can Also Promote Sprawl
Densification is often promoted as a solution to sprawl, but too much density too quickly can also backfire.
Gehry To Unveil Redesign For Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto architects ponder the influence of Frank Gehry on the eve of his long-awaited homecoming
Suburban Life Not So Cheap After All
A new study finds that living in Toronto's suburbs may actually be more expensive than in the central city.
The Stairway That Killed Main Street
Architect says onerous building code requirement frustrates Toronto's efforts to intensify.
Green Power Versus Aesthetics
A plan to develop a windmill farm on the Niagara Escarpment provokes controversy and intergovernmental infighting.
An Office Away From Home (But Not At The Office)
Telework centre offers best of the office and home while shortening commute times and feelings of isolation
Quality Design Transforming Toronto Condo Market
Condo purchasers are becoming increasingly savvy about architecture and urban design.
York's 'Big Pipe' Problem
York Region's 'Big Pipe' continues contruction despite inherent problems with gravity-fed system
Existing Provincial Policies Work Against Smart Growth
A new report details the costs of urban sprawl in southern Ontario.
Greenbelt Proposed Around Toronto
Development is banned in the fast-growing Ontario region known as the 'Golden Horseshoe'.
Ottawa: Reducing Sprawl At The Cost Of Housing?
Housing consistency in Ottawa may be shattered by new legislation.
New Report Highlights Need To Curb Sprawl
Pembina Institute finds that existing provincial policies are an obstacle to reforming land use planning in Ontario
Province Of Ontario Unveils Smart Growth Agenda
A new agenda promises a Toronto greenbelt, coordinated transit and new curbs on urban sprawl.
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
