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This letter, signed by 27 prominent B.C. experts in urban planning and architecture, was sent last week to Prime Minister ...
Few cities in the contemporary world have made public housing as central to urban life as Singapore has. With over 80% of the population living in flats built and maintained by the Housing & ...
Singapore’s skyline is constantly in motion. Construction cranes and hoardings are as much part of the visual identity of the ...
In British Columbia, ordinary homeowners pay annual property taxes—and when they buy a home, they pay Property Transfer Tax.
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** ...
In an intriguing aside a third of the way into Justice Paul Schabas’ extraordinary decision (issued yesterday) in Toronto’s bike lane war with Premier Doug Ford, he reveals how, about a month ago, he ...
Singapore often appears as a paradox—both widely admired and deeply critiqued. It is a city-state that epitomizes precision ...
There’s a glaring irony about the city’s messily disintegrating priority bus lane plan, which landed at executive committee ...
When the University of Toronto’s John P. Robarts Research Library, located at St. George and Harbord streets, opened its doors in 1973, it was the largest academic library building in the world, ...
Shadow studies often get lost amid the seemingly more pressing issues related to current urban planning and design. However, the relevance of shadow studies has only grown, as cities face increasingly ...
One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their streetcar, trolley or tram systems. While all public transit ...