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The massive trucks flooding our city streets should be subject to different parking rules
Marsha Lederman
opinion
Leslie Lookout Park is a bold, friendly face for Toronto’s Port Lands
Alex Bozikovic
alberta
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper
After an estimated $283 million in property value was wiped out by a devastating wildfire in July, the town council of Jasper, Alta. will discuss today if it will request funding from the provincial government to offset reduced property tax revenues for the next three years. A wildfire-devastated neighbourhood in west Jasper, Alta., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
opinion
Our back alleys are evolving – from places we hide in, to spaces we share
Christopher Brown
opinion
Ledbury Park in North Toronto is a mess despite a two-year renovation
Alex Bozikovic
canada
Toronto’s low-income and racialized neighbourhoods tend to have fewer trees. Here’s why
Janet McKay sits in her intentionally unmanicured front yard in Toronto, Friday, June 25, 2024. McKay, the executive director of nonprofit Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF), understands the privilege she possesses in having green space at her doorstep and in her neighbourhood, and has partnered with the City of Toronto to understand and improve tree equity in the city’s neighbourhoods. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
toronto real estate
Space to grow - Toronto has plenty of it
Naama Blonder, co-founder of Smart Density, a firm that combines architecture, urban planning and urban design to try to find a realistic ways to grow cities and provide affordable housing.
the decibel: a daily news podcast from the globe and mail
Rat czars and pigeons on ‘The Pill’: cities wage war on pests
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canada
Toronto’s Don River floods offer urgent planning lessons for climate-challenged cities
alberta
Bye-bye to Banff pedestrian zone after Labour Day long weekend
As COVID restrictions slowly lift, tourists roam the main street of Banff, Alberta, June 5, 2021. Alberta is currently is stage 1 of re-opening and has met stage 2 restrictions to re-open on June 10 as long as hospital cases continue to decline. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: As backyards disappear, urban planners still want to bring nature to our doorstep
Ryan Godfrey shows off the native plants on his sixth floor balcony garden in Toronto, Ontario, on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Photo by Chloe Ellingson
art and architecture
The largest urban archeological dig in Germany pits history against housing woes
The excavation at the Molkenmart is the largest urban archeological dig currently underway in the Germany.
how we live
Personal perspectives on the value of greenspace and backyards
how we live
Urban backyards are disappearing. Can we be happy without them?
canada
Ontario’s new planning policy requires cities to set minimum targets for affordable housing
As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. An aerial view of houses in Oshawa, Ont., is shown on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
opinion
Toronto needs to get over its fear of car-free streets
Alex Bozikovic
opinion
How Toronto can do public garbage better
Marcus Gee
opinion
The only thing holding us back from Toronto’s best park? An airport
Alex Bozikovic
real estate
A design change that aims to unlock housing density
Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo by Genna Martin)
road sage
If Toronto can’t improve its world-class traffic, it will decay into a gridlocked carcass
Andrew Clark