I met up with David Miller, the President & CEO of WWF-Canada to discuss the WWF’s current Go Wild campaign while touring Vancouver’s Habitat Island
Tag: Toronto
Weekend Watch: One Day of Transit
Videos highlighting the relative transit activity on a weekday (from 4am to 4am) in selected cities.
Jane Jacobs Compares Toronto & Montreal, 1969
A short television segment from 1969, shortly after Jacobs moved to Canada.
One Millionth Tower [Weekend Watch]
This unique trailer looks at how the power of imagination can transform a dilapidated high-rise neighbourhood.
The City Limits [Weekend Watch]
Photographer Dominic Boudreault captured picturesque cityscapes and rural retreats to illustrate the duality between city and nature.
Rorschach Cities
Rorschmap is a Google Maps mashup by James Bridle that creates Rorschach inspired kaleidoscopic views of cities and other locations from around the world.
The Colour of Cities
The colour of various cities, based on aggregate image data from Flickr,
Friday 5: Canada Day Edition
In honor of Canada Day, this week’s edition of news and views for urbanists focuses on Canadian cities.
A Brief History of Urbanism in North America: 1900-1909
Urban Planning in North America came into its own during the first decade of the twentieth century.
Book Review: Jane Jacobs and the Genius of Common Sense
In my quest to understand the life, work and impact of Jane Jacobs, I have read almost every book, by or about Jane. One book that I had put off reading was Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Glenna Lang and Marjory Wunsch….