2/2 Poorly planned suburbs are not the inevitable future of Canadian cities. The solutions page of our Atlas has many ideas for better infill and urbanizing suburbia. The research report is here: canadiansuburbs.ca/research-paper… An interactive map is here: canadiansuburbs.ca/interactive-ma…

Alex Bozikovic @alex_taranu David Gordon Canadian Urbanism I kind of wanted to pull out Professor Gordon, like the Marshall McLuhan bit from Annie Hal, to explain to John Ibbitson how his data was being mis-portrayed but really, the development in VMC between 2019 and 2023 undermines the article off the top. x.com/Fleischmarket/…

Glad to hear that Planning Canadian Communities remains useful for your course. The book's website is available to everybody and contains many valuable resources planningcanadiancommunities.ca

Proposed co-op project featured by Shawn Micallef 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ in Toronto Star looks good & has long-term potential. Note that co-ops in St. Lawrence (1970s) and Bathurst Quay (1980s) are still affordable today, while subsidized private rentals of the era are not. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

This articles summarizes five years of archival and census research by our team, with links to the refereed journal articles.

Our five years of archival research on how Canada became a suburban nation, cited in this article, can be accessed from the links in this op-ed: theconversation.com/canada-is-a-su…

Capstone refereed article on how Canada became a suburban nation so quickly after WW2, citing the influence of the 1944 Curtis Report and the post-war activism of CMHC and the Community Planning Association of Canada. doi.org/10.1080/026654…

Glad you enjoyed the book. More background and the original plans in the book's web site: townandcrown.ca/index.html

How to redevelop the suburbs: Promising options from Canadian Urbanism Urbanizing Suburbia caucus in a Y magazine article co-authored with @alex_taranu and Miranda Brintnell

Excellent front page feature on the potential for affordable housing on under-utilized federal lands in The Globe and Mail Good research behind the story: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… The on-line version is even better for case studies: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Thought-provoking article on development charges in today's The Globe and Mail , quoting Professor Andrew Sancton theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… For the research behind the article see x.com/CPP_APC/status…

Charming article by Nancy Dorrance in this weekend's The Globe and Mail about the Grenville Park Co-operative Housing Association, a Kingston neighbourhood designed by Stanley Lash along Garden Suburb lines. Read the on-line version for more pictures: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Our team’s research on Canada as a suburban nation and Québec’s suburbs was extensively featured in a two-article portfolio in Sunday’s La Presse : 1/2 lapresse.ca/contexte/le-tr… This article includes a link to our interactive map canadiansuburbs.ca/interactive-ma…

The second article in Sunday’s La Presse discussed the suburbs as the key to elections: 2/2 lapresse.ca/contexte/le-tr…

How Canada became a suburban nation: our research on CMHC lead role in changing the design of post-war neighbourhoods. Free copies from Journal of Urban Design for the first 100 downloads: tinyurl.com/3ctykura

See this Instagram post by Queen's University Career Services instagram.com/p/DE5CCRnP3Mu/…

Calgary looks to prezoning to open up old shopping malls to housing /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/ca…

As a former The Fulbright Program Senior Scholar, it saddens me to see that the USA is no longer Canada's friend or ally. Although we enjoyed a lovely #Florida holiday last year, we will not return. We cancelled our American vacation and will visit the Caribbean instead. #ByeAmerica

It is sad that the USA is no longer Canada's friend or ally. Although I was a loyal Dell customer for over 30 years, spending over $50K, I will no longer buy American tech & will recommend the same to @QueensU. My new desktop is from Taiwan. #ByeAmerica Michael Dell 🇺🇸