Article review: Shifting gears: TOCore and Midtown in Focus – Novae Res Urbis, June 14, 2019

June 2, 2019 Fly-In Charity Breakfast at Stratford airport was a most enjoyable event

Stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, help determine the course of our lives; and we can change the stories for the better

Really interesting to see the Six Points reconfiguration project as it proceeds; alleged lack of holistic vision also noted

People can use mindfulness, like any powerful technique, for whatever purpose they wish to use it for

Gentrification along the Lachine Canal is leaving the area’s original working-class residents dispossessed and forgotten – March 26, 2019 Montreal Gazette article (Steven High)

“Modern movement” in architecture gave rise to “an intellectual time bomb with a very long fuse,” says planner Ken Greenberg

A Call for Walk Leaders + First Walkshop! (Message from Jane’s Walk Toronto)

The following is an excerpt from an email message from Jane’s Walk Toronto: “No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at…suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities, you’ve got to get out and walk,” – Jane Jacobs, Downtown is for People (1957) We’re nearly a month away […]

In Dark Age Ahead (2004), Jane Jacobs outlines, with a sense of despair, as well as of hope, how we can protect and strengthen our culture and communities

A previous post is entitled: Investing in cultural cohesion and preservation can help rebuild cities devastated by war or natural disasters, says a new World Bank report – March 12, 2019 CityLab article I have an interest in the history of land-use decision making, a history that dates back millions of years. Human beings have […]