I can’t remember a moment when split-screen politics was quite as pronounced as it is right now. Consider: On Friday, the ...

Summer is the season to pause, to take a break, to refresh body and mind. It’s generally understood that not as much will get done (with the exception of construction), that people may be absent in ...

A street handed to people, even for a few hours, can change how a city feels. This is a story about the frequency behind that ...

The way spaces are designed influences how people socialize, build community, and go about their day-to-day lives, directly ...

Sabat Ismail (SI) met with Rachel Wang, Sylver Sterling, and Jess Nachman, creators and editors of the Journey Lines zine, to ...

I recently found myself wandering Commercial Drive, reading between its pulsing cafés and restaurants. An empty storefront.

I’m old enough to remember when Brad Bradford’s pungent symbol of Toronto’s urban decay was the apparently misnamed Sankofa ...

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver’s plan for 17 new ‘villages’ will increase ...

It has been more than 53 years since Vancouver’s last streetcar ran through the city. But with interest in rail growing around the region, could we be on ...

The other day, I had a discussion with a friend about the election. He asked about proof of residence and was kicking up a fuss about needing to find a ...

For the second installment of The Urbanist’s Guide to Vancouver, we present a list of some of the great and interesting public spaces in and around ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Shaun Merritt begins a new column on public art in Toronto, looking at what we have, where it is, and some of the stories behind it ...