By: Lindsay Parsons, RUaPlanner team member & guest contributor Another year, another exciting and inspiring conference! The sixth annual 1UP Conference was held on March 13th for high school students aspiring to make a change in their communities and become future city builders. For the second year in a row…

It’s easy for me to get around the city without much of a hassle by using public transport. But what about travellers with accessibility needs? That is a question that normally wouldn’t cross my mind until I saw a skinny escalator at a station that would never be able to…

Have you ever wondered why people seem to always be moving out of the city to the suburbs? People seem to be getting further away from city centres and away from each other. …

It’s starting to become harder to remember what the cities we lived in felt like before the pandemic. Our weekend rituals have changed significantly. For me — I traded in my sweaty group fitness class pass for fitness apps; I bought coffee beans instead of flat whites at the local…

City streets are a critical part of municipal infrastructure, and good street design is necessary for smart, future development. …

2021 marks Urban Minds’ fifth anniversary, and what a journey it has been. In the last five years, we have grown from a young trio of friends to an organization of over 30 volunteers and board members, who share the same passion for educating and equipping the next generation of…

While architecture may not be thought of as a hostile concept in itself, some architectural and urban design principles can be hostile in its impact and intention. To many of us, these subtle designs have little impact on our daily lives, but to the most vulnerable people in our society…

A question all too familiar for many since the start of the pandemic, and one which brings great concern to some of the most vulnerable individuals and families in our communities. …

What we heard, and what we learned, from our summer research project. I’m Federico Palacios, graduate student at Ryerson University, back again with Part 2 of our youth engagement series. My work with Urban Minds seeks to explore youth engagement in practice; read on below for more on our current…