In My Neighbourhood: Exploring the expanding Timberlea suburb

Malvern: The Forgotten Northeast Toronto Neighbourhood

In 2014, the City of Toronto identified 31 of…

Housing in the Annex

My Neighbourhood — The Annex

“Weak” vs. “Strong” Mayors: Which Type is Better for Policymaking?

Swansea Street Fighters

If a multi-millionaire wants to tear down their century home at 229 Riverside…

Photo Essay: Development vs. Heritage and Local Character in Kensington-Chinatown

West Queen West Photo Essay

Welcome to West Queen West! My “neighbourhood” is a narrow strip that runs just over a mile along Queen Street…

Crosswalks in East Scarborough

Urban Policy in My Neighbourhood

What is City?

In our first week of class, we primarily focused on the conceptualizing what is a city. When trying to a define a city, it became clear from our class discussions that it is very difficult to come up with one universally encompassing definition that applies across both space and time. Last term, I took…

Reflections on What it Means to be “Urban”

One of the first questions our class was asked to reflect on was “What is a city?”…