How can Torontonians learn to adore their city in the midst of the 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games? Shawn Micallef writes about Toronto and urban issues for Spacing Magazine and the Toronto Star. He’s also authored The Trouble With Brunch and Stroll from Coach House Books. Micallef brings his own experiences from exploring […]

In the midst of ‘festival season’ in Toronto, The Cities Podcast features interviews with two artists deep in TO’s music scene. Izzy Ritchie, from Juno-winning group The Strumbellas, and music critic Ian Gormely explain how they made it as professionals in the industry — and describe the changes they hope to see in Toronto’s music […]

Author John Lorinc shares stories from The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto’s First Immigrant Neighbourhood (Coach House Books). He co-edited the collection that revives a demolished area bounded by College, Queen, Yonge and University — now the realm of City Hall. More about The Cities Podcast http://news.utoronto.ca/podcasts More about The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto’s […]

Poet laureate George Elliott Clarke discusses The Poetry Map from Toronto Public Libraries, diversity and police culture, and more. Also, Roman Mars from 99% Invisible shares his opinions on the greatest libraries in North America. Original music by Jay Ferguson and Kris Magnuson. More about The Cities Podcast: http://news.utoronto.ca/podcasts Explore The Poetry Map from Toronto Public Libraries: http://www.torontopoetry.ca/ TRANSCRIPT The Cities Podcast […]

Exploring then-and-now in the neighbourhood of Richmond and Spadina, with fourth-year students in Shauna Brail’s Urban Studies course. Plus, a sneak peek into Doors Open Toronto on May 23–24, including 14 free walking tours sponsored by the University of Toronto. To learn more about Doors Open Toronto: http://news.utoronto.ca/doors-open-toronto-12-things-you-must-see-u‑t For more on The Cities Podcast: news.utoronto.ca/podcasts/ […]

Seven global delegates in Toronto for the Youthful Cities summit share their visions for an ideal city. Episode also features Jane’s Walk and an exclusive with city councillors Michael Thompson and Anna Bailão on spaces to explore in their wards.   For more, visit http://news.utoronto.ca/podcasts TRANSCRIPT The Cities Podcast Ep 4 — 7 Cities, 7 Voices (Coffee […]

Richard Sommer shares his vision for 1 Spadina — future home of the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design — as a transformative space, stepping in to foster urban innovations where municipal governments cannot.   Learn more at https://soundcloud.com/the-cities-podcast and news.utoronto.ca .   TRANSCRIPT The Cities Podcast Ep 3 Transforming 1 Spadina with Richard Sommer […]

Patricia McCarney (World Council on City Data, U of T’s Global Cities Institute) explains how making a first-ever international standard for cities is helping urban centres to grow, improve and take on a transformative role for citizens. Learn more at http://news.utoronto.ca TRANSCRIPT The Cities Podcast – Ep. 2 The Power of Numbers with Patricia McCarney […]

In this re-launch of the podcast, we take a spring stroll in unexpected places with author and urban enthusiast, Shawn Micallef. He writes about city explorations for The Toronto Star, Spacing Magazine and in his books, The Trouble With Brunch, and Stroll, from Coach House Books. For more, visit http://news.utoronto.ca     Transcript: Strolling with Shawn […]

Featuring Richard Florida, Patricia McCarney, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Meric GertlerThis final election-focused episode features U of T experts Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Richard Florida, Patricia McCarney and Meric Gertler, as they envision cities of the future through literature, scholarship and more. Full story http://bit.ly/1DkSvVe and more at news.utoronto.ca . Earlier episodes in the series looked at the future […]

The future of Toronto’s economy, transportation and environmentIn the third episode of this miniseries, U of T Cities features University of Toronto experts working to build more sustainable cities in the realms of environment, infrastructure and economy. Learn more http://bit.ly/ZMDJK4 Landscape architecture professor Liat Margolis describes her work on green roofs and its implications for emergency management, energy […]

Research and startups pushing transit beyond the simple subway-or-streetcar divideThis edition of U of T Cities features researchers and entrepreneurs working to build the future of transit. Reimagine the downtown and beyond with transit policy expert Prof. Eric Miller; Richard Sommer, dean of the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design; and alumnus Taylor Scollon, […]

Artificially intelligent traffic lights, human-electric hybrid pod vehicles and more  This first episode of U of T Cities features researchers and entrepreneurs working to build the future of traffic. Learn about artificially intelligent traffic lights, bike-car hybrid vehicles, a first-of-its-kind undergraduate course all about the Toronto election and more. http://bit.ly/1CVWAkn For more stories on U of […]