Last week, the City of Toronto relaunched yongeTOmorrow, a project to design a people-first future for Downtown Yonge Street from Queen to College. The recommended design puts forward a bold…
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This post originally appeared on Ken Greenberg’s blog at kengreenberg.ca on August 18, 2020. It is being reposted here with the author’s permission. It has now been over a year…
This post originally appeared on kengreenberg.ca on July 16, 2020 as “How We Can Get Back to Walkable Neighbourhoods throughout the Toronto City Region and Why Covid 19 May be…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have speculated that access to safe and welcoming outdoor space, particularly parks, is a key element in avoiding sedentary behaviour and maintaining physical activity as…
A major redesign of downtown Yonge Street has been in the works for years, but has taken on a new urgency under COVID-19, which has highlighted the need for more…
After years of community advocacy, in 2015 the City of Toronto launched the yongeTOmorrow study to improve the pedestrian experience along downtown Yonge Street from Queen to College. By early…
We were pleased to collaborate with Urban Land Institute Toronto on this new video featuring local city builders speaking to the challenge of housing affordability and options in Toronto. It...
Read MoreActiveTO is the City of Toronto’s new plan to provide space on streets to help residents get outside and get around safely while respecting physical distancing, as part of the…
Our Urban Innovation Cafe series is back, in webinar format. Over the next two months, join us for conversations with Ryerson experts and leading practitioners working on critical urban issues,…
The COVID-19 pandemic poses questions for cities around the world, including here in the GTA: what will be the impacts, short-term and lasting, to urban life? We brought together Ryerson…