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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 21h

Join this Panel at Oct 17th 9am at the CanU Forum: CHA[lle]NGE!

Moderated by Mark Guslits & Eric Turcotte @urbstrat.bsky.social
Featuring @brandondonnelly.bsky.social , Mary W. Rowe
@canurb.bsky.social , Joe Berridge, Julie Di Lorenzo, Vic Gupta

🔗 www.canu.ca/registration...

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 2d

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

The CanU Forum 2025: CHA[lle]NGE would not be possible without the support of you.
Arup O2design @urbstrat.bsky.social
ERA @dtahtoronto.bsky.social
The Planning Partnership University of Toronto
@torontomet.bsky.social @tosoarch.bsky.social

🔗 www.canu.ca/toronto2025

Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 2d

Open to all! Pecha Kucha: Canadian Urbanism Coast to Coast 🇨🇦
Leading urbanists will present best practices and award-winning projects from BC, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic, and Northern Canada. Join us for this perennial favorite!

RSVP: www.canu.ca/event-detail...

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 5d

Like many other Canadians, Jim Goulet fought for walkable streets.

In Surrey, BC, busy 108th Ave divides apartments from the shops that serve residents’ everyday needs.

On Jan 24, 1974, Patricia McCallum and her 4-year-old son Patrick were crossing 108th at Oriole Drive in a marked crosswalk. ...

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 22d

The data on #Bikelanes are clear & consistent: GREAT for cities in just about every metric you can think of. So why are politicians across Canada attacking them? We dig in with @bikecalgary.bsky.social's Doug Clark & Alyssa Quinney

PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/3835...
#yyc #yyccc #yycbike

Divide & Conquer: The B.S. Against Bike Lanes

Build barriers between cyclists and cars, not between people and their neighbors.

www.podcastics.com

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 6d

"This sorry episode demonstrates not just how Toronto forgets its past, but also how the city manages to forget how it forgets its past." @johnlorinc.bsky.social is rightly outraged at the way the new market building ignores the site's significant history spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto

The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

spacing.ca

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Sue Campbell @radiobeast.bsky.social · 4d

Yup. 20 years of bloat. Ford Explorer SUV (1998) used to be considered big.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...

Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

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Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social · 10d

My column today: From residential zoning policy to trees, transit, Portage and Main and others, the summer 2025 was a season of urbanist change in Winnipeg. Some with immediate impact, some with impact in the future, and some are still a work in progress. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Opinion: 2025: a summer of interesting urban changes

Over the last few months, the city has been busy implementing several new progressive city-building initiatives to enhance livability in our communities.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 5d

“Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

Canadians @johnlorinc.bsky.social & @brenttoderian.bsky.social in this Cali article!

People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine

For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...

www.westerncity.com

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to the Rising Urbanists winners!

🔗 Explore all winning projects on our website: www.canu.ca/rising-urban...

RSVP to join the upcoming presentation and meet the young urbanists behind the ideas!
🔗 www.canu.ca/event-detail...

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 28d

Cities stand at a crossroads. Will we rise to the challenge—or be overtaken by change?

The CanU Forum 2025 : CHA[lle]NGE
📅 October 16 - 18, 2025
📍 Toronto, ON | Limberlost Place @ George Brown College Waterfront Campus

More info: canu.ca/toronto2025

#urbanism #canadianurbanism #cities

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 21d

CanU is excited to invite you to the Opening Reception of the CanU Forum CHA[lle]NGE 2025! Hosted and sponsored by Urban Strategies Inc.!
📅 Wednesday, Oct 15th
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Urban Strategies Inc. (197 Spadina Avenue, 5/F)
🎟️ Open to all
Register now: canuusi2025.eventbrite.ca

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 14d

Public sector teams, this one’s for you! ✨
Register 5+ attendees for the CHA[lle]NGE CanU Forum 2025 and get a 10% discount. This is a perfect opportunity for teams to join the conversation. To receive your discount code, simply reach out to us directly at [email protected].

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · Aug 27

BEFORE / AFTER.

Here's what the school pick-up was like BEFORE at our children's elementary school.

A real rodeo. Lots of near misses. Cars parked in the crosswalks. Distracted drivers pulling up just when hundreds of kids are trying to arrive on foot or by bike.

This June we changed things...

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Jeff Schrader 🇨🇦 🇳🇿 🇩🇪 🇦🇺 🇫🇷 @jeffbhamnz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Montreal continues to show that urban planning based around people, not cars, is doable. And they continue to do it.

Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · Sep 7

Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces! More great video watching thanks to @streetfilms.bsky.social, featuring Montreal’s @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.

Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — Streetfilms

My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to...

www.streetfilms.org

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Ottawa Architecture Foundation @ottarchfoundation.bsky.social · 20d

📢 Attention all Ottawa architects and architecture enthusiasts!

Join us October 9th for a presentation and panel discussion on design vision, design leadership and procurement strategies that can create better #PlacesForPeople.

🔗 in bio to get your ticket now.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 14d

Let’s talk about procurement (no seriously, it’s a really important topic!). The Toronto Society of Architects and the Ottawa Architecture Foundation are both hosting talks on public procurement processes and how to achieve better design outcomes.

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 13d

New book by our friends @modacitylife.com! #UrbanismBookClub

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Aug 27

In our new book, we highlight the groundbreaking work of female mayors, planners, and policymakers in reshaping cities for the better.

From Paris to Montreal, these leaders are reclaiming streets, reimagining mobility, and redesigning public spaces.

PRE-ORDER: www.modacitylife.com/women-changi...

A promotional graphic for an upcoming book, "Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation", due October 1, 2025 from RIBA Publishing.

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 14d

Public sector teams, this one’s for you! ✨
Register 5+ attendees for the CHA[lle]NGE CanU Forum 2025 and get a 10% discount. This is a perfect opportunity for teams to join the conversation. To receive your discount code, simply reach out to us directly at [email protected].

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 22d

"It helps that we can make the business case too. It's the right thing to do AND it's the financially smart thing to do. It's not right or left, it's smart or dumb. Evidence based or misinformation based. Proven track record of success or expensive failure. That's the real choice." #CityBuilding

Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · Aug 20

This month's guest is one of the world's TOP urbanists, Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social! We talk suburbs, #sprawl, #BikeLanes, why smart #CityBuilding is the common sense climate solution & the awesome responsibility of the city councils we elect. #yyc #yyccc www.podcastics.com/episode/3796...

Brent Toderian & the Common Sense of Climate Smart Cities

Why urban design is a force multiplier in the fight against climate change

www.podcastics.com

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 19d

Mass Timber is the way, we’re working on several and it’s proving to be beneficial; faster, durable, beautiful and boosts Canadian manufacturing and talent. What’s not to love? 1/

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 19d

My review of Toronto’s new Mass timber tower: a quiet triumph.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Limberlost Place: Toronto’s timber tower aims high

Limberlost stretches building codes and gives architects and engineers a new system of open-sourced solutions

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 21d

CanU is excited to invite you to the Opening Reception of the CanU Forum CHA[lle]NGE 2025! Hosted and sponsored by Urban Strategies Inc.!
📅 Wednesday, Oct 15th
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Urban Strategies Inc. (197 Spadina Avenue, 5/F)
🎟️ Open to all
Register now: canuusi2025.eventbrite.ca

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 27d

Don’t Miss Out the CanU Forum 2025: CHA[lle]NGE – Early Bird Ends September 15!
📅 October 16–18, 2025
📍 Toronto, ON | Limberlost Place @ George Brown College Waterfront Campus
We look forward to welcoming you in Toronto this October!
www.canu.ca/registration...

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 28d

Cities stand at a crossroads. Will we rise to the challenge—or be overtaken by change?

The CanU Forum 2025 : CHA[lle]NGE
📅 October 16 - 18, 2025
📍 Toronto, ON | Limberlost Place @ George Brown College Waterfront Campus

More info: canu.ca/toronto2025

#urbanism #canadianurbanism #cities

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