School of Cities
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A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
Dec. 10, 12 p.m. ET: Alex Ramiller explores how households in shared-equity homeownership models experience increases in wealth and spatial accessibility but are exposed to higher neighbourhood poverty and negative health environments https://ow.ly/o8EK50XoH3O
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dec. 10, 12 p.m. ET: Alex Ramiller explores how households in shared-equity homeownership models experience increases in wealth and spatial accessibility but are exposed to higher neighbourhood poverty and negative health environments https://ow.ly/o8EK50XoH3O
Wood Buffalo worked w/ our EDDIT data storytelling team to find a new perspective on affordability in an area known as “the most affordable place to live in Canada,” but where lower- & middle-income residents struggle to find adequate or affordable housing https://ow.ly/Pwse50XuqVi
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wood Buffalo worked w/ our EDDIT data storytelling team to find a new perspective on affordability in an area known as “the most affordable place to live in Canada,” but where lower- & middle-income residents struggle to find adequate or affordable housing https://ow.ly/Pwse50XuqVi
Applications are open to join us as an Early Career Cdn. Urban Leader or an Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts are practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, media, or govt. & (emerging) leaders in their urban-related sector. Apply by 26/01 https://ow.ly/wU6o50XurfA
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Applications are open to join us as an Early Career Cdn. Urban Leader or an Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts are practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, media, or govt. & (emerging) leaders in their urban-related sector. Apply by 26/01 https://ow.ly/wU6o50XurfA
Once again, we’re partnering w/ U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to co-fund postdoc positions in urban data science + work that connects to climate, justice, cities; migration, belonging, thriving; inequality, data, democracy. Learn more at an info session Dec. 10 https://ow.ly/qxQ250Xur7K
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Once again, we’re partnering w/ U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to co-fund postdoc positions in urban data science + work that connects to climate, justice, cities; migration, belonging, thriving; inequality, data, democracy. Learn more at an info session Dec. 10 https://ow.ly/qxQ250Xur7K
Before our recent screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, Spacing's John Lorinc wrote about the film – a look at the arrival of privately-owned public spaces in NYC in the 1960s & urbanist-author Holly Whyte's work to document how they were used https://ow.ly/lFIR50Xsuh0
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Before our recent screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, Spacing's John Lorinc wrote about the film – a look at the arrival of privately-owned public spaces in NYC in the 1960s & urbanist-author Holly Whyte's work to document how they were used https://ow.ly/lFIR50Xsuh0
We plotted out the number of days that Cdn. cities were exposed to harmful levels of pollution from 2005-2025, and found that cities are seeing a rise in poor air quality, Prairie cities are seeing the greatest rise, wildfires are increasingly responsible. https://ow.ly/zarH50XuqPG
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We plotted out the number of days that Cdn. cities were exposed to harmful levels of pollution from 2005-2025, and found that cities are seeing a rise in poor air quality, Prairie cities are seeing the greatest rise, wildfires are increasingly responsible. https://ow.ly/zarH50XuqPG
In the last Knowledge Café of 2025, Alex Ramiller (Geo & Planning) discusses alternative models to private single-family homeownership and the limited evidence of their effectiveness in improving household wealth, health, poverty exposure, spatial access https://ow.ly/MbzG50XoH01
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In the last Knowledge Café of 2025, Alex Ramiller (Geo & Planning) discusses alternative models to private single-family homeownership and the limited evidence of their effectiveness in improving household wealth, health, poverty exposure, spatial access https://ow.ly/MbzG50XoH01
We’re hiring! The Toronto Black Histories AI Project, led by SofC Urbanist-in-Residence Kofi Hope, will use generative AI to animate the stories of Black Torontonians from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Apply by Dec 1. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/job-opportunities/
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We’re hiring! The Toronto Black Histories AI Project, led by SofC Urbanist-in-Residence Kofi Hope, will use generative AI to animate the stories of Black Torontonians from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Apply by Dec 1. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/job-opportunities/
Congrats to Mark Richardson on his 2025 Arbor Award, which recognizes members of the U of T volunteer community who give generously of their time, energy, expertise. Mark was awarded for his commitment to our capstone course & to city-building & youth mentorship https://ow.ly/9Qrn50XoFUt
2025 Arbor Award Recipients
The Arbor Awards recognize alumni and friends of the University of Toronto whose volunteer work has added immeasurably to the quality of the U of T experience.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congrats to Mark Richardson on his 2025 Arbor Award, which recognizes members of the U of T volunteer community who give generously of their time, energy, expertise. Mark was awarded for his commitment to our capstone course & to city-building & youth mentorship https://ow.ly/9Qrn50XoFUt
At a hinge moment across Canada, we’re pleased to support the 3rd annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit, hosted by the CUI. This year’s theme explores how city builders across the country are driving national progress through local innovation. Join us! https://ow.ly/LJno50XoGxg
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At a hinge moment across Canada, we’re pleased to support the 3rd annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit, hosted by the CUI. This year’s theme explores how city builders across the country are driving national progress through local innovation. Join us! https://ow.ly/LJno50XoGxg
Nov 20, 4 p.m.: Celebrate Rebecca Munce’s mural Petal and Stone – the inaugural work in the Gardiner Wallworks program – and explore the role murals play in driving urban transformation with The Bentway & the Creative Communities Commons. Register now: https://ow.ly/YvF550Xsu2V
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Nov 20, 4 p.m.: Celebrate Rebecca Munce’s mural Petal and Stone – the inaugural work in the Gardiner Wallworks program – and explore the role murals play in driving urban transformation with The Bentway & the Creative Communities Commons. Register now: https://ow.ly/YvF550Xsu2V
Tomorrow, 12 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming Mercedes Sobers and learning about how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped her deepen and balance her PhD research into racial disparities in mental health and mental health service access in Ontario. https://ow.ly/zAsU50XoG9p
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tomorrow, 12 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming Mercedes Sobers and learning about how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped her deepen and balance her PhD research into racial disparities in mental health and mental health service access in Ontario. https://ow.ly/zAsU50XoG9p
Shop on Washington Street redevelops the historic business district by placing Black- and women-owned businesses into brick-and-mortar spaces. The initiative worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to share the legacy of Washington Street through data https://ow.ly/2HZ450Xsua5
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Shop on Washington Street redevelops the historic business district by placing Black- and women-owned businesses into brick-and-mortar spaces. The initiative worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to share the legacy of Washington Street through data https://ow.ly/2HZ450Xsua5
@profchapple.bsky.social joins a panel to discuss the crucial role of the state in shaping the housing markets of two economic powerhouses – the U.S. & Germany – and why they adopted such different & unexpected housing finance policy approaches. Register now https://ow.ly/4YJ350Xo4ZP
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@profchapple.bsky.social joins a panel to discuss the crucial role of the state in shaping the housing markets of two economic powerhouses – the U.S. & Germany – and why they adopted such different & unexpected housing finance policy approaches. Register now https://ow.ly/4YJ350Xo4ZP
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your org. or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Apply to LSJC by 12/12. Bring your questions to online office hours, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/yYFn50Xsu8z
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your org. or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Apply to LSJC by 12/12. Bring your questions to online office hours, Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/yYFn50Xsu8z
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"Last month @uoftcities.bsky.social hosted a multidisciplinary seminar on recent research in urban homelessness data and policy, featuring research into sheltering in parks and the use of algorithms in homelessness services." Read more @serenet.bsky.social schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/multidiscipl...
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Last month @uoftcities.bsky.social hosted a multidisciplinary seminar on recent research in urban homelessness data and policy, featuring research into sheltering in parks and the use of algorithms in homelessness services." Read more @serenet.bsky.social schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/multidiscipl...
Last month we hosted a multidisciplinary seminar on recent research in urban homelessness data and policy, featuring research into sheltering in parks and the use of algorithms in homelessness services. Read more: https://ow.ly/iXr450Xo43r
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Urban Homelessness: Data & policy - School of Cities
The School of Cities hosted a multidisciplinary seminar on current research in urban homelessness, focusing on data and policy. The discussion considered spatial challenges with bylaws that restrict sleeping in parks and designing human-centred algorithms for homelessness services.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last month we hosted a multidisciplinary seminar on recent research in urban homelessness data and policy, featuring research into sheltering in parks and the use of algorithms in homelessness services. Read more: https://ow.ly/iXr450Xo43r
Grad students from any dept. or discipline: Apply now for our new MUGS course on the interconnectedness & intersectionalities of climate justice, housing, homelessness and how they diversely & disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous & racialized youth https://ow.ly/2hLK50XoJ0E
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Grad students from any dept. or discipline: Apply now for our new MUGS course on the interconnectedness & intersectionalities of climate justice, housing, homelessness and how they diversely & disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous & racialized youth https://ow.ly/2hLK50XoJ0E
In this month’s Knowledge Café, Mercedes Sobers recounts how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped in her exploration of what mental wellness means to Black communities, what practices foster it, and how it can be strengthened within the Black community https://ow.ly/Mp2l50XoG4H
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this month’s Knowledge Café, Mercedes Sobers recounts how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped in her exploration of what mental wellness means to Black communities, what practices foster it, and how it can be strengthened within the Black community https://ow.ly/Mp2l50XoG4H
University of Toronto grad students: Designing the Techno-Urban will consider who benefits from urban technologies, whose perspectives are excluded, and how to design for pluralistic futures - incl. data ethics, urban public space, participatory design with communities https://ow.ly/ywiH50XoKE8
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
University of Toronto grad students: Designing the Techno-Urban will consider who benefits from urban technologies, whose perspectives are excluded, and how to design for pluralistic futures - incl. data ethics, urban public space, participatory design with communities https://ow.ly/ywiH50XoKE8
Each Dec. urban policymakers, community leaders, researchers convene to assess the health of our cities & how to strengthen them. This year focuses on local innovations, frameworks, partnerships that make cities stronger & how to scale them. Register: https://ow.ly/NwVB50XoGs9
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Each Dec. urban policymakers, community leaders, researchers convene to assess the health of our cities & how to strengthen them. This year focuses on local innovations, frameworks, partnerships that make cities stronger & how to scale them. Register: https://ow.ly/NwVB50XoGs9
Grad seminar Material Storytelling & Chemical Worldmaking will introduce material research; environmental inequities and impacts related to contaminants; the role of geography, environmental media & urban development in chemical distribution. Apply now: https://ow.ly/rkVh50XoK9m
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Grad seminar Material Storytelling & Chemical Worldmaking will introduce material research; environmental inequities and impacts related to contaminants; the role of geography, environmental media & urban development in chemical distribution. Apply now: https://ow.ly/rkVh50XoK9m
TOMORROW (Nov 12) join us online for an exploration of West Bengal’s Drivers Union, COVID emergency food distribution, and how tech platforms are changing health and relief services and infrastructure across India. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
TOMORROW (Nov 12) join us online for an exploration of West Bengal’s Drivers Union, COVID emergency food distribution, and how tech platforms are changing health and relief services and infrastructure across India. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
Tomorrow, 5-6 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming you to the info session on LSJC – a leadership development program co-run w/ United Way Greater Toronto for people tackling a social justice issue in their GTA workplace or community. Register now: https://ow.ly/RHm550XoIWp
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Tomorrow, 5-6 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming you to the info session on LSJC – a leadership development program co-run w/ United Way Greater Toronto for people tackling a social justice issue in their GTA workplace or community. Register now: https://ow.ly/RHm550XoIWp
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG