Imagining innovative design and community building for better cities at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities 🏢
Toronto, ON, Canada
Joined October 2022
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Are you active in your GTA workplace or community & facing a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge? Drop by our Leading Social Justice Collective office hours to see if the professional development program is right for you! Next session on Nov 21, 12 PM ET schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/p…
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Only a few tickets left! Join us, @waleedkhogali, and many more on Nov 14, 6-9 PM at the @EconomyUrban for a night of art & impact 🎉
RSVP - cpplanning.ca/roadmap-annual…
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Applications are open for the Leading Social Justice Collective, a leadership development opportunity that will prepare you to engage in complex and meaningful challenges in your organization of community. Learn more and apply by December 13th: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/p…
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Wonderful stopping in on the Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs exhibit. A very real & needed discussion not happening in #TorontoDanforth Tagging @peter_tabuns & the @tdndp’s elected municipal rep to reach out to @UWGreaterTO
h/t @IIutoronto
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The Roadmap Annual Party is almost here! 🎉 Join us Nov 14 at 6 PM for art, music, and impact with Natalie "Rare" Chattargoon & DJ Andre Clarke! RSVP: cpplanning.ca/roadmap-annual… #HousingRoadmap
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Visit Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs, our interactive exhibit, developed in partnership with @IIutoronto, @UofTCities, @UofT. Open today through November 1, 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street. (2/2)
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Community service spaces are vital connective tissue within our neighbourhoods. But today many community organizations are being priced out of the communities they serve. How do we ensure they are where we need them for generations to come? (1/2)
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With today’s volatile real estate market, it’s not only housing that has become unaffordable. Community service spaces are under threat, in danger of being priced out of the communities they serve or closed altogether. (1/3)
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Check out Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs, our interactive exhibit, developed in partnership with @IIutoronto, @UofTCities and @UofT. Open 📆 October 28 – November 1, 🕘 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street. (3/3)
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SofC affiliates @UofTMobilityNet's Steven Farber & @IIutoronto's Matti Siemiatycki talk to @CBCNews about the Ford government's proposal to bar new bike lanes where they would result in a cut to car lanes: cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6…
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From a proposed tunnel under Highway 401 to the housing affordability crisis, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.
This week's round-up: bit.ly/3TMLGwq
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"That's an extreme measure that will have very little if any impact, on traffic, but it could have a huge impact on cyclist safety," @IIutoronto’s Matti Siemiatycki
This is your file @peter_tabuns. What’s the plan to prioritize the safety of bike riders in #TorontoDanforth?
BREAKING: Ontario eyes barring new bike lanes where car lanes would be cut #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…
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If your commute to Toronto ends with you parking your car for the day, how are you not using @GOtransit? “Matti Siemiatycki, director of the @IIutoronto at @UofT, says the city may have to consider congestion pricing to ease traffic”
- @cbc h/t @UofTCities cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/c…
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#ImLibraryPeople + #HousingNowTO
@torontolibrary @_CreateTO how many of these can we build?
If we're able to dream about building housing on top of a fire station, housing on top of a library has to be a piece of cake.
azuremagazine.com/article/th…
h/t @IIutoronto @UofTCities
ALT The City of the Future Calls for Building Housing on Top of Fire Halls In its exhibition “+(plus) 2.0,” U of T’s Infrastructure Institute illustrates the benefits of embracing creative mixed-use.
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In a recent article + video with @UCBDisplacement, @profchapple et al gather housing development data in SF & LA to measure the impact of new housing supply on displacement and exclusion, esp. in low-income neighbourhoods. Read and watch now to learn more: urbandisplacement.org/
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'Nothing for us, without us', our recent documentary about anti-Black racism in Canadian #UrbanPlanning, is now available in a single-episode viewing format. Watch it now: youtu.be/v2j26XuB97E
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From the impact of Donald Trump’s guilty verdict to the global public opinion of AI, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.
This week's round-up: bit.ly/3XeNxg1
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Are you a @UofT student/recent grad interested in transportation? The U of T Transportation Alumni Network has launched its annual student competition: undertake #research, receive #mentorship, present at the symposium, compete for prize money. Learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1ba4…
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We had a great time, on May 27th hosting our 2nd annual Resident Summit. Learnings from the Summit and the previous year are being collated into resource guides to support further movement building. Subscribe to the download link once launched -> cpplanning.ca/subscribe
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Today, 1 PM ET: Join the virtual launch of BuildingIN, a semi-finalist in @CMHC_ca competition for housing deployment innovation. BuildingIN is a coalition of experts on low-rise infill that works at scale so cities can meet housing targets. Register now! buildingin.ca/
