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The sun rises over a distant Lake Ontario as seen through Kew Gardens in the Beach(es) neighbourhood of Toronto

Kew Sunrise.

#Toronto #TheBeach #TheBeaches #KewGardens #Sunrise #Photography

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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star

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Thought this post was about Ontario and Doug Fords corrupt government lol 😂

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There are many reflections, updates, and acknowledgements we are excited to share.

To anyone who may have missed this installation, please know that another Space for Grief will be returning!

For now, we are taking some time to rest, reflect, and recover. We will share more updates soon. 💛

Everyone wants to solve the housing crisis, so why is Ontario so far behind on housing goals? If there’s any hope of solving the housing crisis, experts say all levels of government need to rethink their approach.

Not convinced of the headline. The provincial government has no interest in housing affordability. Our largest city won't allow adequate density w/in neighbourhoods, which means meaningful missing middle is banished to polluted arterials. The point of a system is what it does.

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

Someone is going to park a car there

Update: Designer is Athena Macke www.instagram.com/athena.macke

This is brilliant.

Dan says it right: this is a city, and we need leaders who will say so.

two people at spadina carrying sleds down the stairs into the subway, winter in toronto has officially begun ❄️

Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us? We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces

People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...

Why are you following me? How can I help you? :) #communty #urbanists #placemaking

U of T grad students: Explore how buildings, landscapes, and urban environments act as media for the embodiment, release, transfer of chemicals & minerals – and how they impact geographies and health and raise questions for preservation and conservation https://ow.ly/CjyM50Xlm4K

Truly honoured for the feature! ♥️ Art is medicine. Everyone needs and deserves community when they are grieving!

Such a beautiful project! Open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works in #Toronto

Beautiful!

I know that local Toronto designers and artists could do something amazing here! There’s so much talent here! #toronto

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Discover a Space for Grief that uses art to heal Creating a space for people to share grief is the goal of a new art installation at Evergreen Brickworks. Audra Brown with how the immersive experience explores all forms of loss.

Thanks to everyone that has come by the Space for Grief installation so far ♥️♥️♥️. Sharing a segment from CityTV. We’re open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...
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Hello to all our new followers. We just joined Instagram. If you can please give us a follow! www.instagram.com/placemakerst...

Don’t assume the people around you have voted. Ask them if they need help, do they need you to take their ballot to the ballot box? That is legal if the ballot is signed and sealed! Every vote is critical in this election!

Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - Film Screening Join us for a screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. “Holly” Whyte, followed by a panel discussion.

I’ll be part of a panel discussion following the screening of William Whyte’s classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” hosted by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. November 4 at the Faculty Club. Details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-social...