urban design
From building raincoats to condo manifestos, Partisans is on a mission
The Toronto-based design studio will misbehave — and leave its hometown a better place in the process.
10 Oct
Sidewalk Talk
Features
The secrets to a lasting mixed-income neighborhood
Like many global cities, Toronto has become increasingly segregated into wealthy enclaves and boroughs of poverty. But one area that bucked the trend offers lessons for the future.
6 Jun
Design
The architects building Toronto’s past into its future
The firm Lebel & Bouliane has become known for adaptive reuse projects — like the new Sidewalk Toronto workspace, “307” — that make history an integral part of their designs.
5 May
Q&A
How Toronto could lead the wooden skyscraper revolution
A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with architect and designer Luigi Ferrara on the Arbour — a 12-story wood building for George Brown College’s waterfront campus.
5 May
prototype
Toronto by public transportation — from Point A to anywhere
Our open-source Toronto Transit Explorer shows how long it takes to reach any part of the city by taking public transit, cycling, or walking.
5 May
Open-Source Tool
The Old Toronto map tool helps you explore the city through historical photos
The Old Toronto map tool helps you explore the city through old photos
3 Mar
Q&A
A model for inclusive housing grows in Toronto’s Regent Park
A Sidewalk Talk Q&A on housing affordability with University of Toronto urban studies scholar Shauna Brail.
3 Mar
Q&A
The future of public space is now arriving—beneath a busy highway
A Sidewalk Talk Q&A with urban designer Ken Greenberg on Toronto's Bentway.
1 Jan