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How Stairs Can Improve Public Health
Boston commits to climbing higher. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them. In a city...
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How Christmas Markets Have Gone Global
Is there such a thing as too much holiday cheer? Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them....
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How Urban Design Can Make Winter a Little Less Grim
Edmonton aims for a culture of year-round patios. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world and considers what Toronto might learn from them....
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How Accessibility-Focused Housing Design Benefits Everyone
Two years ago, changes to the Ontario Building Code upped accessibility requirements for multiunit residential buildings. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations...
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How Finland Gets People Biking Through Winter
A city of 200,000 people in Finland has more bike lanes than Canada’s largest city. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers...
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What Toronto Can Learn About Childcare from Japan
The city of Yokohama added 12,000 new spaces in just four years. Now the entire country is aiming to replicate that success. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building...
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What Toronto Can Learn From Mississauga to Reduce Basement Flooding
New program increases capacity to deal with rainfall and melting snow. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto...
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Why Urban Trees Are Giving Us Life
In Toronto, trees provide $28.2 million worth of services each year in the form of savings on heating and cooling, improvements to air quality and carbon sequestration. Public Works looks at public...
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How Indigenous Place-making Can Make Cities Sites of Reconciliation
Youth-led engagement processes transformed Thunder Bay’s waterfront. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto...
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How Urban Parks Keep Seniors Healthy and Living Longer
Toronto must adapt to an aging population. For the first time ever, there are more people over 65 than under 15. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from...
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What Toronto Can Learn from Montreal’s Green Laneways
More than 69 kilometers of laneways have been transformed by benches, bike parking and flower beds. If connected, they would be almost as long as the Montreal Metro Public Works looks at public space,...
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Public Works: What Toronto can learn about cohousing from Quebec
Community members replace the role of private developer to construct a new lifestyle. When was the last time you asked your neighbour for a cup of sugar? For many city dwellers, the idea of counting on...
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