Thurs., 7 p.m. ET: Join us for the launch of SofC Urban Challenge Grant-funded research on hip-hop as a form of immigration settlement & belonging - featuring live art, a turntablist, rhymes, beats, and a panel with T.O. hip-hop artists! Register now: https://ow.ly/uHKQ50YNeOu
#OurStreetsOurStories
I'm doing two activities
Walking with @unitedwaygt.bsky.social on May 2nd @ 10am
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Riding with @uoftcities.bsky.social on May 3rd @ 10am
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More info here: www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/walks
What kind of market is T.O.'s Kensington Market today, and how can data on neighbourhood change support the community's desire to determine their future? University of Toronto researchers share initial findings on the market’s transforming business landscape https://ow.ly/uqmH50YMmbs
Tue, 7:30 p.m. ET: Join us to hear about research on how employment & education structures shape belonging & thriving for migrant domestic workers & students. U of T teams studied experiences in Dubai, Singapore, Toronto w/ support of an SofC UCG 3.0 grant https://ow.ly/nnl150YMmah
bar chart showing bike share ridership in toronto by month from 2014 to 2026 --- chart shows steady growth over time with seasonal fluctuations
recently updated a few charts showing growth in bike share ridership in toronto ---
view more here: schoolofcities.github.io/bike-share-t...
#toronto #cycling #data
Register now for the 3rd Embodied GHG Symposium! This year the gathering of industry professionals, academics & policymakers explores solutions to building more housing & infrastructure w/ less GHG pollution & discusses a transition to sustainable materials https://ow.ly/VIsH50YBUWf
Curious about how we find our way around in urban underground spaces (UUS)? Learn from Dr. Rotem Mashkov’s (Postdoc Fellow, Department of Geography & Planning) work on Toronto’s PATH and the future of UUS in dense cities https://ow.ly/8yVM50YBUC8
Have an urban challenge that could use student insight? We’re accepting statements of need from cities, municipalities, and community orgs interested in partnering with a multidisciplinary undergrad team on an urban challenge in 2026-27. Apply by April 27 https://ow.ly/GJun50YBV73
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the opening of this exhibition on the resilience, community, and precariousness of gig drivers in Indonesia. Hear from the exhibition team and take in the striking and powerful images. There’s still time to register: https://ow.ly/OYmc50YBUhk
Tomorrow: Can public art be a force for democratic participation? Join a roundtable on the role and impact of public art in T.O., featuring artists Bram Morrison, Peter Morin & Melanie Yan. There's still time to register https://ow.ly/srXf50YBTSS
See you tomorrow for the last SOCIAL talk of the season, on circular labour migrants, inclusive cities, and housing. There’s still time to register! schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-circular-la...
This final Knowledge Café of the season asks how do people experience underground spaces? Using Toronto’s PATH as a case study, this research tracks confusion, stress points & wayfinding habits to help design better, more intuitive urban underground spaces https://ow.ly/TrWn50YBUs5
Apply by Monday: The Embodied GHG Symposium explores how to build more housing & infrastructure w/ less greenhouse gas pollution. Apply now to present a poster on research or a case study on reducing resource use & embodied GHG in the construction sector https://ow.ly/mX3P50YBTGC
This talk explores how circular migrants working in Ahmedabad’s construction sector navigate housing through multilocal lives, and is a call to rethink housing by centering circularity, multilocality, and lived practice in inclusive urban futures https://ow.ly/PR4x50YBU2j
Join us for the opening of this exhibition, featuring powerful images of the precarious world of gig work in Indonesia & the drivers’ resilience as they build communities & demand fairness: a portrait of survival, solidarity, and resistance https://ow.ly/YcbL50YBUa5
Are you a city, municipality, community org., NGO seeking solutions to an urban problem that requires multidisciplinary insights & technical skills? A team of undergrads from our Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project might be the solution! Apply now https://ow.ly/ciGY50YBV2m
How can Canada build the housing and infrastructure it needs while cutting GHGs? Join the 3rd Embodied GHG Symposium to explore solutions and for talks on the transition to sustainable construction materials, with a focus on steel, concrete and wood https://ow.ly/UpNM50YBURu
The upcoming Embodied GHG Symposium presents the latest embodied GHG research, policy & case studies + provides opps for networking w/ industry, academics, policymakers. Submit a poster on reducing resource use & embodied GHG in the construction sector https://ow.ly/C3qh50Yx6vX
The migrant crisis in India during the pandemic prompted a recognition of the importance of affordable & secure rental housing for migrant workers – but it's important to not lose sight of the diverse, informal living spaces of circular migrant workers https://ow.ly/7Tno50YyOSz
How do visitors experience urban underground spaces (UUS), adapt navigation strategies, and use cues such as signage & landmarks? Toronto’s PATH, notable for high traffic & structural complexity, features in this evaluation of UUS impact on human experience https://ow.ly/WMxr50YyPR3
April 8, 5-7 p.m.: As part of a SofC UCG 4.0 Humanities Grant, we are supporting this roundtable about the role and impact of public art in T.O. + on democracy. Register now to hear artists on how experiences of public art & street aesthetics impact urban life. https://ow.ly/nNaz50Yx6HI
~4m on-demand drivers operate across Indonesia. Through powerful images & descriptions, this exhibition explores how digital platforms have displaced urban motorcycle taxis, reshaped social & economic maps, and altered opportunities, networks, city planning https://ow.ly/u63c50Yx6Ic
Canada’s medium heavy duty vehicles industry is highly reliant on U.S. exports. We look at the increase in demand for newer trucks due to environmental regulations, the decrease in exports due to tariffs & the struggles that Canadian truck manufacturing is facing today. https://ow.ly/Ia1x50Yx6su
India has a higher rate of circular labour migration than of permanent labour migration. What does this mean for creating inclusive cities? This talk will examine how multilocal lives, policy, and governance shape relationships to housing & living spaces https://ow.ly/82Ic50YyOBE
Lumber is a big export item for Canada. Our recent blog provides an overview of the history of the Canada-U.S. lumber trade and explores recent economic challenges due to the softwood lumber tariffs and their potential implications for local businesses and employees. https://ow.ly/iL5e50Yx6rB
Are you conducting research/case study of embodied GHG in the construction sector at the (multiple) building, infrastructure, neighbourhood, city, regional and/or national scale? Submit a poster proposal by April 6 for the 3rd annual Embodied GHG Symposium https://ow.ly/WVFs50Yx6v7
ADUs are seen as ‘low-hanging fruit’ in addressing the housing crisis, but they're not materializing equally across TO. We analyzed ADU permits issued in 2022-25 and found that growth is concentrated and related to local housing & household characteristics https://ow.ly/hhTH50Yx6p5
We look forward to welcoming students, faculty, community partners to our community showcase tomorrow – an annual event to celebrate the multidisciplinary urban research taken on by students + an opportunity to connect & network. You can still register! https://ow.ly/48iM50Yx6tm
University of Toronto postdocs or faculty: develop a new grad course on an urban issue in your discipline and teach it in a small seminar setting. We provide funding for a TA or faculty course buy-out, you reserve 50% of spaces for grad students from outside depts https://ow.ly/IOhP50Yx6Jh
Can public art be a force for democratic participation? Join a roundtable on the role and impact of public art in T.O., featuring artists Bram Morrison, Peter Morin & Melanie Yan on how experiences w/ public art & street aesthetics impact participation in urban life https://ow.ly/Np4G50Yx6GT