School of Cities
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A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to compose a narrative that supports investment in local businesses, public infrastructure, and cultural amenities as the city works to meet the needs of a fast-growing downtown https://ow.ly/uZKg50XoIPp
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to compose a narrative that supports investment in local businesses, public infrastructure, and cultural amenities as the city works to meet the needs of a fast-growing downtown https://ow.ly/uZKg50XoIPp
Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET: Join us to hear from Mercedes Sobers about how the Black Joy Art Initiative counterbalanced to the strain of researching the poor outcomes & persistent barriers faced by Black residents of ON trying to access mental health support https://ow.ly/whRp50Xo5vO
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET: Join us to hear from Mercedes Sobers about how the Black Joy Art Initiative counterbalanced to the strain of researching the poor outcomes & persistent barriers faced by Black residents of ON trying to access mental health support https://ow.ly/whRp50Xo5vO
India, Canada, anywhere in between: Join us on Nov. 12 for the next SofC India Academic Lecture on how workers, unions, & experimental partnerships between citizens, struggling services, tech platforms are changing infrastructure and governance in India https://ow.ly/rgiI50Xo58u
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
India, Canada, anywhere in between: Join us on Nov. 12 for the next SofC India Academic Lecture on how workers, unions, & experimental partnerships between citizens, struggling services, tech platforms are changing infrastructure and governance in India https://ow.ly/rgiI50Xo58u
University of Toronto News features research on how to use aerial imagery to gauge the health of TO’s green roofs – work supported by an SofC Urban Challenge Grant and featured in our second Urban Discoveries video: https://ow.ly/hZ2O50Xl7bG
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
University of Toronto News features research on how to use aerial imagery to gauge the health of TO’s green roofs – work supported by an SofC Urban Challenge Grant and featured in our second Urban Discoveries video: https://ow.ly/hZ2O50Xl7bG
Across Canada, affordability & infrastructure gaps are testing the resilience of local communities. The 3rd annual Summit will focus on the local innovations, frameworks, partnerships making cities stronger & explore how to scale them. Register now: https://ow.ly/6AeC50Xo5GG
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Across Canada, affordability & infrastructure gaps are testing the resilience of local communities. The 3rd annual Summit will focus on the local innovations, frameworks, partnerships making cities stronger & explore how to scale them. Register now: https://ow.ly/6AeC50Xo5GG
Responsive streetlights, algorithmic transit planning, community-designed air quality sensors - urban life is mediated by tech systems. This grad seminar asks how we can design in a way that treats cities as spaces of experimentation, resistance, care https://ow.ly/otQW50Xlm4Z
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Responsive streetlights, algorithmic transit planning, community-designed air quality sensors - urban life is mediated by tech systems. This grad seminar asks how we can design in a way that treats cities as spaces of experimentation, resistance, care https://ow.ly/otQW50Xlm4Z
Applications are open for LSJC, a leadership development program for individuals from the public, private, community sectors tackling a systemic social justice issue in the GTA. Got questions? Join an online info session on Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m. ET. Register: https://ow.ly/Exaz50Xlm1h
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Applications are open for LSJC, a leadership development program for individuals from the public, private, community sectors tackling a systemic social justice issue in the GTA. Got questions? Join an online info session on Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m. ET. Register: https://ow.ly/Exaz50Xlm1h
November 12: Join Aditi Surie (Indian Institute for Human Settlements) and Ashique Ali Thuppilikkat (Faculty of Information, U of T) to hear about digital labour platforms and the role of technology in worker resistance in India. Free and online! https://ow.ly/r60J50Xl7QQ
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 12: Join Aditi Surie (Indian Institute for Human Settlements) and Ashique Ali Thuppilikkat (Faculty of Information, U of T) to hear about digital labour platforms and the role of technology in worker resistance in India. Free and online! https://ow.ly/r60J50Xl7QQ
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Crystal Legacy, who will join us from University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to work on her book Gaslighting the City and to build a research collab on the politics of urban infrastructure https://ow.ly/9CiS50Xlm9W
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Crystal Legacy, who will join us from University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to work on her book Gaslighting the City and to build a research collab on the politics of urban infrastructure https://ow.ly/9CiS50Xlm9W
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
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Alexandra Flynn, who joins us from Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia to examine how the misalignment of orders of government makes it hard to address challenges of infrastructure, housing, and data. https://ow.ly/7u8X50Xlm9b
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Alexandra Flynn, who joins us from Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia to examine how the misalignment of orders of government makes it hard to address challenges of infrastructure, housing, and data. https://ow.ly/7u8X50Xlm9b
New multidisciplinary graduate seminar for the winter term: Join Dalla Lana School of Public Health postdoc fellow Sabina Mirza to explore the social issues impacting justice for the next generation: climate health, youth housing, and diversity & equity. Apply now: https://ow.ly/3qCS50Xlm3S
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New multidisciplinary graduate seminar for the winter term: Join Dalla Lana School of Public Health postdoc fellow Sabina Mirza to explore the social issues impacting justice for the next generation: climate health, youth housing, and diversity & equity. Apply now: https://ow.ly/3qCS50Xlm3S
Nov 19: Mercedes Sobers presents her research on racial disparities in mental health experiences & services and explores how the Black Joy Art Initiative balanced the work strain by highlighting everyday practices sustaining wellness in Black communities https://ow.ly/WBX750Xl85y
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nov 19: Mercedes Sobers presents her research on racial disparities in mental health experiences & services and explores how the Black Joy Art Initiative balanced the work strain by highlighting everyday practices sustaining wellness in Black communities https://ow.ly/WBX750Xl85y
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your organization or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Join a free, online info session to learn more about LSJC: Nov 12, 5 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/SRtX50Xlm0A
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your organization or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Join a free, online info session to learn more about LSJC: Nov 12, 5 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/SRtX50Xlm0A
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What the federal budget means for cities this Thursday noon ET - moderated by @canurb.bsky.social featuring @fcm.ca @thehubcanada.bsky.social & @uoftcities.bsky.social (me) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2025 CityTalk | Live — "There’s the Money! What The Federal Budget Means For City Building". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ...
The local impact of national priorities: what the budget really means for Canadian communities.
The 2025 federal budget sets the tone for how Canada plans to tackle its biggest challenges — housing, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What the federal budget means for cities this Thursday noon ET - moderated by @canurb.bsky.social featuring @fcm.ca @thehubcanada.bsky.social & @uoftcities.bsky.social (me) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Nov. 9: Join Carolyn Whitzman Senior Housing Researcher, for a talk at Koffler Arts about artist Tracey Snelling’s Intergalactic Planetary exhibition and how they both explore the ways that marginalized communities navigate and shape urban spaces https://ow.ly/ucnx50Xl6mB
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nov. 9: Join Carolyn Whitzman Senior Housing Researcher, for a talk at Koffler Arts about artist Tracey Snelling’s Intergalactic Planetary exhibition and how they both explore the ways that marginalized communities navigate and shape urban spaces https://ow.ly/ucnx50Xl6mB
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Zack Taylor, who will join us from Western University's Dept. of Poli Sci to build a research collaboration on the effects of local fiscal decentralization in Canada https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opportunities/visiting-experts/visiting-professors/
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Zack Taylor, who will join us from Western University's Dept. of Poli Sci to build a research collaboration on the effects of local fiscal decentralization in Canada https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opportunities/visiting-experts/visiting-professors/
In Greensboro, NC a coalition worked with the EDDIT data storytelling team to tell the story of the creative ways they’re increasing the number of fresh, affordable food options in East Greensboro, a historically underserved and disadvantaged area https://schoolofcities.github.io/eddit/greensboro-nc
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In Greensboro, NC a coalition worked with the EDDIT data storytelling team to tell the story of the creative ways they’re increasing the number of fresh, affordable food options in East Greensboro, a historically underserved and disadvantaged area https://schoolofcities.github.io/eddit/greensboro-nc
November’s SOCIAL features two speakers on how collaboration with, and disruption by, service delivery apps for ambulances and emergency food delivery are impacting municipal government policies and responsibilities https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
November’s SOCIAL features two speakers on how collaboration with, and disruption by, service delivery apps for ambulances and emergency food delivery are impacting municipal government policies and responsibilities https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
SofC & Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI) talked to The Star about our maps that trace the potential impact of U.S. tariffs in Cdn. neighbourhoods, by sector & for businesses + employees https://ow.ly/olOS50Xl7sZ
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
SofC & Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI) talked to The Star about our maps that trace the potential impact of U.S. tariffs in Cdn. neighbourhoods, by sector & for businesses + employees https://ow.ly/olOS50Xl7sZ
Read our affiliated faculty member Alexander Reisenbichler on the LSE blog, and watch his Knowledge Café talk from last April on lessons from the German housing market and policies: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/knowle...
Reframing Germany's housing crisis as an issue of national economic interest could create the impetus needed to solve it.
✍ Alexander Reisenbichler @utoronto.ca blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍ Alexander Reisenbichler @utoronto.ca blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Germany’s housing crisis is making Europe’s sick man even sicker -
Reframing Germany's housing crisis as an issue of national economic interest could create the political impetus needed to solve it.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Read our affiliated faculty member Alexander Reisenbichler on the LSE blog, and watch his Knowledge Café talk from last April on lessons from the German housing market and policies: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/knowle...
It's a good time to explore our recently published map that tracks the potential impact of tariffs at neighbourhood level across Canada. They're sortable by specific goods (auto, steel, lumber, etc.) and according to their impact on businesses and employment https://ow.ly/fzRb50XkJHc
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's a good time to explore our recently published map that tracks the potential impact of tariffs at neighbourhood level across Canada. They're sortable by specific goods (auto, steel, lumber, etc.) and according to their impact on businesses and employment https://ow.ly/fzRb50XkJHc
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Are you researching climate change, human mobility, and housing? If so, join us in Nola (January) for "Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus" (free registration & some travel funding available) w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social architecture.tulane.edu/events/multi...
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Are you researching climate change, human mobility, and housing? If so, join us in Nola (January) for "Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus" (free registration & some travel funding available) w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social architecture.tulane.edu/events/multi...
In celebration of all things spooky, we’re looking back at our second Cities in Fiction video, in which Professor Tyeshia Redden delves into three horror films to discuss what they reveal about urban gentrification, racial politics, displacement, and more. https://ow.ly/TK0550XkJFk
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In celebration of all things spooky, we’re looking back at our second Cities in Fiction video, in which Professor Tyeshia Redden delves into three horror films to discuss what they reveal about urban gentrification, racial politics, displacement, and more. https://ow.ly/TK0550XkJFk