This past Sunday I spent part of the afternoon in Kensington Market (Toronto) for Pedestrian Sundays. If you’ve never been to a Pedestrian Sunday, you’re missing out. The entire neighborhood – which happens to be a National Historic Site of Canada – gets closed to… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js This afternoon I was chatting with some friends about Toronto real estate (which is something that happens a lot in this city), and we started talking about “The Starbucks Effect.” Basically, we were talking about how this neighborhood just got a Starbucks and how… Read More
Earlier this week I wrote a “Tech Tuesday” post talking about Uber’s new Smart Routes functionality, which it is currently testing out in San Francisco. At the end of the post I ended by saying that it’s not just the taxi industry that should be thinking… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js On Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 at 8:33am, I wrote and posted this. And that started a 2 year tradition of writing something on this blog, every, single, day, no matter how long or short it might be and no matter how insightful or not… Read More
There are thousands of people who read this blog via email or by following on Tumblr. The rest of the readership just stops by on the web and visits periodically. But of the thousands of regular readers, I know that many do not click through… Read More
This evening I was interviewed for a documentary called The Millennial Dream. It’s all about how Millennials – people like me – are rethinking or even rejecting some of the traditional notions of The American Dream. It’s being produced by Hemmings House. My part was all… Read More
Uber is currently testing out something called “Smart Routes” in San Francisco. Basically it works similar to UberPOOL (where you carpool with strangers to bring the cost down), except that your pickup location (and trip?) is confined to a specific route. This means less detours and… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js As further evidence that real estate is a local business, let’s take a look at the housing market in Japan today. It’s a very unique market. According to this Freakonomics podcast, 50% of all single family houses in Japan are demolished by the time… Read More
Given yesterday’s post about Times Square in New York, the timing is perfect to talk about the revitalization of Union Station here in Toronto, its new public spaces, and the programming that’s now happening in and around the station. Perhaps the most noticeable is something… Read More
Under the Bloomberg administration, public space in New York went through a dramatic transformation. A transformation that I believe was for the better. Here’s a quick video showcasing the changes: But now Times Square is filled with topless women in body paint (as well as… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 