A number of people emailed me this past weekend saying that they appreciated the recent book recommendation -- something to read over the holidays. So here's another one: Metropolis -- A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention.

Right now is probably the ideal time to read a book about the history of cities because it's a reminder of just how resilient cities are in the face of adversity. Even ones that have been utterly wiped out because of war or some other catastrophe have managed to successfully rebuild.

If you'd like to buy a copy, you can do that over here. This book was also featured in part two of a "book club" that The Urbanist is running on its radio show right now. So if you'd like to take it for a 30-minute spin instead, click here.

Two weeks ago I gave a brief presentation at The Laneway Project’s inaugural summit here in Toronto. I then wrote about it here on ATC.

At the time, I wasn’t sure if the event was being filmed or not, but it turns out it was. So here is my presentation from the event. It’s just over 7 minutes. Click here if you can’t see it below.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMNC1BtUz8]

If you’d like to see the other 5 presentations and the Q&A session, click here. 

Following the event, I was also interviewed by a radio show out of Calgary called Space + Place. If you are really into laneways and would like to listen to that as well, go here.

I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: I continue to be amazed by how much interest there is — both here in Toronto and elsewhere — in laneways. They may be overlooked today, but that’s going to change. It’s inevitable.

A number of people emailed me this past weekend saying that they appreciated the recent book recommendation -- something to read over the holidays. So here's another one: Metropolis -- A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention.

Right now is probably the ideal time to read a book about the history of cities because it's a reminder of just how resilient cities are in the face of adversity. Even ones that have been utterly wiped out because of war or some other catastrophe have managed to successfully rebuild.

If you'd like to buy a copy, you can do that over here. This book was also featured in part two of a "book club" that The Urbanist is running on its radio show right now. So if you'd like to take it for a 30-minute spin instead, click here.

Two weeks ago I gave a brief presentation at The Laneway Project’s inaugural summit here in Toronto. I then wrote about it here on ATC.

At the time, I wasn’t sure if the event was being filmed or not, but it turns out it was. So here is my presentation from the event. It’s just over 7 minutes. Click here if you can’t see it below.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMNC1BtUz8]

If you’d like to see the other 5 presentations and the Q&A session, click here. 

Following the event, I was also interviewed by a radio show out of Calgary called Space + Place. If you are really into laneways and would like to listen to that as well, go here.

I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: I continue to be amazed by how much interest there is — both here in Toronto and elsewhere — in laneways. They may be overlooked today, but that’s going to change. It’s inevitable.