As I was going through this Twitter thread by Alex Bozikovic on the “Château Laurier battle,” I came across a great line by Robert Wright: “We cannot recreate the past only parody it.” I told him I was going to steal it, but here I… Read More
The Hyperloop space has a number of competing companies that are all trying to figure out how to move people (between cities) in low-pressure tubes at nearly the speed of sound (1,234.8 km/h). For what it’s worth, Virgin Hyperloop One, which was founded in 2014,… Read More
Jens von Bergmann (data analyst and mathematician); Nathanael Lauster (sociologist); and Douglas Harris (law professor) have been working since 2018 on a study of how condominiums are used and occupied across Canada. The goal is to use the results to better inform public and academic… Read More
Guy Jones is a videographer who specializes in archival footage, or at least that is what his YouTube account suggests. He edits old videos and makes them more watchable by doing things like adding sound and slowing them down to a natural rate. (Older films… Read More
Here are the results from my primitive multi-unit building amenities survey: Gym is number 1. No surprise there. 46% of respondents said it was in their top 3. Rooftop outdoor space at number 2 was perhaps a bit surprising. But then again, who doesn’t love… Read More
David Wex started his career working for one of the big Seven Sister law firms in Toronto. But right from the outset, it was clear that he wasn’t in it for the long run. In fact, only a few days after he started, David had… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js On Thursday night I spoke at an Urbanism Lab event in Ottawa put on by the National Capital Commission. The event was all about the interconnection between the online world of blogging and social media, and the offline world of tangible city building. More… Read More
I woke up this morning at 5:30 am in a hotel in Ottawa. I then drove to Brébeuf, Quebec to meet some friends for a ski and snowboard weekend. (It’s beautiful here.) Upon arriving I was faced with a large hill that my rear-wheel car… Read More
For those of you from Ottawa, I’m going to be in town this Thursday evening talking at an event put on by the National Capital Commission called Urbanism Online. It’s all about how blogging, social media, and online discussions can and are contributing to the… Read More
This past week I received 2 separate invitations to talk at events about blogging as a form of city building. The first is a Pecha Kucha talk being held here in Toronto on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015. If you’ve never heard of the Pecha Kucha… Read More
