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Brent Toderian

I am pleased to announce Chris Hardwicke as Toronto’s new Director of Urban Design! Chris is Chair of the Council for Canadian Urbanism and an award-winning urban designer with 30 yrs. experience in the private sector, incl. with O2 and Sweeny Sterling Finlayson. Welcome to the City Planning team!

Rooftop R&R on top of the Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre (Toronto).

Slightly jealous Toronto has Rafael’s first permanent public sculpture. “At a time when our social and ecological systems are in crisis, the work points to a collective responsibility for imagining what comes next: ultimately we are left holding the weight.” -Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Sometimes it’s the little things … leaning bar for cyclists mounted on barrier planters (on the Esplanade cycle path in Toronto).

ArchDaily’s 30 “must-see” buildings in Toronto for FIFA World Cup visitors. What do you think, did they get it right? www.archdaily.com/1006691/toro...

New public art installation “Unfinished Arch” by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer at Sherbourne Common in Toronto.

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Graphs and maps incoming! The Development Activity Bulletin 2025 is now available: it tracks urban growth and development trends to monitor Official Plan policies. 🤓 Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting key insights from the Bulletin. To see the full report: https://ow.ly/SXZj50ZabuA

It has never been a better time to bike in Toronto, the best way to discover all the great public spaces designed for people. Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca @safestreetsto.bsky.social for sharing your expertise and for your great work. 👏🏼 @pattybikes.com

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Making good use of what are usually overlooked spaces … the Farmers Market at Underpass Park (Toronto).