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Leading Urban Change: Accelerating housing solutions
This executive learning experience is tailored for mid- and senior-level leaders working in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, and aims to empower participants with the essential skills and tools to drive equitable urban transformation at local, regional, and national levels.
The School of Cities Story & Image Competition
The School of Cities, along with the departments of English at the University of Toronto Mississauga and University of Toronto St. George, is hosting a short story & image competition… Read more
Multidisciplinary Urban Graduate Seminar (MUGS)
The School of Cities works in partnership with other faculties, schools and departments at the University of Toronto to offer a series of seminars for graduate students enrolled in Masters… Read more
City Research Insights
This policy brief series translates academic research into impactful solutions. The School of Cities seeks to leverage our extraordinary community of urbanists and urban-oriented researchers to create a rich, multidisciplinary community of urban faculty, researchers, and students across disciplines and perspectives.
Equitable Development Data Insight Training
About the program: The Equitable Development Data Insight Training Initiative (EDDIT) helps organizationsrefine their narratives and leverage data so that they can make the best possible case fortheir equitable development… Read more
Reports
This selection of reports are based on research and projects undertaken by School of Cities faculty, researchers, postdoctroal fellows and/or affiliated faculty, or have been funded in part or in… Read more
highlights
Lanrick Bennett Jr. for Spacing | OP-ED: E-Cargo Bikes Aren’t the Problem – SUVs Are
Shoshanna Saxe & Matti Siemiatycki in Toronto Star | We asked three experts about Doug Ford’s plan to build a Highway 401 tunnel. Here’s why it won’t stop congestion and why you might be retired before it’s done
Eight Ways to Enable Missing Middle Housing: New resources from the School of Cities
Supporting authors: Missing Middle (MM) is a form of medium-density development that can fit into lots formerly zoned for single-family housing. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), as part… Read more
Could Congestion Pricing Unlock a Better Toronto?
The concept of congestion pricing has been polarizing for urban centres worldwide, and Toronto is no exception. Recent moves by New York City to introduce congestion charges for vehicles entering… Read more
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Panel: Rx for Social Connection
Discover insights from the report with the interdisciplinary research team during a panel conversation at the University of Toronto.
2025 Summer Workshop on Urban Mixed Methods across the Disciplines
From July 22-24, 2025, the School of Cities will host its third annual workshop on urban mixed methods. The multi-day workshop gathers a diverse group of talented doctoral students to… Read more
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