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City Research Insights
City Research Insights is a policy brief series that translates academic research into impactful solutions. The School of Cities seeks to leverage our extraordinary community of urbanists and urban-oriented researchers… Read more
Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP/IMUCP)
The Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP) / International Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (IMUCP) is a full-year academic course open to undergraduate students in their final year from all U of… 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
Policy briefs
School of Cities publishes occasional policy briefs, which aim to distill research findings and data, make recommendations, and draw links to policy initiatives. Housing policy in B.C. (No. 1): An… Read more
Targeting the Right Housing Supply in Canada
The following set of Housing Supply Mix Strategy briefs are based on research conducted by School of Cities and City Building TMU to inform the Task Force for Housing and… Read more
Visiting Experts
Visiting experts at the School of Cities are globally influential practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, media and government; members of the global urban academic community; and emerging leaders… Read more
The Metropolitan Mindset
To build better cities, we need to move past the traditional, zero-sum mindset that so often pervades local politics, where city leaders compete with their neighbours for scarce resources, to… Read more
Downtown Recovery
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic renewed longterm debates about the future of downtowns in North America. With the initial shock of the pandemic, downtowns emptied out as people were… Read more
Small Grants Program
The School of Cities’ Small Grants Program supports knowledge mobilization and translation, public policy engagement, curricular innovations, and other activities that address urban issues and contribute to efforts that make… Read more
highlights
Carolyn Whitzman in Global News | B.C.’s catalogue of housing designs is here. Where is Ottawa’s?
MUGS, Yellowknife 2024: Understanding the wildfires
In June 2024, a group of graduate students travelled to Yellowknife to study the impact of the 2023 wildfires in the context of the housing crisis and communications infrastructure.
How Reducing Air Pollution Could Extend Thousands Of Lives
Estimating how premature mortality is related to air pollution in Canadian metro areas
Metropolitan Mindset response paper: Dr. Alexandra Flynn
The School of Cities’ Metropolitan Mindset initiative, led by Don Iveson, Canadian Urban Leader, and Prof. Gabriel Eidelman, aims to improve urban governance across Canada through research, education, partnerships, and advocacy. In… Read more
Upcoming Events see all
Knowledge Café: Copilot and the future of the city
In her presentation, Dr. Noa Yaari will explore Microsoft Copilot’s visualization of past and future cities responding to my written prompts. This exploration shows how she approaches urban history from… Read more
2nd Annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit
The 2nd annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit is centered around infrastructure investment for thriving communities and a prosperous future for all Canadians.
AI and the City: Understanding new applications in urban environments
The AI and the City conference provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange on the transformative role of AI in urban contexts. This conference is sponsored by the… Read more