City Hall Watcher #388: Damien Moule on the "largest change to municipal land use planning in Ontario in decades", plus CITY HALL WATCHER LIVE lets you reflect on 15+ years of Council coverage
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Toronto City Council shouldn't feel complicated. We make it easy for Toronto residents to track councillor votes and get involved in local decisions.
Landmark meeting sends major policy signals for the next five years
The Five-Year Plans provide a rare form of certainty in China, in a world of increasing uncertainty
Civic Searchlight - by Canada's National Observer
Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.
Reform UK Councils Are Dismantling the Fight Against Climate Change
Nigel Farage's party is spreading climate change denial, while blocking any localised action to deal with the threat, an academic analysis of Reform councils has found
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
Urban problems: nature-based solutions and a Green New Deal everywhere
Nature-based Solutions with localised Green New Deals could save our settlements, and provide a just transition to a low-carbon society
In Deep
The numbers are simply mind-blowing: up to £264 billion for a climate “solution” that will increase emissions. Has the government lost its mind?
Cycling Toward a Cooler Toronto | The Power of Bike Lanes
Toronto's slow streetcars — and the search for silver bullets
City Hall Watcher #393: Damien Moule returns with a look at Toronto's seriously slow streetcars, plus notes on budgets, Bike Share and basketball
News Releases
Surrey Police Service (SPS) has recently concluded a four-month project targeting repeat…
Second Street | How Government Policies Affect Canadians
We investigate the real-world impact of government policy through groundbreaking research and the personal stories of everyday Canadians.
Reinventing Commons Governance in Modern Times | David Bollier
I gave the following remarks about commons governance on September 27 as part of the U!REKA Lab Lecture Series. U!REKA -- which stands for Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance -- is a consortium of eight European universities that studies urban commons. The subtitle of my talk was "Find Answers by Living the Questions."
Opinion | One City Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis
A large real estate development in the middle of Vancouver, British Columbia, shows how cities can build more housing.
In Pictures: The Possibilities of Vancouver’s New Villages Plan | Sightline Institute
The Four/Five design prioritizes green space, daylight, affordability, and accessibility—all for greater connection and community.
Last-Mile Optimism
Reducing Waste. Eliminating Fraud. Promoting Civic Responsibility. At least that’s what the city bureaucrats said.
Here’s Every Local Police Agency Enforcing for ICE – The Markup
Partnerships more than doubled during the first months of Trump's current term under a program known as 287(g)
