Cities Posts
Bright Lights, Big City: Kids Books About Urban Life
A recommended reading list by Andrea Curtis, whose latest book is City Streets Are for People
Seeing the Forest AND the Trees
When self isolation and physical distancing has got your family cooped up, the next best thing might just be reading picture books about trees.
Building Community and Fostering Micro-Neighbourliness
I recently attended a fascinating conference that focused on strengthening neighbourhoods and building community. The workshops brought together many …
Walk on Over: 8 Books about Walking and Place
A recommended reading list by celebrated writer Tanis MacDonald, whose latest book is Mobile.
12 New Books on Community Connections
Our focus on community connections continues with this cross-genre list of twelve recent books that delve into community in singular and fascinating ways. …
Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Métis Community
Evelyn Peters shares other work that explore the important colonial history of First Nations and Métis communities within urban areas in Canada.
Littler boxes: Rohan Quinby on printing the city, & the impact of new technologies on urban planning & design
"Is it really so revolutionary to remove what remains of craftsmanship from our houses and cities? Or are we simply looking at the culmination of a long …