Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a new podcast from The Globe and Mail about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee.
The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that would see neighbourhoods designed so that day-to-day amenities are always just a short walk or bike ride away. And after living 18+ months of pandemic life, w ... Show More
Yesterday
The other nine questions in the Alberta referendum
Albertans will go to the polls to vote in a referendum on October 19. By now, everyone knows about the question on whether Alberta should stay in Canada, or hold another referendum on whether to separate. But there are, in fact, nine other proposals Albertans are being asked to v ... Show More
21m 34s
Oct 8
A border town on the front lines of the trade war
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is on the front lines of Canada’s trade war with the U.S.. The city lies just a few kilometres away from the U.S., across a river from a city with the same name in Michigan. Its core economic industry is steel, which has been hit with U.S. President Donald ... Show More
23m 20s
Mar 2023
On the Conservative Reaction to 15-Minute Cities
<p>We believe everyone can build a Strong Town, but all too often, <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/10/11/build-a-bridge'>political differences divide communities</a>, and instead of working together to build stronger neighborhoods from a bottom-up approach, we g ... Show More
56m 27s
Oct 2021
TED Climate: The 15-minute city | Carlos Moreno
Living in a city means accepting a certain level of dysfunction: long commutes, noisy streets, underutilized spaces. Carlos Moreno wants to change that. He makes the case for the "15-minute city," where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thri ... Show More
8m 24s
Jan 2021
The 15-minute city | Carlos Moreno
Living in a city means accepting a certain level of dysfunction: long commutes, noisy streets, underutilized spaces. Carlos Moreno wants to change that. He makes the case for the "15-minute city," where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thri ... Show More
8m 36s