Toronto

What Is the Future of Urban Farming?

Researchers at U of T Scarborough are testing which crops fare best on city roofs

Blurring the Blue Line

Student Rachel Bromberg and alum Asante Haughton are helping to create a response service for mental health crisis calls in Toronto that relies less on police

Fadi Masoud Wants to Save Our Cities from Flooding

In Toronto’s transforming waterfront, he sees the beginnings of a more resilient urban form

Do You Know Toronto Slang?

Youth are drawing from several languages spoken by the city’s immigrants to create a novel form of English

Toward a City Without Barriers

Prof. Ron Buliung describes how his daughter Asha’s life with a wheelchair profoundly changed him – and his research

A View to Making Toronto Stronger

Kofi Hope wants to add new voices to the conversation about city-building

Priced Out of the Housing Market

Owning a home is becoming a fantasy for all but the wealthiest families. Better urban planning is part of the solution. Adjusting our expectations may be another

The City is Her Patient

Eileen de Villa targets opioids and homelessness as Toronto’s new medical officer of health

How Much Methane?

A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions

Toronto’s Top Money Man

City manager Peter Wallace talks tough with politicians on taxes and spending

An Army of Tree Lovers

U of T’s Faculty of Forestry is teaching Torontonians how to care for one of the city’s most valuable resources – its trees

Urban Angel

Judy Matthews and her husband have given $25 million to turn a stretch of derelict land under the Gardiner into a vibrant park

Mobile City

As Toronto's population grows, we will have to embrace alternatives to the car

Diverse and Inclusive City

Diversity is one of Toronto's great strengths, but we can do more to ensure some people aren't left behind

Co-operative and Productive City

There's a wealth of knowledge within the university's walls. It could be shared more often with municipal leaders

Healthy City

How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents?

Smart and Creative City

There's a wealth of innovative talent in Toronto. But we can do more to harness it effectively

Sustainable City

Cities are more livable when they're clean and green

Paperbacks Alongside 3D Printers

New Toronto city librarian Vickery Bowles wants everyone to read, write, create

Toronto’s Beating Heart

With the Toronto Poetry Map, a U of T English professor and Toronto Public Library unveil a whole new way to view the city

Man on the Move

New Toronto mayor John Tory aims to get the city back on track

A Global Talent Destination

U of T’s ability to attract international graduate students is important to our – and Ontario’s – long-term success

Towers of Song

A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth

Pathways’ Progress

A homework support program involving OISE students has more than doubled high school graduation rates in Regent Park

Toronto’s Waterfront Conundrum

Why can't Toronto's waterfront emulate Chicago's? Land ownership, says political science student Gabriel Eidelman

The Sweetest Tour

Audrey Ooi leads a sampling of the world's most interesting desserts in Toronto's Kensington Market

How Big is Ford Country?

Rob Ford garnered more support downtown in last fall's Toronto election than initially thought, analysis shows

Different but Equal

Toronto parents can choose to send their children to a variety of specialized schools. But is it possible to have too much choice in alternative education?

Finding the Fakes

U of T engineers help the TTC uncover counterfeit tokens

Tweet the Vote

Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way

The Imagined City

In her new book, writer Sarah Elton aims to put Toronto on the literary map next to New York, Dublin and Paris

Exit Strategy

This fall, the City of Toronto will test a U of T program that offers youths alternatives to gang life

Breaking the Cycle

The City of Toronto is not doing enough to make the streets safe for cyclists

The City That Never Was

In Unbuilt Toronto, Mark Osbaldeston explores an alternate civic destiny

Death Becomes Him

Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill

The Schools We Want

U of T's Centre for Urban Schooling aims to help youths in disadvantaged neighbourhoods succeed

Green Grass, Cleaner Harbour

Mayor David Miller shares his dreams for Toronto

Northern Lights

NOW Magazine donates photo archives to U of T

City of Ideas

Imagining Toronto's future

A Man with a Plan

Urban designer Robert Freedman wants to beautify Toronto

Team Clean

U of T mountain bikers remove a tonne of trash from the Don Valley Trail

Miller Rising

Mayor plans to work with U of T on the shared goal of revitalizing Toronto