CITY welcomes two new visiting scholars, Bernd Belina and Susanne Heeg

CITY is pleased to welcome two new visiting scholars to the Institute for the summer. Bernd Belina and Susanne Heeg are both visiting from the Department of Human Geography, Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany . During their stay at York, they are conducting research with CITY faculty members Ute Lehrer and Roger Keil on the complicated relationships […]

CITY and the Global Suburbanisms MCRI Project co-sponsor the launch of "Time and the Suburbs: The Politics of Built Environments and the Future of Dissent"

The City Institute and the Global Suburbanisms MCRI Project at York University are proud to co-sponsor the Toronto launch of Rohan Quinby's new book,  Time and the Suburbs: The Politics of Built Environments and the Future of Dissent, (Winnipeg: Arbeiterring Publishing 2011). This event will be held on Satuday, June 2nd at 4:00pm, at Type Books […]

CITY collaborates on research project regarding park governance and community engagement models

May 10th 2012 – The CITY Institute is collaborating with the Toronto Public Space Initiative’s (TPSI) Community Engagement Research Division, York University’s Visible City Project,  and Osgoode Law School’s Critical Research Laboratory to conduct research into various park governance and community engagement models utilized locally and internationally. Report One of this project titled Parks, People, and Participation […]

Recent CITY event, "Re-imagining Our Cities" featured in food policy blog

The Re-Imagining Our Cities summit, jointly held by the CITY Institute and the federal NDP was featured in a blog by Wayne Roberts, a Canadian food policy analyst. View the blog post.

Ute Lehrer featured in Toronto Star article, The Beach: Will the condo boom kill it or save it?

Ute Lehrer (FES) was featured in the May 4th isssue of the Toronto star, in an article entitled, "The Beach: Will the condo boom kill it or save it?". Lehrer describes the proliferation of condos in the area as a type of hyper-gentrification, which may have adverse effects on diversity in the community. View the […]

Shelley Hornstein presents at international conference, Contours of the City.

Shelley Hornstein (Fine Arts) will be presenting at Contours of the City, an internatonal conference in Bologna, Italy. Her talk, Wrecking Ball Fanatasies In Modern Times, will be given on May 4th. View the conference poster.

CITY and NDP jointly host summit, ""Re-imagining Our Cities: Towards a Comprehensive Strategy for the Urban Economies of Southern Ontario"

The CITY Institute and the NDP jointly presented a summit addressing social and economic challenges for Toronto, titled "Re-imagining Our Cities: Towards a Comprehensive Strategy for the Urban Economies of Southern Ontario." The event was held Friday, April 13th and was also featured in a recent NOW magazine article. The latest federal budget focuses heavily […]

Roger Keil presents "Governing the City Without: The Challenge of Global Suburbanism" at University of Victoria

Roger Keil (FES) recently gave a presentation for the City Talk series held by the University of Victoria. "The talk, Governing the City Without: The Challenge of Global Suburbanism", discusses the relationship between suburban and metropolitan politics. Watch the lecture.

Recent CITY event, "Re-Imagining Our Cities" featured in NOW article

The Re-Imagining Our Cities summit, jointly held by the CITY Institute and the federal NDP was featured in a recent article in NOW magazine. View the full article.

Robert McDermid featured in Financial Post article, "Cities breaking down departmental barriers to improve future infrastructure"

Robert McDermid (Political Science) was featured in a Financial Post article on a new approach to infrastructure planning in cities. The article, "Cities breaking down departmental barriers to improve future infrastructure", appeared in the April 10th issue. View the full article.