On October 25, 2019 we held a special CITY Seminar event organized by Professor Patricia Wood. The event, which was titled “The Future of Toronto’s Relationship with Queen’s Park: An Interview with David Miller, Former Mayor, City of Toronto,” was held on October 25, 2019. This event grew out of the initiative Toronto the Better: Renewing Local […]
Between September 26-28th 2019 our SSHRC Partnership Grant Project Gender, Urbanization and the global south: a transformative knowledge network (GenUrb), hosted a three-day international conference, Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures (FEUF) at York University. The event was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), York University, and the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography. With more than 80 […]
A prestigious annual lecture that pays tribute to the late Sir Peter Hall, a global figure in the study of cities and regions and their planning, will be delivered this year by York University Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Roger Keil. The annual Sir Peter Hall Lecture will take place June 5 at University College London […]
In the recent issue of The York University Magazine (Winter 2019) about metropolitan life, Professor Linda Peake is featured in a leading feature story titled "Smart Cities: Professor Linda Peake talks urban theory and practice," written by Deirdre Kelly with photography by Sofie Kirk. For the full story, see The York University Magazine (Winter 2019).
On April 15th2019, the City Institute held its Annual General Meeting for all CITY affiliates to discuss the institute’s progress over the 2018-2019 academic year and its future endeavours. Director Linda Peake discussed the City Institute’s year-to-date financial report and long-term funding as well as how university-wide budget cuts will impact the institute over the […]
On January 25th, 2019 the City Institute at York University held its site visit to discuss the submission of its recent re-chartering report in the fall of 2018 with reviewers Drs. Sutama Ghosh (Ryerson University) and Rob Shields (University of Alberta). The visit began with a preliminary briefing and breakfast, which was hosted by the […]
Three York University undergraduate classes sat in on a panel discussion about the history of Toronto hip-hop culture on March 20 that featured two prominent practitioners: rapper Maestro Fresh Wes and radio DJ Mel Boogie. Maestro Fresh Wes is a Canadian celebrity in both rap music and television (CBC’s “Mr. D”), while DJ Mel Boogie […]
By Dr. Frederick Peters, Visiting Scholar at CITY The City Institute at York University (CITY) accepted an invitation to join an international consortium of scholars and area experts to answer one of the Migration Calls of the EC Horizon 2020 program in a project called “Innovation for Inclusive Migrant Integration: Adaptive Public Service Support Platform,” […]
April 15, 2019 | 11am - 12:30pm | 626 Kaneff Tower If you have not already RSVP’d, please do so by April 8th, 2019 to city@yorku.ca *please note that RSVPs are needed in order to ensure that we have quorum at this year’s AGM
