The City Institute at York University is the home of several funded research projects. These projects have been developed by members of the Institute and are housed in the CITY offices. Inquiries about these projects and their results can be directed either at the researchers directly or at city@yorku.ca.
| Assessing the Human Rights Promises of FIFA 2026 in Toronto Principal Investigators: Simon Darnell (University of Toronto), David Roberts (University of Toronto), Sabrina Alisha Razack (University of Toronto) Co-PIs: Adam Ehsan Ali, Western University, Amanda de Lisio (Faculty of Health, CITY Faculty Affiliate), Lyndsay Hayhurst (Faculty of Health) Funding: SSHRC Partnership Development Grant |
| Vertical Peripheries: Planning and citizenship in Colombia's commodified periurban housing towers Principal Investigators: Luisa Sotomayor (CITY Institute Director) Funding: SSHRC Insight Grant |
| High-rise living, public space, and COVID-19 in the Greater Toronto Area Principal Investigators: Ute Lehrer (EUC), Katherine Perrott (University of Waterloo), Martine August (University of Waterloo), Markus Moos (University of Waterloo), Madison Stirling (EUC), Ian Weir (EUC), Nataliya Murzenko (Polytech Tours), Emilia Kolodko (EUC) Funding: |
| GenUrb - Urbanization, Gender, and the Global South: a transformative knowledge network Principal Investigator: Linda Peake (EUC) Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| Queering Canadian suburbs: LGBTQ2S place-making outside of central cities Principal Investigators: Alison Bain (York University), Julie Podmore (John Abbott College), Tiffany Muller Myrdahl (Simon Fraser University), Brian Ray (University of Ottawa), Tarmo Remmel (York University) Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |