Vive la vélorution!
Mon article sur le groupe montréalais le Monde à bicyclette est maintenant disponible en libre accès sur Érudit.
The Heart of the City
On February 23, 2017 I’ll be speaking at McGill University about my research on Yonge Street and the politics of downtown development in Toronto.
My PhD defence
I’m excited to announce that I will defend my PhD thesis at York University on March 2, 2017.
Pressing pause on development
CBC News kindly gave me ten seconds of fame today, with an interview on the use of heritage planning to slow redevelopment in downtown Toronto.
Urban History in Chicago
I spent this weekend in Chicago, at the 2016 meeting of the Urban History Association.
Making Toronto Modern
What does it mean to build a modern city? In the latest issue of the Urban History Review, I review Christopher Armstrong’s Making Toronto Modern: Architecture and Design, 1895-1975.
Honoured at the 2016 CHA
During the annual awards ceremony at this year’s CHA, I was thrilled to accept two awards.
What does Canadian history look like? Active History at the 2016 CHA
An overview of some of the prominent themes and events at the 2016 meeting of the Canadian Historical Association.
Watching Toronto grow, 1900-2002
This video uses building construction dates to map Toronto’s rapidly-expanding urban footprint in the twentieth century.
Review: Planning Toronto
Planning Toronto offers a refreshing new interpretation of Toronto’s 20th century struggles with planned and unplanned growth.
Yonge Street Mall in Spacing
My Spacing article on the Yonge Street mall is out!
Canadian countercultures and the environment
At long last, the Canadian Countercultures and the Environment collection is out!
Vancouver’s “hippie problem”
In the late 1960s Kitsilano was a centre for the Canadian counterculture. How did Vancouver respond?
How Did the Urban Reformers Change Toronto?
A review essay that asks: Is it time for a reassessment of the history of 1970s urban reform in Toronto?
