Our MUGS course buy-out is a great opportunity for University of Toronto faculty or postdocs to design that course you’ve been thinking about on the intersectionality of your discipline with any aspect of urban studies or city life. Apply now to teach anytime in 2026-27. https://ow.ly/uIxG50Z4vn2

We’re doing another round of Learning from What Works – looking at ideas large & small from communities large & small that are having an impact and are scalable. Tell us what's working to strengthen local infrastructure, growth, collaboration, or training. https://ow.ly/NSSp50Z4voo

There’s still time to register for Mobilizing Justice’s annual symposium, which takes place via Zoom on Thursday (May 28) and will feature panels and debates about the National Survey on Transport Poverty. Register now: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/daFdyXZiSkiSqjQGmjadiw#/registration

Tell us about your local project that is working to support infrastructure, growth, collaboration, or training. The winning solutions could receive a portion of a $10,000 grant, participate in a national webinar, win a place in a SofC prof. dev. program https://ow.ly/aNbN50Z0ye5

We used ternary charts & Transportation Tomorrow Survey data to explore how people in the GTA travel by car, transit, and active transportation, offering planners & researchers new ways to explore travel behaviour and support future transportation investments https://ow.ly/vyGs50Z0y7M

Register by Monday for one of our upcoming urban data analysis & storytelling microcredentials: gain skills in data analysis & visualization and learn to leverage urban data to deliver insights & recommendations that drive evidence-based decision-making https://ow.ly/k1m450Z0y8s

University of Toronto faculty, postdocs interested in cities & urban issues: consider teaching a grad seminar through SofC! You design it – from any angle & in any discipline, department or faculty – & we promote it & provide a course buy-out or TA. Learn more: https://ow.ly/mmqN50Z0ybw

Our dive into cell phone data and what it tells us about the drop in Canadian travel to the U.S. was featured in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/canadians-visiting-us

Canadians have recently reduced their travel to the US. But how has the decline varied in magnitude & geography? We analyzed cell phone activity data and found a decline of approximately 42% – a significantly higher one than recorded by border crossings estimates https://ow.ly/1Mjg50Z0y7c

We welcome the City Community Research & Learning Collaborative as our latest affiliated initiative! It exists to learn with, by & from communities to produce scholarship, design innovative educational experiences, and advance social justice in urban settings https://www.citycollaborative.ca

We’re hiring a p/t Knowledge Mobilization RA for the Canadian Municipal Barometer – a research partnership to understand & improve municipal democracy through surveys of mayors & councillors, public opinion surveys, qualitative research. Apply by May 25 https://ow.ly/gbTS50Z0y0m

New report from @cwhitzman.bsky.social: access to affordable childcare is essential for supporting employment, education, economic opportunity. Co-locating nonprofit childcare centres in affordable housing developments addresses housing & child care deserts https://ow.ly/Wm4i50Z0y2o

Our Local Solutions competition celebrates made‑in‑community ideas w/ potential to scale. Submit a project already boosting Canada’s competitiveness and quality of life – submissions welcomed from communities large & small & from all types of organizations https://ow.ly/TwIv50Z0yck

Urban Data Analytics & Visualization + Urban Data Storytelling make up a prof. prog. on how data can influence planning, policy, governance. Gain skills in data processing, analysis, visualization & equip yourself to influence evidence-based decision-making https://ow.ly/A7gT50Z0y9G

We’re hiring a Data Viz Research Assistant – w/ skills in Python-based data analysis, GIS & front-end web development – to deliver an interactive business corridor map; interactive arts access map; transit accessibility maps & visualizations. Apply now: https://ow.ly/TVNp50Z0xWe

Register by May 25 for our next urban data analysis & storytelling microcredentials. These online, asynchronous courses equip you with skills in data processing, analysis & visualization so you can leverage urban data to drive evidence-based decision-making https://ow.ly/7mgZ50YTtQi

With support from a SofC UCG 3.0 grant, University of Toronto researchers asked if belonging & thriving in a sub-culture cultivate belonging & thriving in broader civic life - they sought answers by interviewing hip-hop artists for narratives of belonging & thriving https://ow.ly/vFY150YTsh9

@uoftsociology.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social @uoftbrn.bsky.social @np3-communities.bsky.social @uaanews.bsky.social

SofC Director @profchapple.bsky.social has co-published research on if, and if so how, upzoning in NYC impacts residential mobility, especially low-income renter households https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10511482.2026.2649483#abstract#abstract

Tomorrow: Join our Urbanist-in-Residence (and cycling advocate) Lanrick Bennett for a Jane’s Walk by bike – ride from midtown to Biidaasige Park while talking about racoons, public spaces, and TO’s relationship to both https://ow.ly/zHfk50YTkW8

Designed for early- & mid-career professionals in public, private, nonprofit sectors, our microcredentials offer a comprehensive overview of how strategic data storytelling can influence planning, policy, governance. Register by May 4 for a 20% discount. https://ow.ly/Fpto50YTsHq

Planning your weekend? On Sunday, join Rotem Mashkov (Postdoc Fellow, Dept. of Geography & Planning) for a tour of The Path, as part of the Jane’s Walk Festival. Learn about the human experience of underground spaces and a vital part of TO’s infrastructure https://ow.ly/coj150YTiNr

See you tonight! If you're in TO, join us for the opening of the 29th EDGE:Youth Art Show, ft. original artwork by students from across the GTA – including a selection on the SofC theme of public space & joy. Always such an engaging and inspiring evening! https://ow.ly/ngot50YQ2PL

Join Rotem Mashkov for a tour of TO's PATH, one of the world's largest underground pedestrian networks. As part of the Jane’s Walk festival, explore the PATH as infrastructure & urban experience + learn about human experience in urban underground spaces https://ow.ly/xIrY50YQ2Pc

As part of the 2026 Jane’s Walk festival, join Urbanist-in-Residence Lanrick Bennett for a storytelling journey-by-bike through TO's layered relationship w/ raccoons & public spaces. Open to families, individuals on bikes, e-bikes, bike shares https://ow.ly/SBlO50YQ2OM

RSVP by Monday (27th) for the Frontiers of Housing conference, organized by UTM’s Dept. Of Economics on May 8 – a look at the macroeconomics of housing, including supply, prices, booms, and insurance. https://ow.ly/UZX450YQ2JF

The EDGE: Youth Art Show returns from 27/4-11/5. Enjoy original artwork by high school students from across the GTA, including an SofC-sponsored section on public space & joy. SofC staff selects a piece that best reflects the theme & purchases it for our office https://ow.ly/HaPf50YNeZp

Are you a city, municipality, community org, NGO seeking solutions to an urban problem requiring multidisciplinary insights & technical skills? A team of undergrads from our Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project might be the solution. Apply by Monday! https://ow.ly/MLSs50YNf01

Join us to hear Asian Canadian futurist writers discuss speculative fiction & AI. Asian people, especially Asian women, have long been problematically represented as dolls, robots & cyborgs & so are uniquely positioned to imagine future relationships w/ AI https://ow.ly/E9nn50YNeQg

SofC Senior Housing Researcher Carolyn Whitzman is cited in an article in The Guardian about cuts to immigration and drops in rent in Canada: deeply affordable housing remains unavailable to those who need it https://ow.ly/20fJ50YNeY8

There’s still time to register for the 3rd Embodied GHG Symposium! Highlights include the shift to lower‑carbon construction materials; new research, policy insights, case studies; networking opportunities for industry, academia, policymakers https://ow.ly/fpGT50YNeYE

Last week, SofC Director @profchapple.bsky.social published an op-ed in the Toronto Star about how the drop in house prices is not significantly impacting the housing affordability crisis – and the many and complex reasons why https://ow.ly/SsIO50YNeUr

Thurs., 7 p.m. ET: Join us for the launch of SofC Urban Challenge Grant-funded research on hip-hop as a form of immigration settlement & belonging - featuring live art, a turntablist, rhymes, beats, and a panel with T.O. hip-hop artists! Register now: https://ow.ly/uHKQ50YNeOu

#OurStreetsOurStories I'm doing two activities Walking with @unitedwaygt.bsky.social on May 2nd @ 10am www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may... Riding with @uoftcities.bsky.social on May 3rd @ 10am www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/sunday-may-3... More info here: www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/walks

What kind of market is T.O.'s Kensington Market today, and how can data on neighbourhood change support the community's desire to determine their future? University of Toronto researchers share initial findings on the market’s transforming business landscape https://ow.ly/uqmH50YMmbs

Tue, 7:30 p.m. ET: Join us to hear about research on how employment & education structures shape belonging & thriving for migrant domestic workers & students. U of T teams studied experiences in Dubai, Singapore, Toronto w/ support of an SofC UCG 3.0 grant https://ow.ly/nnl150YMmah

recently updated a few charts showing growth in bike share ridership in toronto --- view more here: schoolofcities.github.io/bike-share-t... #toronto #cycling #data

Register now for the 3rd Embodied GHG Symposium! This year the gathering of industry professionals, academics & policymakers explores solutions to building more housing & infrastructure w/ less GHG pollution & discusses a transition to sustainable materials https://ow.ly/VIsH50YBUWf

Curious about how we find our way around in urban underground spaces (UUS)? Learn from Dr. Rotem Mashkov’s (Postdoc Fellow, Department of Geography & Planning) work on Toronto’s PATH and the future of UUS in dense cities https://ow.ly/8yVM50YBUC8

Have an urban challenge that could use student insight? We’re accepting statements of need from cities, municipalities, and community orgs interested in partnering with a multidisciplinary undergrad team on an urban challenge in 2026-27. Apply by April 27 https://ow.ly/GJun50YBV73

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the opening of this exhibition on the resilience, community, and precariousness of gig drivers in Indonesia. Hear from the exhibition team and take in the striking and powerful images. There’s still time to register: https://ow.ly/OYmc50YBUhk

Tomorrow: Can public art be a force for democratic participation? Join a roundtable on the role and impact of public art in T.O., featuring artists Bram Morrison, Peter Morin & Melanie Yan. There's still time to register https://ow.ly/srXf50YBTSS

See you tomorrow for the last SOCIAL talk of the season, on circular labour migrants, inclusive cities, and housing. There’s still time to register! https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-circular-labour-migration-and-the-housing-question/

This final Knowledge Café of the season asks how do people experience underground spaces? Using Toronto’s PATH as a case study, this research tracks confusion, stress points & wayfinding habits to help design better, more intuitive urban underground spaces https://ow.ly/TrWn50YBUs5

Apply by Monday: The Embodied GHG Symposium explores how to build more housing & infrastructure w/ less greenhouse gas pollution. Apply now to present a poster on research or a case study on reducing resource use & embodied GHG in the construction sector https://ow.ly/mX3P50YBTGC

This talk explores how circular migrants working in Ahmedabad’s construction sector navigate housing through multilocal lives, and is a call to rethink housing by centering circularity, multilocality, and lived practice in inclusive urban futures https://ow.ly/PR4x50YBU2j

Join us for the opening of this exhibition, featuring powerful images of the precarious world of gig work in Indonesia & the drivers’ resilience as they build communities & demand fairness: a portrait of survival, solidarity, and resistance https://ow.ly/YcbL50YBUa5

Are you a city, municipality, community org., NGO seeking solutions to an urban problem that requires multidisciplinary insights & technical skills? A team of undergrads from our Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project might be the solution! Apply now https://ow.ly/ciGY50YBV2m

How can Canada build the housing and infrastructure it needs while cutting GHGs? Join the 3rd Embodied GHG Symposium to explore solutions and for talks on the transition to sustainable construction materials, with a focus on steel, concrete and wood https://ow.ly/UpNM50YBURu

The upcoming Embodied GHG Symposium presents the latest embodied GHG research, policy & case studies + provides opps for networking w/ industry, academics, policymakers. Submit a poster on reducing resource use & embodied GHG in the construction sector https://ow.ly/C3qh50Yx6vX