Upcoming Events
Family Friendly Downtown
Walk through downtown Toronto and you’ll see indie coffee bars, boutique gyms and mens’ barber shops popping up on every corner and… baby strollers! Yep… baby strollers! There’s a baby boom happening in downtown Toronto, and the City of Toronto’s new “Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities” Guidelines hope to keep them living downtown. But what are the benefits and challenges of having more families downtown? Is the City really ready and serious about accommodating the needs…
Members-Only: The Urban Suburban Conundrum
From the first naively ambitious promise to build “a model sustainable community,” the founders of UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain in Metro Vancouver have been determined to raise the bar on community development – and to share their learnings. SFU Community Trust President Gordon Harris has written Building Community: Defining, Designing, Developing UniverCity – as both a history and a handbook, a compendium of what to do and not do. Harris will tell the story of UniverCity – the award-winning sustainable…
Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) Art Tour
Top, left to right: Vaughan Metroplitan Centre, Paul Raff Studio; Downsview Park, Panya Clark Espinal; Finch West, Bruce McLean Bottom, left to right: 407, David Pearl; Pioneer Village, Realities United, York University, Jason Bruges Studio Join us on an exciting tour of the brand new 8.6 km TYSSE to explore the Line 1 extension’s six new subway stations and their impressive integrated artworks, ranging from immersive coloured glass skylights to responsive lighting schemes. The tour will visit all six new…
Community Wellbeing: A Framework for Design
Across disciplines, the notions of happiness, sustainability, resilience, safety and health have characterized the wellbeing of communities. This working session will explore a new framework of design for community wellbeing. PANELISTS: Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Principal, DIALOG Craig Applegath, Principal, DIALOG COST: $40 Last Day to Register is: May 7, 2018 For assistance with registration please call our Customer Service Team: 1-800-321-5011
Young Leader’s Exchange Toronto
Recommended for non-Toronto Residents* COST: $160 USD ITINERARY – SUMMARY// Thursday, May 10th 3:30pm – 4:30pm Registration & Welcome Reception Where: Stikeman Elliott, 199 Bay St. Pickup registration packages and mingle with fellow registrants on the 53rd floor of I.M. Pei’s Commerce Court with sweeping views of the city. A brief welcome presentation will be given by some Toronto’s top urban gurus. 4:30pm –5:15pm Walk to Dinner & Evening Social 5:15pm –7:15pm Dinner & Evening Social Where: Gusto 101, 101 Portland…
ULI Fall Meeting 2018
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Save the Date: Symposium 2018
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