Canadian Urban Planning
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Urban Planning History
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100

This Canadian province introduced the "Greenbelt Plan" to protect agricultural lands and natural areas.

Ontario

100

This course introduces qualitative methods like focus groups and textual analysis for applied planning research

PLG600

100

The "Garden City" planning movement influenced this Canadian city’s development in the early 20th century

Letchworth

100

This professor researches anti-Blackness, financialization of housing, and urban housing policy.

Nemoy Lewis

100

This project has been under construction for over 14 years, with no opening date in sight?

Eglinton LRT Crosstown

200

The planning tool used in Toronto to regulate land use and manage urban growth?

Official Plan

200

A course where students learn about ecosystem responses to urban stressors

PLG240

200

The planning philosophy prioritizing walkability and public transit was championed by this Canadian planner

Jane Jacobs

200

This professor explores resilience planning, ecological design, and urban sustainability

Nina Marie Lister

200

This project turned an unused airport into a mixed-use community?

Downsview Runway

300

Which policy document was recently abolished and merged with the Provincial Policy Statement?

Growth Plan

300

This course examines political structures and democracy in Canadian cities.

POL123

300

This 1950s urban renewal project in Halifax led to the displacement of an African Nova Scotian community

Africville

300

This professor studies the interaction between the built environment, travel, and health

Raktim Mitra

300

This social housing project developed after the Second World War was redeveloped into a 69-acre housing complex in downtown Toronto that is still being completed today?

Regent Park

400

This city is known for its Forks redevelopment project, transforming a historic site into a vibrant urban space

Winnipeg

400

A course that teaches introductory statistics and spreadsheet applications for planners

PLG310

400

This architect and planner is known for developing the concept of the "Radiant City," which influenced modernist urban planning around the world

Le Corbusier

400

This professor specializes in migration, diversity, and inclusive planning

Zhixi Zhuang

400

This is a flood-protection project that aims to renaturalize the mouth of the Don River and revitalize Toronto's waterfront into a vibrant community

The Port Lands

500

This city is known for its EcoDensity initiative to promote sustainable growth

Vancouver

500

A course introducing real estate investment analysis and studies

PLE635

500

This planner is famous for creating the "Garden City" concept, which sought to balance urban and rural living in a self-contained community

Ebenezer Howard

500

This professor focuses on technology, open data, and climate change in urban environments.

Pamela Robinson

500

This project that opened in 2023 has six residential condo buildings and is a known area for shipping and entertainment within downtown Toronto

The Well