Reposted by PlacemakersTOphantomblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Kew Sunrise. #Toronto #TheBeach #TheBeaches #KewGardens #Sunrise #Photography 114325
Reposted by PlacemakersTOTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star 1316147
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Thought this post was about Ontario and Doug Fords corrupt government lol 😂 011
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSpace for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 23/11/2025There are many reflections, updates, and acknowledgements we are excited to share. To anyone who may have missed this installation, please know that another Space for Grief will be returning! For now, we are taking some time to rest, reflect, and recover. We will share more updates soon. 💛 033
Reposted by PlacemakersTOPhil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Not convinced of the headline. The provincial government has no interest in housing affordability. Our largest city won't allow adequate density w/in neighbourhoods, which means meaningful missing middle is banished to polluted arterials. The point of a system is what it does.yorkregion.comEveryone wants to solve the housing crisis, so why is Ontario so far behind on housing goals?If there’s any hope of solving the housing crisis, experts say all levels of government need to rethink their approach. 1138
Reposted by PlacemakersTOBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/11/2025“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable cities.fastcompany.com50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable StreetsFrom making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here. 261326436
Reposted by PlacemakersTOBKinDetroit @bkindetroit.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Someone is going to park a car there 0452
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Update: Designer is Athena Macke www.instagram.com/athena.macke 1625
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 15/11/2025This is brilliant. 241097210
Reposted by PlacemakersTOAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Dan says it right: this is a city, and we need leaders who will say so. 39518
Reposted by PlacemakersTOaugust 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 10/11/2025two people at spadina carrying sleds down the stairs into the subway, winter in toronto has officially begun ❄️ 0324
Reposted by PlacemakersTOAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 08/11/2025People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...theglobeandmail.comParks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces 48320
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Why are you following me? How can I help you? :) #communty #urbanists #placemaking 021
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSchool of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social · 06/11/2025U of T grad students: Explore how buildings, landscapes, and urban environments act as media for the embodiment, release, transfer of chemicals & minerals – and how they impact geographies and health and raise questions for preservation and conservation ow.ly/CjyM50Xlm4K 012
Reposted by PlacemakersTOFran Quintero Rawlings @frawlspace.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Truly honoured for the feature! ♥️ Art is medicine. Everyone needs and deserves community when they are grieving! 032
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Such a beautiful project! Open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works in #Toronto 021
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025I know that local Toronto designers and artists could do something amazing here! There’s so much talent here! #toronto 010
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSpace for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Thanks to everyone that has come by the Space for Grief installation so far ♥️♥️♥️. Sharing a segment from CityTV. We’re open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/1... #placemakingTO #publicspace #spaceforgrief #communitytoronto.citynews.caDiscover a Space for Grief that uses art to healCreating a space for people to share grief is the goal of a new art installation at Evergreen Brickworks. Audra Brown with how the immersive experience explores all forms of loss. 052
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Hello to all our new followers. We just joined Instagram. If you can please give us a follow! www.instagram.com/placemakerst... 030
Reposted by PlacemakersTOShare the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Don’t assume the people around you have voted. Ask them if they need help, do they need you to take their ballot to the ballot box? That is legal if the ballot is signed and sealed! Every vote is critical in this election! 1286
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p 913437
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 31/10/2025I’ll be part of a panel discussion following the screening of William Whyte’s classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” hosted by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. November 4 at the Faculty Club. Details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-social...eventbrite.caThe Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - Film ScreeningJoin us for a screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. “Holly” Whyte, followed by a panel discussion. 3276
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSpace for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Join us Sunday at Evergreen Brick Works for across-sector panel exploring how grief shapes the systems we live within, and how acknowledging loss can spark collective healing. www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-cur... 🕐 1–2:30 PM 🎟 Free & open to all #SpaceForGrief #GoodMourningFestival #placemakingTO 032
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 19/10/2025What a beautiful project @thebentway.bsky.social 020
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSpace for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Save the date! Space for Grief returns to Evergreen Brick Works this Nov 1–11, 2025. An award-winning immersive public-art experience that invites us to reflect, heal, and imagine new futures together. 🕊️ Free and open to all #SpaceForGrief #CommunityHealing #GriefInformedFutures #placemakingTO 023
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 13/10/2025“How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel” in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how... 427263
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The world’s longest rainbow path. The 600 metre “Long Walk to Equality” by artist Travis Myers at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island … the location of Canada’s first Pride in 1971. 765398
Reposted by PlacemakersTO🎃I'll be Frankenstein with you 🧌🇨🇦 @syncros.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Sidecar #toronto #TTC #x100vi 0153
Reposted by PlacemakersTOGlyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I just found out baby carrots were only invented in 1986. I’m older than baby carrots. 2161
Reposted by PlacemakersTOJocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 11/09/2025What is Indigenous place making? It is centering Indigenous voices within the creation of spaces: honouring Indigenous stories on the land. Many communities have not had the opportunity to see themselves expressed in the built environment. 111
PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 08/09/2025We want to highlight all the amazing public space activations and placemaking projects across the GTA! Got something coming up? DM or tag us to share. #toronto #placemaking #publicspace #communitymedia.tenor.coma crowd of people gathered in south park with a news 9 van in the foregroundALT: a crowd of people gathered in south park with a news 9 van in the foreground 040
Reposted by PlacemakersTORobin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Nice to see the oppressiveness research I did with my trailblazing PhD supervisor Dr. Colin Ellard get a shout out in this @wired.com piece. It’s about time for truly neuroscience-informed urban design, and joy. www.wired.com/story/boring...wired.comIt's Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your HealthOppressive, unstimulating urban architecture isn’t just about eyesores; there’s evidence that it can cause actual harm to its residents. To fix this in 2025, we must start building for joy. 44816
Reposted by PlacemakersTOCharles Montgomery @charlesincities.bsky.social · 06/08/2025What a beautiful meditation on the tear-jerking power of place from reforming academic and friend Colin Ellard: open.substack.com/pub/colinell...open.substack.comPlaces of my heartFalling in love with place attachment 053
Reposted by PlacemakersTOBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/09/2025WATCH: “My standing piece of advice for those in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets & places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends on what’s possible: go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.” Via @streetfilms.bsky.social & @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.streetfilms.orgMontreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — StreetfilmsMy standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to... 18483127
Reposted by PlacemakersTOSpace for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 07/09/2025🎉 Exciting news ahead: our next installation is coming November 2025! We’ll also share updates on how this work is expanding to support grief-informed futures and placemaking. 🫶 Grateful to the communities & partners who make this possible. #placemaking #publicspaceforgrief #griefinformedfutures 032