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Manhattan functions as having two peak land value intersections, two CBDs at the centre of a vast and prosperous metro area.

Manhattan Building Heights

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James Street, Hamilton

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James Street, Hamilton

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It's been about a year since protests first began in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, and conversations about race were renewed all over the USA.

A recent paper questions how such divisions arrive in cities and specifically asks whether the field of planning, abstaining from specific considerations of race and minority, enhanced the effect of segregation in St. Louis. We often hear that planning is about land use, form and pattern. But the authors argue that "planners face an ethical obligation to plan for the future of their cities in a way that seeks to reconcile the structured race and class inequalities of the divergent city" and that a refusal to embrace that obligation in unequal cities actively enhances the problem.

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Allen Street, New York

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Grand Street, New York

Rolling doors in New York’s Lower East Side painted by artist Nepoart.

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Gardiner Museum, Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario

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St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario

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Lawrence Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario

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Allen St, New York

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Bloor Street, Toronto

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Division Street, New York

This public plaza at the bottom of Division Street at the intersection with Canal Street is part of the NYC Department of Transportation’s strategy to create new public spaces by reclaiming underused road spaces.

Relying chiefly on Community partnerships, the Department of Transportation offers several such strategies to increase pedestrian infrastructure on New York streets.

Check out the NYC Plaza Program

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Harbord Street, Toronto

Cyclists in the morning rush on Harbord Street.

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Christie Pits, Toronto

As the sun sets every Sunday during the height of the summer in Toronto, people gather on a hill in Christie Pits. With blankets, drinks and snacks in hand, people kick back to enjoy a movie with hundreds of their neighbours. This park has long been a central place for the community and its history mirrors that of its community.

Some thoughts on the history of Christie Pits and what uses like this movie night mean for its future.

http://bit.ly/1HnZU77

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City Hall, Toronto

Close the Housing Gap Rally at Toronto City Hall.

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York Street, New York

The Boro Taxi Program is a success but what is it and what about Uber?

New York’s Apple Green Taxis

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Richmond Street, Toronto