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Cities
The New Melting Pot: Why Toronto Beats New York on Diversity
How did Toronto become a model for multiculturalism and diversity?
Culture
Sweden Has a New Gender-Free Preschool. Is This the Way to Fight Bias?
One preschool in Sweden has banned the use of "him" and "her." Will this experiment bring us gender equality?
Culture
Toronto Pays Artist for Mural, Then Paints Over It
A Toronto artist's commissioned mural was painted over for being "too political."
Cities
Outside the Box: Artists Stage 30 "Planter Interventions" Across Toronto
Toronto's crumbling planter boxes have gotten a lot more interesting, thanks to Sean Martindale and a small army of artists and gardeners.
Cities
DIY Urban Design, from Guerrilla Gardening to Yarn Bombing
Clever citizens are repurposing phone booths, installing public furniture, and painting new bike lanes. It's DIY urban design, and it's taking off.
Culture
A Sophie's Choice for Liberals: Unions vs. Environmentalism in Hawaii
In Hawaii, a fight for decent wages clashes with a business trying to do right by the environment.
Culture
People Are Awesome: Anonymous Donor Giving Cash to Toronto Cyclists for Their "Leadership"
Cyclists in Canada are receiving anonymous cash rewards for not driving a car.
News
Tips for Winter Bike Riding
Keep your lock's keyhole oiled and carry a lighter.
Design
A Canadian Brand Proves Generic Packaging Can Be Beautiful
No Name, the private label of the Toronto-based grocery chain Loblaw, is recognizable but also communicates to shoppers that it will save them money.
News
Where's My Bike Lane? Urban Repair Squad Strikes Again
Toronto's mysterious street art activists have a new campaign: Get the city to connect it's bike lanes so they're actually useful.
GOOD Blog
Yo, Toronto: Chuck and Vince Want Your Electronics
Canadians are funny. To promote its electronics recycling program, the City of Toronto has created a series of three brilliant video spots that...
News
Pothole Onomatopoeia in Toronto
Last week, a group called the Urban Repair Squad painted sound-effect words-"Thunk!" "Oof" and the like-along Toronto's Harbord Street where...
Cities
Transparency: Biking to Work
The battle over which North American city is the best for biking is fierce and- most likely-unresolvable. Our latest Transparency will tell...
The Community Board
Fauxreel's project on homelessness
This is a great project by street artist Fauxreel called 'The Unaddressed', highlighting the human side of homelessness: http://unurth.com/69793
