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The School of Urban & Regional Planning! Tweeting for prospective students, current students, faculty, alumni and our extended community.

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Joined July 2013
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Yesterday the @SURPA_TMU hosted the 25th Spring Reception at @LittleCanada_ I had a lot of fun working on my event photography skills📸 The event was a great success thanks to my fellow Board Members & Sponsors Video: photos.app.goo.gl/KfZe1WN1CQ… Photos: photos.app.goo.gl/1TCCzLmWPA…
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Met w/ @TheReal_TRREB's Government Relations Committee about “DELIVERING NEW BUILD AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN TORONTO AT SPEED & SCALE”. Discussed how GTA Realtor community can support the not-for-profit work that our volunteers do w/ student teams at @TMUSURP & @UofTCities. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Listen to a #newepisode of SURPA's Plannerama Podcast! This episode introduces some of our members, what we do, and Spring Reception details! Listen Here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
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Sarah Giacomantonio & @raktimmitra researched new bike facilities in #GTA & women's cycling. Higher rates observed among women aged 30-44, part-time workers/students, & mothers. Intersectional analyses is crucial to challenge gender roles & promote sustainable transport.
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Congratulations to @TorontoMet professor @shelaghmccart! Her housing research collaboration with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation has been recognized with the 2024 Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership Award. @fcstorontomet @TMUsurp
Congratulations 2024 Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership Award Winner: Community Voices Building Home in Nishnawbe Aski Nation Partnership Learn more: communityresearchcanada.ca/a…
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At EDL, we have FREE downloadable resources to help make this happen. One of which is the Bird-Safe Design Guidelines for the Biophilic Cities, developed by our graduate planning students @TMUsurp last Fall, supervised by Prof. Lister @nmlister with @BiophilicCities
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.@TorontoStar rounded up 6 housing policy and city-planning experts for commentary on 10 government promises to fix Toronto’s housing crisis. On the panel: @TMUsurp prof David Amborski. Get the scoop on house flipping, labour shortage, fourplexes & more. thestar.com/politics/ten-big…
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TMU Students! The @svztmu Student Impact Internship Program is a paid learning & work placement opportunity that allows students to learn the ropes of social enterprise before being placed with a real social venture! Learn more at bit.ly/svz-impact ☀️📈
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Replying to @s_biglieri
@s_biglieri & I presented on Planning + Health connections today, at the Can Assoc of Health Sci Deans' Conference. Here are the perceived links according to our academic leaders in health science. @TMUsurp @fcstorontomet
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Want the most seasonally fresh, spray-free produce the day it's harvested? Garden Grab Bags are a great way to support the Urban Farm at TMU and receive a weekly, surprise bag of produce for a great price! Learn how to subscribe: ow.ly/Rkh850RyAKn
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Congratulations to the 2023-24 FCS Student Award recipients! 45 students showed outstanding talent, skill and initiative in writing, research, leadership, social justice, innovation and more! Check out the full list of award recipients. torontomu.ca/fcs/student-suc…
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📢 The nomination of SofC supported Parks in Action exhibition in the Environmental Leadership category @AzureMagazine '24 AZ Awards curated by @UofTDaniels's @fadi_masoud, @TMUsurp's Victor Perez Amado + team is still open for voting until May 17: azuremagazine.com/article/az…
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FREE Download entire book: Migration and Cities link.springer.com/book/10.10… 🎉🎊My chapter "Suburban Migration: Interrogating the Intersections of Global Migration & Suburban Transformation" is here: link.springer.com/chapter/10… ❤️ @cercmigration @tmcis_iss @TMUsurp
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Want an ice cream shop near your house? City staff float new rules for small businesses in residential zones. Long barred from residential areas, staffers want to opening up neighbourhoods to cafes and corner stores. trib.al/FhpmAam
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For @ZhixiZ, focus should be on the peripheries, where social and physical infrastructures are most underdeveloped. "Staying in Canada is different from arriving in Canada. We are talking about civic, spatial, economic and social inclusion. How can technology support that?"
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Huge congrats to @UofTDaniels's @fadi_masoud, @TMUsurp's Victor Perez Amado + team for the nomination of their SofC-supported Parks in Action exhibition in the Environmental Leadership category of @AzureMagazine '24 AZ Awards! Vote (for them 😊) by May 17: azuremagazine.com/article/az…
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Our new pub with @sarahguacamoli & @LeaRavensbergen shows gender identities intersect with age, employment, family structure, when explaining #women 's #cycling behaviour. "There is no one women's experience". Download link below: @TMUTransForm @TMUsurp authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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How can social & technological infrastructure help support migrant integration in Canadian cities? Join a panel of experts at #MigrationDisrupted Roundtable 3: 🎙️@SagrawalSandeep 🗣️@CheriseBurda, @DrCathyLiu, @Penalosa_G, Geoffrey Rockwell, @ZhixiZ May 7-9 torontomu.ca/migration-disru…
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