John Lorinc
John Lorinc is a Toronto-based journalist who covers urban affairs for The Globe and Mail, Spacing magazine, and The Walrus.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Latest Legal Battle, Explained
In most American cities, this latest charge would probably have come in the form of a recall effort.
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In Toronto, a Major Victory for Light Rail
The city council just defeated an effort to build subways out of the city. What's next?
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The Big Fix
The 8 to 80 Problem: Designing Cities for Young and Old
How can cities create neighborhoods that work well for all generations?
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Vancouver's Gondola Dreams May Be Too Expensive To Come True
The Canadian city has good reason to want to install the somewhat novel transit option on Burnaby Mountain, but the numbers still don't add up
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The Delusion and Deception in Megaproject Cost Estimates
Toronto's planned Crosstown light rail project looks to mitigate colossal budget overruns
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The Future of Transit Fare Cards Is No Fare Card At All
Chicago and Philadelphia are doing away with fare cards in favor of an "open fare" system
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Why Ranking Cities Can Be Such a Tricky Business
Incomplete data, inconsistent definitions, and an outsider's perspective can all trip up attempts to measure cities against one another
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Smart City Technology's Growth Spurt
Global spending on advanced systems for cities is expected to skyrocket in the next five years
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Urban Gleaning Goes Mainstream
Organizations across North America are reclaiming a bounty of fresh fruit
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Building a Better Bus
A Michigan-based engineering firm plans to unveil a new kind of hybrid bus that's both greener and cheaper
