By Rob Fiedler These maps and the accompanying commentary are a follow-up to a previous post based on the work of York University geographer Rob Fiedler. This work explores newly released 2011 census figures for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (double click on the maps to enlarge them). Fiedler explains his maps in his own […]
Suburbanicity Blog
First we take Manhattan… and then we take the ‘burbs?
By Roger Keil A strange thing happened in the heart of the world’s most centralized global city. During the annual meetings of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in New York City (February 24-28, 2012), suburban themes took centre stage. Remarkably, an unusual number of sessions presented research on suburbanization and suburbanism from around the […]
In-between mobility in the new (sub)urban neighbourhood
By Roger Keil The publication of the report on working poverty in Toronto last week by John Stapleton, Brian Murphy and Yue Xing for the Metcalf Foundation raises important issues around the continued widening of the socioeconomic gap in this city. The lack of transit connectivity in those inner suburban neighbourhoods where the working poor […]
The new demography of growth in Toronto -- 2011 Census
By Roger Keil In this blog entry it is my pleasure to present some current work by Rob Fiedler, PhD student in Geography at York University and member of the City Institute at York University. Rob pulled together newly released 2011 census data for the Toronto CMA and produced two stunning maps that show the […]
Cities in waiting
By Roger Keil Cities in waiting are evident along Highway 427 and Highway 7 in the northwest of Toronto. Going and coming. Mississauga. Vaughan. Brampton, Ontario. It is clear that something very rapid is gestating here. The suburban development we see around the northern reaches of Canada’s largest city is moving faster, and in more […]
“Occupy the strip malls”: Centrality, Place and the Occupy Movement
By Roger Keil Although there is some fraying at its many edges and state action has led to some confrontation, eviction, reaction, the Occupy Movement is going strong. Whatever its short term fate, its long term impact has already reached historic proportions. Rarely have the winds of change been so dramatic, universal and hopeful. Revolutions […]
Introducing Suburbanicity
Suburbanicity is a new blog loosely connected to the international research project Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure. It expresses heterodox and critical views on the world we inhabit. This world is now majority suburban. Unless otherwise noted, entries on this blog are authored by Roger Keil.
