Director of School of Cities and Professor of Geography and Planning, U of Toronto, Professor Emerita UC Berkeley, Director of the Urban Displacement Project
Joined September 2010
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We're on TikTok! Our new channel features short, interactive, digestible content for anyone who is passionate about city planning & sustainability or interested in the latest trends in urban life. Follow us at tiktok.com/@uoftcities
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Tree canopy is vital to staying cool in a big city. But not everyone has equal access to #tree cover. Check out our new map, which visualizes each of #Toronto’s approx. 1.25 million trees: find the gaps, and find some cover during these hot August days. schoolofcities.github.io/tre…
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In a recent article + video with @UCBDisplacement, @profchapple et al gather housing development data in SF & LA to measure the impact of new housing supply on displacement and exclusion, esp. in low-income neighbourhoods. Read and watch now to learn more: urbandisplacement.org/
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In our 1st working paper, researchers from @UCBerkeley & @ucdavis look at what Canada could learn from California’s experience of legislating that its 18 metro planning orgs (MPOs) develop scenario plans to reduce GHGs, and discuss counterpart issues here schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/w…
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The hottest idea in urban planning, the 15-minute city, doesn't reflect how urban markets work, says Harvard's Rachel Meltzer trib.al/q79GFgJ
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New report evaluates different forms of new housing production and suggests which are more effective in achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets.
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ALT Logos: IMFG, School of Cities, University of Toronto, IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance No. 67, 2024 Land Use Planning to Mitigate Climate Change in the Greater Golden Horseshoe: An Analysis of Potential Scenarios Clara Turner, Jeff Allen, Karen Chapple and Sarah A. Smith
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New study by @taesoo_song and @profchapple provides implications for research and policies oriented towards improving #housing and #NeighbourhoodAccess for low-income households in rapidly changing urban areas
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New #OpenAccess article by @taesoo_song and @profchapple: Does #gentrification constrain #HousingMarkets for low-income households? Evidence from household #ResidentialMobility in the New York and San Francisco metropolitan areas
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As the federal budget grapples w/ the housing crisis our new policy brief series (w/@CityBuildingTMU) includes findings, recommendations on preservation, sprawl development and student, rental, social, non-market, recycled, co-op & not-for-profit housing: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/h…
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.@profchapple's downtown recovery work is featured in a recent article by @wsj's @KonradPutzier on the real estate nightmare unfolding in downtown St. Louis and the city's efforts to reverse the 'doom loop' wsj.com/real-estate/commerci…
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1/2 Really enjoyed presenting with @MTJProf on #urbanfutures for @UofTCities yesterday. Big thank you to our audience and to @profchapple for the warm welcome. #builtenvironment @policypress @GCHU @SCME_UoR More details on the book here: policy.bristoluniversitypres…
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Read our recent policy brief for a summary of what housing co-ownership looks like in TO and across ON and CA, and to learn more about what's working, what isn’t & the policy & regulatory changes that could make it safer, more affordable & more equitable: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/w…
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Great news we got SSHRC grant on Climate induced displacement, resettlement, adaptation, and resilience for cities - thanks to the amazing @profchapple case studies: Boston, Toronto, Barcelona, Chennai, Karachi and Melbourne
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Recent SofC intern @Oliwo_88 wrote about his appreciation of public outdoor spaces during TO's COVID-19 lockdowns and analyzed city data on public use of indoor, outdoor spaces, concluding that they are foundational to many communities & need more funding: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/t…
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Cited 1360+ times @EDQ_Journal @SAGEJournals! “Big Tech on the Block: Examining the Impact of Tech Campuses on Local Housing Markets in the San Francisco Bay Area” by @profchapple @UofT & J. Jeon at Konkuk U. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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On February 22nd we launch Nothing for us, Without us, a mini-doc that explores exclusionary practices in city planning. If you are in #TO, join us for the premiere + a panel discussion - or visit our website in the days after to watch the film online. schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/e…
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Central to this work is the link between social equity and climate adaptation—ensuring that all communities, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, have equal access to green spaces and their benefits. @UofTCities @UofTDaniels @TMUsurp
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#UrbanHealth
In Neighbourhood-City, we live. Proximity.
In Metro-City, we compete. With world's metro-cities.
State / provinces, nations? Ever more irrelevant. Nation's war/trade policy, not much more.
Each square is 50,000 people. These metro-cities are 55% Canada's pop, 60% GDP
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SofC postdoc @amir_fhr looks at the interplay b/w downtown recovery & public transit ridership across North America - and the data suggests that public transit is an ingredient in the recipe for downtown recovery. View charts by city & mode of transit: downtownrecovery.com/blog/do…
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Nov 20, in-person: Join @doniveson, @UrbStratMelanie & Dr. Anne Golden for the launch of our Metro Mindset playbook, which aims to inspire dialogue b/w govts, industry, civil society & the public about metropolitan governance across Canada. Register now: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/e…
