


David Gordon
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@ProfDavidGordon
Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's Univ. Urbanist, Teacher, Author, Cyclist. Research on suburbs, capital cities, planning histories.























Latest article by @asancton explores the origins of #developmentcharges and critically assesses the claim that "growth should pay for growth" bit.ly/3P188P6







Just wrapped up reading @ProfDavidGordon’s Town and Crown. Learned so much about Ottawa-Gatineau’s planning history. Cannot recommend enough.






Home front: Why housing became part of Canada’s war effort tvo.org/article/home-f… — by @Karen_L_Black

Canada is a suburban nation because of post-Second World War government policy theconversation.com/canada-is-a-su…




@ProfDavidGordon @UofTCities @CanUrbanism What an excellent resource! Best wishes for the new year from a guy who ordered many copies of your text on Community Planning over the years for my students…

Instead of arguing this article point by point, I'll just post October 2023 images you can compare to the article's 2019 picture (of VMC, an intensification node built around a subway station) and let you draw your own conclusions about it. youtu.be/YpeQqe4wuew?fe…