The Council for Canadian Urbanism #CanU is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast! linktr.ee/canurbanism Conseil pour l'Urbanisme Canadienhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3my7ycygr3s2p⏰ Only 3 days to go until Canada’s Urban Design Forum arrives in Ottawa! Three days of inspiration, learning, and meaningful dialogue await! 📍 The Warehouse | 28 Booth Street, Ottawa 📅 October 22–24, 2026 🔗 Explore the event program: https://www.canu.ca/forum2026/programming19 Oct 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7ycygr3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxw7aa6kyc2jWhat can a drawing reveal about city-building? Join this #CanUForum2026 panel exploring how drawing, visualization, digital tools, and AI shape urban design. Discuss the evolving role of designers and how the tools we use influence the cities we create.   🔗 Register: www.canu.ca/forum202615 Oct 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw7aa6kyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxuh4z742c2e⏰ ONE WEEK TO GO! We’re getting ready to Capitalize Design! 🎉 📍 The Warehouse | 28 Booth Street, Ottawa 📅 October 22–24, 2026 🔗 Register today and be part of the conversation 🚀 The future of our cities starts with the conversations we have today. Register now and join us next week!14 Oct 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxuh4z742c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxtm5cr4bs2qStep outside the Forum and explore Ottawa-Gatineau! Across Days 1 & 2, discover historic districts, waterfronts, redevelopment projects, and public spaces through guided walking tours. Choose your route and see the planning and design ideas shaping the region. 👀 #CanUForum202614 Oct 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtm5cr4bs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxtm4wrwks2qStep outside the Forum and explore Ottawa-Gatineau! Across Days 1 & 2, discover historic districts, waterfronts, redevelopment projects, and public spaces through guided walking tours. Choose your route and see the planning and design ideas shaping the region. 👀 #CanUForum202614 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtm4wrwks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxrallsxb22tWhat does the future of Canada’s capital look like?   Join T2: The Capital-City Duality to explore how urban design can balance the national capital’s federal role with regional growth, creating connected, livable communities across Ottawa-Gatineau. 📍 Ottawa | October 22nd 2026 🔗 canu.ca/forum202613 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrallsxb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxetfi6qac2y🇨🇦 Hear from leading Canadian urbanists bringing perspectives from BC, the Prairies, Ontario, Québec, Atlantic and Alberta. Presented in Pecha Kucha style! 🗓️ Friday, October 23rd | 4:00 - 8:00 PM 📍 3 Brasseurs - Sparks (240 Sparks St., Ottawa) 🔗Register: www.canu.ca/forum2026 🎟️ OPEN TO ALL!08 Oct 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxetfi6qac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mxcrc5veuc2jMeet the next generation of urbanists. CanU Vanguard brings emerging planners, designers & city-builders together to share fresh ideas shaping Canadian urbanism.✨ 🗓️ Oct. 22 | 5–6:30 PM 📍 The Warehouse, Ottawa 🔗 Learn more⁠ at: canu.ca #CanUForum202607 Oct 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcrc5veuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mx7v3vylfs2mCanada’s city-building leaders debate the future of urban design and what’s at stake. 🥊 🔥 Big questions. Bold opinions. One great debate. Where do you stand? 🗓️ Friday, October 23rd | 11:15- 12:30 PM 📍 The Warehouse, Ottawa 🔗 www.canu.ca/forum202606 Oct 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7v3vylfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mww4zsvank2qCan’t make the full CanU Forum? You can still join us! 👋 No need to register for the full Forum to be part of the conversation. We’ve got a few FREE events & sessions OPEN TO ALL. Come for a session, stay for the conversation, and connect with urbanists from across Canada! Swipe for details ➡️02 Oct 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww4zsvank2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mwtccalwbk2gWhat if design paid for itself? Explore how leading with urban design can create lasting value, stronger outcomes, and greater buy-in. Moderated by Chris Hardwicke, featuring Marcia Wallace, Janet Rosenberg & Scott Pickles. 🗓️ Oct. 22 | 11:15 AM–12:30 PM 📍 The Warehouse, Ottawa 🔗 canu.ca/forum202601 Oct 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtccalwbk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mwstccal722r✨ Two projects. One day. CanU Ottawa 2026 wraps up with a bus tour of two exciting projects in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. 🗓️ Saturday, October 24th 🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 📍 Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market, Ottawa 🔗Register: https://www.canu.ca/forum2026/signup Limited Spots Available!01 Oct 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwstccal722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mwoup2wptc2hSeats open. Share your perspective. See where it leads. Join CANU’s interactive fishbowl on the pressing issues shaping Canadian urbanism. Jump in, challenge ideas and add your voice. 🗓️ Oct. 22 | 1:30–2:45 PM 📍 The Warehouse, Ottawa 🔗 Register: https://www.canu.ca/forum2026/signup29 Sep 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoup2wptc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mwomf6u6fc2vWe are grateful to our sponsors for supporting CanU and helping us create spaces to connect, learn, and exchange ideas about the future of urbanism in Canada. Your support helps us bring CanU Forum 2026 to life! @dtahtoronto.bsky.social @arcadisglobal.bsky.social29 Sep 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwomf6u6fc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mw7kocfybc26Just 30 days until we Capitalize Design! Join us in Ottawa for three days of conversations, ideas, learning, and connections around the role of design in shaping our cities. Register today and be part of the conversation! https://www.canu.ca/forum2026/signup23 Sep 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7kocfybc26https://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3muzts3hyls2gIt just ended yesterday, but calls for the return of Vancouver’s Granville Street Pedestrian Zone are already loud! “…the summer pilot served as a ‘proof of concept’ that a pedestrianized Granville Street can work without the World Cup…people think differently now.” — @brenttoderian.bsky.social https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-granville-street-pedestrian-zone-9.733507308 Sep 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzts3hyls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3muunonau7s2sToronto’s new transit line, Eglington Crosstown aka Line 5, is “actually good” according to @notjustbikes.com (who is not afraid to be merciless about North American urbanism). But stay for the tough love about the infrastructure around the stations. https://youtu.be/QJ9aiT-kXVU?si=CiUqpnv6DFOIAudj06 Sep 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muunonau7s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3muunonau7s2sToronto’s new transit line, Eglington Crosstown aka Line 5, is “actually good” according to @notjustbikes.com (who is not afraid to be merciless about North American urbanism). But stay for the tough love about the infrastructure around the stations. https://youtu.be/QJ9aiT-kXVU?si=CiUqpnv6DFOIAudj06 Sep 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muunonau7s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mukx47nonk2lStop the WAR ON WALKING. #UrbanTruth #WarOnWalking [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukx47nonk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/canurbanism.bsky.social/post/3mug24fleds2l“McGill study demonstrates that restricting short-term rentals improves housing affordability. Researchers considered 309 neighbourhoods across Canada and analyzed six years’ worth of data.” https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-study-demonstrates-restricting-short-term-rentals-improves-housing-affordability-37373931 Aug 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:4v37luo7y3ay7il4avgexpbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug24fleds2l