Urban Thinkers Book Club

Have you spent too many nights up awake thinking about how Toronto can better activate it’s public spaces? Are your family and friends tired of you asking them to debate the merits of the 15” city or the new LRT project? If you are looking for a place that has kindred spirits who are just as invested in all things urban planning/city building as you are, then you have come to the right place! Urban Thinkers is a book club where we come together to read up on the latest developments in transportation, urban design, social policy and much more with the goal of expanding our knowledge of urban development in the company of good friends and a hot cup of coffee. Students and professionals actively working in the sector are encouraged to come, but anyone with an interest in learning more about this field is welcome!

We meet every other month at Boxcar Social (1208 Yonge St, Toronto) from 11am to 1pm to discuss our latest read.

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Next book club (January 25th, 2026) we will be reading a literature review, Supply Skepticism Revisited by Vicki Been, Ingrid Gould Ellen & Katherine O’Regan.

Supply Skepticism Revisited is a follow up review and builds upon the original 2018 article titled “Supply Skepticism: Housing Supply and Affordability”. This updated review focuses on rigorous recent studies published since the 2019 article.

As this is a relatively short article we will be reading it in its entirety.

You can find the pdf free online here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10511482.2024.2418044

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We are always looking for new suggestions for books/reports/studies to read, so feel free to send me a message or come with a suggestions at our upcoming session.

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