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  • Urbanism
  • Episode 778
  • 10 Sep 2026
  • 28 min

Toponymic planning: Manchesterism and the Toronto Model

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  • The Urbanist
  • Urbanism
  • Episode 778
  • 28 min

From Manchester championing the decentralisation of design expertise to Toronto’s technique for getting more out of transit-oriented developments, we explore two planning concepts named after their home cities.

Host
  • Andrew Tuck
Producer
  • David Stevens

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