Hugh Millward

Cuts Canada and Australia down to size!

What a coincidence, the map of higher-income areas of Toronto lines up with the map of shorter commutes.

And the lower-income areas (Scarborough and northern Etobicoke) have longer commutes!

Someone should do something about this.

Tomorrow, 12 p.m. ET: December's Knowledge Café features Geo & Planning’s Alex Ramiller on how, despite a clear need for alternative models to single-family homeownership, promising shared-equity models face financial, institutional constraints to expansion https://ow.ly/YXZO50XENwH

10 U.S. States With the Highest Grocery Bills Hawaii and Alaska lead the way in pricey groceries; California, Nevada, Mississippi, Washington, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana follow.

Why the north-south split? www.worldatlas.com/society/10-u...

#MappyMonday The Ring of Fire is a giant, horseshoe-shaped zone that circles the edges of the Pacific Ocean. It’s famous for having some of the most active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes in the entire world.
Read More: www.instagram.com/p/DSAcEesEb2...

Lisbon is one of the famous examples of a city having been made unlivable for locals due to AirBnbs.

Grad students from any discipline or campus: apply now for the Winter 2026 seminar about the critical interdisciplinary thinking on the links between race, racism, place, and health schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sof...

Rich libertarians trying to escape society.

Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050) India’s workforce grows as China’s shrinks.

www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-indi...

The Halifax Explosion changed the lives of thousands of Nova Scotians almost 100 years ago. Stories from that day are both miraculous and heartbreaking, but this hour long documentary shows how the tragedy was also a catalyst for change. The Halifax Explosion - Full Documentary

This is a really good documentary about the Halifax Explosion done for the 100 year anniversary. More from the personal level with interviews of survivors their descendants.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptNx...

Birth rates in the four biggest economies over the last five decades.

With the notable exceptions of the UK & Japan less developed countries are significantly more likely to have school uniforms than more developed ones

Why do you think that is?

Arguments pro and con for them: brilliantmaps.com/school-un...

About 7,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was green, and now we know who lived there Two genomes from 7,000 years ago found in the Takarkori rock shelter reveal a lost lineage from North Africa in the Green Sahara.

Awesome. #geography #aphg #humangeography #history @americangeo.bsky.social
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A book I read with my 5-year old showed a map with contour lines. My moment to shine! So I showed him this old graphic on how to read contour lines on topographic maps. Source: buff.ly/2Eptx0T

www.railway.supply/alto-high-sp...

Literally a Map Showing All the Buildings in the World Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

gizmodo.com/literally-a-...

Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Needs more racism.

Yes. Cap the CAP.

Greenways/MUPs entice people to walk for both transport and recreation. They are much used in my suburb.

Dalhousie celebrates two decades of GIS Centre Dalhousie marked the 20th anniversary of its Geographic Information Systems Centre with an event in the MacDonald Building on Nov. 21, bringing together faculty, students and alumni to celebrate the u...

What began with a professor launching a single course two decades ago has evolved into a campus-wide research hub at Dalhousie University.
dalgazette.com/news/dalhous...

Why We Should Stop Talking About 'Bus Stigma' Obsessing over trying to serve different economic classes on mass transit misses the point.

Do you find yourself in conversations with people who like to talk about how "they would never ride a bus" or who worry about "bus stigma"? I was just reminded of this 2017 article of mine, which tries to blow all that nonsense away. Hope you find it useful.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Triple polar vortex to plunge central and eastern U.S. into Arctic cold through mid-December The first cold snap is happening this week.

Much of Canada too. www.yahoo.com/news/weather...

Mapped: U.S. Homeownership Rates by State As America grapples with a growing affordability crisis, we map the homeownership rate across states in 2024.

Higher where it's cheaper www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-homeowne...

There’s no end in sight for Canada’s housing crisis Even if we double home building, buying a house is expected to become less affordable for nearly half the country

thehub.ca/2025/12/04/t...

promo poster for our annual Industry Expo at the Centre of Geographic Sciences; set for 26 & 27 Jan 2026, it'll feature presentations, displays, interviews, and conversations

We are gearing up for Industry Expo 2026 - set for 26 & 27 Jan in Lawrencetown. There will be job interviews, panel discussions, industry presentations, and great conversations!

This winter examine the dynamic nature of the coastal zone and landforms that are created. Join Coastal Geomorphology (GEOG 4413/GEOL 4475).

This winter examine the dynamic nature of the coastal zone and landforms that are created. Join Coastal Geomorphology (GEOG 4413/GEOL 4475).

45 minute timelapse of Vredenburg in Utrecht, which can only be used by people on public transport, walking or cycling. Buses do not get delayed in queues or behind people cycling and people cycling are kept safe. You get safer cycling, faster transit, quieter streets, and a city that actually works

European Systems of Government

brilliantmaps.com/systems-o...

#IdeasAtWork

A nod of thx to @uoftcities.bsky.social's Kathryn Exon Smith and her amazing team for putting together the 'Learning from What Works' report. Rubbing shoulders with a plethora of extraordinary people doing amazing work & research across Canada schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u...