Welcome to The Good City podcast series, where we bring together designers, planners, engineers, environmental thinkers, academics, and community voices to explore how design can help cities tackle their biggest challenges and create better places for people and the planet.

In our first episode, Toronto - Growing Pains, we turn to one of North America’s most dynamic and pressured cities. Every year, more than 120,000 people arrive in the Toronto region, testing the limits of its housing, infrastructure, and public services. But behind the headlines of rising costs and crowded streets lies a bigger question: can rapid growth become a force for good? 

Joined by the authors of The Good City - Toronto paper, we unpack the opportunities hidden within the city’s growing pains - how smarter density, better transit, new forms of housing, and genuine community involvement can transform Toronto into a more inclusive, resilient, and future focused city.

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This podcast forms part of The Good City, a global initiative by BDP and Nippon Koei to help cities across the world become better. Find out more: https://www.bdp.com/in-depth/the-good-city