In the final episode of this miniseries, catch a glimpse into the future of cities and their changing role in the world. Author and U of T creative writing instructor Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer talks about bringing the future of a wild, global Toronto to life in her latest book, All the Broken Things; urban theorist Richard Florida unpacks his recent study from U of T's Martin Prosperity Institute exploring the ways that class is transforming our cities - and will for decades to come; Patricia McCarney, director of U of T's Global Cities Institute and CEO of the World Council on City Data, explains her work building a first-of-its-kind framework for comparing cities; and U of T's President Meric Gertler describes the symbiotic relationship between the university and the city - and calls in live from Brazil, to deliver the latest news from a global cities conference in São Paulo. To learn more, head to news.utoronto.ca .

In the third episode of this miniseries on University of Toronto researchers and entrepreneurs pushing boundaries on the upcoming election's most important issues, U of T Cities digs into the ideas working to build more sustainable cities. Landscape architecture professor Liat Margolis describes her work on green roofs and its implications for emergency management, energy use and reviving the bee population; Richard Sommer, dean of the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, explains an enlightened, environmentally responsive vision for transit; and innovation policy expert David Wolfe, who teaches at U of T's Mississauga campus as well as the Munk School of Global Affairs, describes the future of Toronto's economy as a team sport. Previous episodes and more at news.utoronto.ca . Transcript available upon request. Photo by Curtis Puncher.

In this special four part mini-series you’ll hear about the University of Toronto researchers and entrepreneurs pushing boundaries on some of the upcoming election’s most important issues. This episode on the future of transit features Toronto's go-to expert for transit policy, Civil Engineering professor Eric Miller; Richard Sommer- dean of the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design- explains the reimagining of transit in the greater GTA through 'Huburbs'; and, alumnus Taylor Scollon tells us about his new startup, Line Six, which is crowdfunding private mass transit in Liberty Village. For more, visit news.utoronto.ca . Transcript available upon request.