To be honest, I never did venture outside of Manhattan other than going from LaGuardia to Midtown. But Queens did not really seem to nice. Although, Forest Hills and the surrounding areas seem nice. Astoria and Jackson Heights looked kind of run down. The Lower East Side as a whole was run down...

The Mayor of London has admitted that he thinks New York "feels" much safer. I believe there's a much stronger police presence in New York, and gun laws are pretty strict in New York City in comparison to the country. But I agree, politically, the UK seems a lot wiser.

What makes London better?

Tokyo is almost an irrelevent city to people who live in Canada. Tokyo is very unicutural and you'd be hard-pressed to find many people here who have lived in Tokyo, much less visited. I've been to New York but I've never been to London. I was suprised just how gritty New York was. One thing...

London and New York both have a lot in common. High density, global importance, large populations, good transportation networks. Which one is better in your opinion?

One thing about Toronto that I wish it didn't have was as many detached houses so close to the urban core. It bugs me that the Annex houses do not connect much like they do in places like Georgetown in Washington DC or Greenwhich Village in New York City. It looks very clumsy and it feels like a...

Is it true that Canada's population very well may shift from Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario) to Western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia)? Ontario's manufacturing industry is on the decline and the province's need for energy continues to rise. Not only that, but since Ontario is such an...

Are they not going to put any retail along the condos on Fleet Street? It looks like one long corridor of nothing. Are they at least going to put retail on Fort York Boulevard when the neighbournood nears completion? If not then the new neighbourhood will definitely require a car to get basic...

Seems like everything's a landmark these days.

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I actually find Bill O'reilly to be somewhat objective when you compare him to Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter. He has complimented Obama on numerous occasions and he does challenge other Republican pundits on the show. There was one time though where Congresswoman Michelle Bachman, who is truly...

I love Fox News. Even though I disagree with everything their commentators say, it is still pretty enlightening to hear these people grossly exaggerate every little issue in order to smear Obama and Nancy Pelosi. I also think it's hilarious the white house has dismissed Fox News as opinion...

I've heard the figures about the growth of muslims in comparison to everyone else are grossly exaggerated. Not only that, but does the muslim birth rate stay the same once they've emmigrated? Having children requires money and that's probably something they would realize.

I've always wondered, do the theories about Muslims populating Europe that people like Mark Steyn propose have any validity? Or is it just scare tactics from those with xenophobic attitudes?

This is a little off topic, but does Toronto actually complete their projects according to their deadlines? I just find it hard to believe the West Don Lands, The East Bayfront and Lower Don Lands will be completed in 5 years. That is what I read in the planning reports.

I think the retail argument for every square inch of the city is quite cliche. But it is rather astonishing the West Harbour City building or the Neptune phases have NO retail thus far along Fleet Street. I wonder how the residents survive without a car. Is Bremnar Boulevard going to have...

I'm in third year University at McMaster for Geography and Communications Studies and I'm starting to warm up to the idea of a job in urban planning. The University does not offer urban planning and transferring schools would simply not be worth it. Should I pursue a post graduate degree in...

I think people should be grateful to live in a great country like Canada and should express it from time to time. And I know many immigrants who do. What annoys me is when a newly arrived immigrant claims their home country is so much better than Canada. I remember this one guy told me back...

From a visual standpoint it seems Vaughan contains much worse sprawl and continues to have housing developments overtake empty fields. Neighbourhoods like Maple and Woodbridge contain virtually no high-rises from what I've seen. Highway 7 is nothing but parking lots and gas stations. Areas...

Parking lots are the urbanites mortal enemy.