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Willow Key, lead researcher for the McDougall Street Corridor placemaking project, recognized in UWindsor Student EDI leadership awards

(24 July 2024) Willow Key, a master’s graduate in history who has worked to give the local Black community its…

Radio Canada: The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) annual conference with Anneke Smit

(5 June 2024) Centre for Cities Director Anneke Smit talks with 'Matins sans frontières' on the Centre for Cities team's…

UW-NUPH co-lead Anneke Smit testifies in Ottawa on Ojibway Bill C-248

Centre for Cities director and National Urban Park Hub co-lead Anneke Smit joined other community leaders in Ottawa to testify…

AM800 CKLW interview with Anneke Smit: On bringing car-free streets to Windsor

Dr. Anneke Smit, Director of the Centre for Cities, was interviewed on AM800 CKLW's The Shift with Patty Handysides to…

Windsor Star: UW-NUPH co-lead Anneke Smit quoted on active transportation infrastructure in Windsor

In an article about the concerns of Windsor cyclists that they will lose trail use in the new national urban…

CTV News Interview with Anneke Smit: On public trust in city hall governance

After the City of Windsor released its side of the story regarding allegations of a wrongful dismissal lawsuit involving its…

CTV News Interview with Anneke Smit: Windsor waiting for final decision on Housing Accelerator Fund application

(24 January 2024) As the City of Windsor awaited news of whether it would be the recipient of federal Housing…

Windsor Law C4C Housing Systems Innovation Lab

Launch of C4C Housing Systems & Innovation Lab

(19 December 2023) The Centre for Cities is pleased to announce the launch of its Housing Systems and Innovation Lab,…

Windsor the subject of Globe & Mail’s 2023 pop-up bureau – with C4C’s Rino Bortolin

(15 December 2023) Windsor made front page news in the Globe and Mail last weekend in a sweeping headline profile…

C4C’s Anneke Smit, Rino Bortolin, and Dorian Moore Contribute to the CUI State of Canada’s Cities Report

(30 November 2023) The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) launched its "State of Canada's Cities" Report this week at its national…

CBC Windsor: Anneke Smit discusses Stellantis and good citybuilding as economic diversification strategy

(18 May 2023) Anneke Smit, Director of the Windsor Law Centre for Cities, joins CBC Windsor with Nav Nanwa to…

Christopher Waters: ‘Sister City’ Relationships in the Spotlight After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

(22 March 2022) Christopher Waters, Law Professor at the University of Windsor, discusses the role of 'Sister Cities' in international…