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2023 Spring Reception!

acevedomartinez's avatarRyerson Planning Alumni Association Blog

We are excited to announce that the School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association (SURPA) will be hosting the 2023 Spring Reception in person!

Over the years, we’ve been able to expand our endowment funding for student scholarships and have supported numerous alumni and student initiatives. The past two years, we expanded our lens, recognizing our role to support social equity, forming an Anti Systemic Racism & Discrimination Working Group and creating two equity based endowments for students which were awarded for the first time in 2021/2022. These achievements have been realized through the generous support of our sponsors.

Join us and take a tour of Canada’s landscapes and cities in impressive detail just steps away from the TMU campus. This year the Reception will be hosted on Thursday, May 25, 2023 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at Little Canada.

To make this event possible, we are kicking off…

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The Alumni Association has a new name!

acevedomartinez's avatarRyerson Planning Alumni Association Blog

In June 2021, following the University’s decision to change the institution’s name, our alumni association voted
to be known as the X University Planning Alumni Association while we awaited updates on the university’s re-naming process.

Now that the university has announced its new name, the association has chosen a new name: The School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni or SURPA.

While are name has changed from RPAA to XPAA and now SURPA, our mission remains the same: To support undergraduate and graduate students of TMU’s School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), provide alumni with meaningful opportunities for engagement, and promote and advance the planning profession.

We have updated our social media handles and you can reach us both on Twitter and Instagram @ SURPA_TMU.

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The History of College Street and University Avenue

Bob Georgiou's avatarScenes From Toronto

University Avenue and College Street have obvious scholarly connotations. Although the main landmark where these two streets intersect is a political institution, what once stood at the site gives us a fascinating insight into their history, including the lost streets within them.

Aerial of University Avenue and College Street, 2020. Credit: Google Maps.

A New University

In 1827, John Strachan, the archdeacon of the Town of York, was looking for a university for the new colonial settlement. After visiting England, he received a charter for a new school, naming it King’s College, in honour of the monarch of the time. About 150 acres of land was acquired, consisting of park lots 13, 12, and 11 of Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe’s land division system.

1827 Chewett Plan of the Town of York. Credit: Historical Maps of Toronto.

The assembled land came via three prominent men of early colonial…

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UP Express reaches four year milestone – while customers deserve the praise

Brings back memories of how I was there at 5:30AM to be on the first revenue-service UP Express train. I was second in line and first to have a lost and the found item: