To broadcast, in a language understood by everyone, the results of research in urbanization was the dream cherished by Pascal Lavoie and Charles de la Chevrotière, two students in the Urban Planning Department at the Université de Montréal. In fact, the crying need for a broadcast medium was truly felt at the end of the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Students in Urban Planning held at the University of British Columbia in the spring of 2000. In noting the lack of an efficient means of transmitting information, Mr. Lavoie and Mr. de la Chevrotière joined forces to offer those with a passion for urban planning a reference tool in their plans to heighten public awareness and to educate the population. In launching the U21 magazine, the first number of which was published in October 2001 and touched on such subjects as the insecurity of the housing market and the partnership between the private and public sectors for financing affordable housing, these two partners saw their dreams materialize while at the same time enabling students, teachers and professionals to share their concerns about urban and environmental issues.