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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 086, Lost Highways

In this episode: the Ontario election, do highways solve congestion, and Winnipeg's famous intersection

By Spacing Radio

In a snap election called ostensibly to decide which Ontario provincial party leader can take on Donald Trump, we sure have spent a lot of time talking about highways. In this episode, we speak to Emma McIntosh, reporter for The Narwhal, about the various election promises made about highways in Ontario. Do we expand them, remove their tolls, or simply tunnel them under ground at an unimaginable expense? We break down what the party leaders are saying about solving highway congestion. And... Read more

Vancouver Architecture

S101S: What Is a Development Pro Forma—and Why Should You Care?

A development pro forma is one of the most important (yet often overlooked) tools in real estate and urban planning. Think of it as the financial...
By Erick Villagomez
Toronto Bikes

OP-ED: E-Cargo Bikes Aren’t the Problem – SUVs Are

Lanrick Bennett responds to the revelation that Ontario made it illegal to carry children on an e-bike
By Lanrick Bennett
Vancouver Spacing

UCS #41: The Dismissal of Councillor Bligh

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Neighbourhoods

Ode to Saving Grace, my temple in the city

A quintessential Dundas West third space closes its door after a quarter century
By Andil Gosine
Vancouver Politics

UCS #40: Your Civic Assets Put to Work!

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: City of...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto History

Black History Month 2025: Racial Discrimination at Toronto’s Nightclubs

Uncovering Toronto's nightclub segregation that started in the 1930s and lasted until the 1970s
By Cheryl Thompson

Vancouver Culture

How Art Works

as dialysisdrop by drop, filters toxins from bloodbefore they can poison the heartthis venom, refined, is art. as antivenindrop by drop, binds toxins in...
By Derek DeLand
Toronto Bikes

2025 Toronto State of the Bike Lane

Robert Zaichkowski shares his annual report on the progress (or lack thereof) towards achieving Toronto's bike plan
By Robert Zaichkowski
Toronto Photos

Toronto, City of Gas, 1909-1936

As presented in the commercial photography of F.W. Micklethwaite Studio for the Consumers' Gas Company
By Peter MacCallum
Toronto Transit

Missing the boat on the Queen’s Quay East LRT… again

The provincial parties are tripping over themselves to pledge transit funding, but somehow manage to miss the lowest hanging fruit
By John Lorinc
Vancouver Architecture

Rising High, Falling Short: Construction-Related Carbon Emissions

An in-depth look at the carbon emissions of high-rise buildings.
By Erick Villagomez
Toronto Spacing

NEW ISSUE: Forever Yonge

Issue 69 takes a look at the spine that defines Toronto
By Dylan Reid

National Podcast

The Overhead: Security for Renters

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 085, City accounting for global chaos

In this episode: Trudeau's urban legacy, Toronto's budget, and potential economic meltdowns
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Future Fix: l’innovation au service des citoyens

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. This is a special, French-language edition.
By Spacing Radio

National Podcast

The Future Fix: Generation Restoration

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes

In This Episode: ripping out bike lanes, political scheming, and the cost of going backwards
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: Preserving Community

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 082, Toronto’s political gridlock

In This Episode: Doug Ford to ban bike lanes, Toronto cyclist throughout history, and who should take charge of the TTC.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 081, Talking Transit ’24

In This Episode: Is the TTC reliable? Will the Eglinton Crosstown ever open? And Doug Ford's literal track record.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 080, Toronto’s Drone Scandal

In this episode: police spying, the battle for better lawns, and turning down the volume on noise pollution
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 079, Is Toronto strangled by rules?

In this episode: the fight for the right to... serve coffee, byzantine bylaws, and nosy neighbour complaints.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 078, Bike Month

In this episode: The Bicycle Mayor, and psychogeography
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Future Fix: Fighting wildfires with drones and video games

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio

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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Songs About Toronto

In the Fall 2023 issue of Spacing (coming soon to a store or mailbox near you), we shine a spotlight on five “Toronto Troubadours” — musicians “dedicated...
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LORINC: The pandemic is about cities

Viruses, in the abstract, don’t care much about their host organisms, beyond the latter’s on-board, physiological defenses. Yet it’s clear the coronavirus...
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S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR, Building Setbacks and Height Regulations

What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of...
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The investigation by Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk into the Ford government’s removal of 7,400 acres of prime farmland and wetlands from the...
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LORINC: The Tories’ use-it-or-lose housing ruse

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