Events Toronto

The Bentway kicks off a packed summer

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Tucked under The Bentway by the Strachan Gate, the Bentway hosted its STREET series summit kick-off weekend on May 27-28. The Bentway... Read More

Politics Toronto

REID: The Toronto vote in the 2022 Ontario provincial election

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Municipal issues in the City of Toronto are deeply affected by the results of the provincial election. Planning regulations... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

The Tower Default

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“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: This fall’s election shouldn’t be a victory lap

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Mayor John Tory was out and about late last week, talking up what was billed as a plan to revive the city’s economy but which... Read More

Green Space Toronto

Growing the urban forest in the face of climate change

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Todd Irvine is an arborist (cityforest.ca) and a co-founder of Spacing. This article is reprinted from issue 58 of the magazine. For... Read More

Architecture Toronto

The emergence of the “Toronto Special” Modernist walk-up apartments

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The “Toronto Special” is a distinctly urban home that emerged during a post-war period associated with the rapid expansion... Read More

Podcast

The Overhead: Fixing the housing market

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Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing... Read More

Services Toronto

WHY WE CAN’T GO: Debunking the Costs of Operating Public Washrooms, pt. 3

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Parks Forestry and Recreation (PFR), according to City of Toronto data, operates over 1,500 parks, nearly 700 sports fields, 123... Read More

Services Toronto

Why We Can’t Go: City Flushes Time Away, pt. 2

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Anyone who spends time in cities, and not just Toronto, likely has both a mental map as well as a strategy for finding a place to go... Read More

Architecture

Book Review: Architecture of Normal – The Colonization of the American Landscape

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Written by Daniel Kaven, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2022 In the weeks leading up to my 40th birthday, I took an epic road trip. I drove east... Read More

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