Civic Engagement
LORINC: The Subway in the Room
By John Lorinc
Almost a year ago, the Toronto Star’s Jennifer Pagliaro published a story detailing, with her trademark meticulousness, how then chief... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 026, Interesting Times
By Spacing Radio
In this episode, we speak with Cycle Toronto’s Liz Sutherland for a Vision Zero update, and what the new Ontario government... Read More
The legal case against Ford’s assault on local democracy
By Alexandra Flynn
There was a collective jaw drop when Premier Doug Ford announced, seemingly out of the blue, that Toronto’s wards would be decreased... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 025, “Until We’re Safe”
By Spacing Radio
In this episode, we discuss the problems with policing in Toronto. Alok Mukherjee was Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board from... Read More
What TCHC needs to do next with Regent Park
By Shauna Brail
This is a guest column from Shauna Brail and Alfred Jean-Baptiste Over the relatively short time span of just over a decade, Regent... Read More
Why I revived the Bureau of Municipal Research
By Gabriel Eidelman
Ten years ago, as a grad student researching the history of Toronto’s waterfront, I came across a study, published in 1977, that could... Read More
The need for site-specific works of art
By Sarah Ratzlaff
Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s new public art piece— Three Points Where Two Lines Meet, located at the intersection of Bathurst... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 024, Ontario Votes!
By Spacing Radio
Election day is fast approaching, advanced polls are already open, so let’s talk Ontario. We’re joined by TV... Read More
Writing Vancouver – Smashed Egg Syndrome
By natashasanderskay
SMASHED EGG SYNDROME or How to Make an Omelette If you want to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs. — City of Burnaby... Read More
Writing Vancouver – A Long Story this …
By grahammcgarva
A Long Story this … It was at Quebec and Terminal in 1973, as a young immigrant hitch-hiker, I arrived at the Pacific... Read More