Civic Engagement

Vancouver

Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Two

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‘Starting Over’ Part Two: Self Knowledge There was a commonwealth in understanding the city as a shared resource. It was... Read More

Vancouver

Deconstructing Visuals

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The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to... Read More

Vancouver

Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1

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[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker... Read More

Vancouver

EVENT: VCPC’s 2020 Year-in-Review: A discussion of milestones that transformed Vancouver

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2020 will be remembered as a transformative year around the world. How did it change Vancouver? For the sixth year, the Vancouver City... Read More

Toronto

BRADFORD OP-ED: Making 2021 Toronto’s year of the missing middle

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The year 2021 comes with high expectations, expectations to get back to the work we started pre-COVID and to build back stronger when... Read More

Toronto

MESLIN: If a billboard falls in a forest… Part 4

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Exactly fifteen years ago this week, I received this short and uplifting e-mail from Toronto city staff: January 12, 2006 Hi Dave, We... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 052, Public Realm Resolutions

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We began 2020 with a bit of optimism — how could we know? We had an episode about the public realm and its importance, and spoke to urban... Read More

The City in Sight Podcast: Who’s in Charge of the Pandemic?

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Spacing and Massey College proudly present City in Sight: Canada’s constitutional city crisis, a special podcast series. THIS EPISODE... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 051, Toronto’s shelter disaster

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In this episode, we look at the housing and homelessness crisis that has escalated into a full-blown disaster during the COVID-19... Read More

The City in Sight Podcast: The Case for Local Power

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Spacing and Massey College proudly present City in Sight: Canada’s constitutional city crisis, a special podcast series in... Read More