Podcast 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

Pandemic Toronto

LORINC: 2020, a year of urban resilience

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The answer to the “whither-cities” question that’s buzzed around the edges of pandemic punditry was never seriously in... Read More

Architecture

Book Review – Tom Kundig: Working Title

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Princeton Architectural Press, 2020  When considering Kundig’s buildings, twenty-nine examples of which are included here in his... Read More

Curiosities Vancouver

The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!

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Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More

Podcast

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

Infrastructure Toronto

Reading List: John Sewell, “The Shape of the Suburbs”

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When John Sewell’s book The Shape of the Suburbs: Understanding Toronto’s Sprawl came out in 2009, I read it soon after publication... Read More

Photos Toronto

Weston Road as my main street

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This selection of photographs by Peter MacCallum documenting Weston Road is published in conjunction with Spacing’s new issue... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: Crombie’s resignation from Greenbelt Council reminds us to look upstream

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Of course, the Ford government responded with misdirection and a bit of money. In the wake of David Crombie’s weekend resignation from... Read More

Infrastructure Toronto

COVID-19 stimulus spending needs to be wise to the perils of road building

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In times of economic crisis, stimulus spending is important. But spending it wisely is even more important. In the midst of the... Read More

Bikes Toronto

Ten tips for the cycling advocate at City Hall

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When Bells on Bloor was formed in 2007, we thought that convincing City Hall to install bike lanes was simply a question of... Read More

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