Waterfront Toronto

Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise

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Looking out to Lake Ontario in late March, when the ground is still thawing from winter, a daring aerialist deftly skims the water’s... Read More

Community Toronto

Transit transformation, part 2: the importance of Scarborough’s community spaces

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With Mahira Khan, Alexander Nazarov, Anastasiia Ostrovskaia, and Mikayla Sinclair In this “Transit Transformation” series, University... Read More

Architecture

Book Review: Modern Heritage – Reuse, Renovation, Restoration

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Edited by Ana Tostões, Docomomo International & Birkhäuser Publishers, 2022 Modernism was the defining architectural expression of... Read More

Elections Toronto

ELECTION: Population disparities between Toronto’s 25 wards

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In July 2018, in the middle of Toronto’s last municipal election, the newly elected Progressive Conservative provincial... Read More

Housing Vancouver

Breaking Down the Big New Batch of Housing Data

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How widespread are evictions? How bad are waitlists? And who’s struggling with housing the most? Statistics Canada’s latest survey... Read More

Elections Toronto

ELECTION: Open wards and the power of incumbency

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As part of Spacing Toronto’s coverage of the 2022 municipal election, cartographer Sean Marshall is creating maps revealing some... Read More

Podcast Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 067, Toronto Election: the case against a strong mayor system

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Another election, another surprise announcement from Premier Doug Ford that throws it all into disarray. Ford’s proposal for... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: Who will solve the rental crisis? Not John Tory

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For decades, about half of Torontonians have lived in rented dwellings, and despite this rather amazing statistic, they are... Read More

Streetscape Toronto

Kensington is funky and non-conventional. Its streets should be too

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Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s most charismatic and iconic neighbourhoods, distinguished for its cultural impact. Putting your... Read More

Podcast

The Overhead: Breaking the addiction to high home values

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

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