Parks
LORINC: 10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment
By John Lorinc
At some point this week, City officials will upload the Ford government’s zoning bylaw amendment application for the Ontario... Read More
Midtown Toronto’s much-loved, largest green space re-opens – after $35 million and more than four years of construction
By Ian Darragh
David A. Balfour Park, midtown Toronto’s largest public green space, has finally re-opened after being closed for infrastructure... Read More
PODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary
By Spacing Radio
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More
Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
By Jake Tobin Garrett
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our... Read More
Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise
By Francesca Bouaoun
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
Eight simple ways to cool a city
By Todd Irvine
It continues to get hotter in Toronto, with summer temperatures in the high 30s becoming common. We must make immediate changes to our... Read More
Growing the urban forest in the face of climate change
By Todd Irvine
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
Why We Can’t Go: City Flushes Time Away, pt. 2
By John Lorinc
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
Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1
By John Lorinc
Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend... Read More
From Seeds to Saplings: New outreach to help promote growth of native trees
By Val Masters
It started as an ordinary walk through a downtown ravine. Five years later, we are running around the city, doling out thousands of... Read More