Politics
Legal Progress on the Right to Housing in Canada
By Scott McAlpine
According to the courts, there is no constitutional “right to housing” in Canada –at least not yet. This may be changing... Read More
Event: What a City is For…Book Launch, Oct 21st
By Spacing
WHAT A CITY IS FOR: REMAKING THE POLITICS OF DISPLACEMENT Book Launch Date: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, Time: 7:00PM–9:00PM, Location: DJAVAD... Read More
LORINC: Housing affordability, not hydro bills, is what’s really hurting Ontario
By John Lorinc
As has been widely reported, the showpiece of Kathleen Wynne’s Monday Throne Speech is a pledge to reduce runaway hydro bills by... Read More
LORINC: Why a Patrick Brown government will target Greenbelt and Metrolinx
By John Lorinc
At this stage of the game, it would be foolish to depict Raymond Cho’s by-election victory for the Tories last week as a harbinger of... Read More
Complexity and Contradiction: The New TELUS Garden Building
By Erick Villagomez
[Editor’s Note: This article written by Spacing Vancouver Editor-in-Chief, Erick Villagomez, was recently published in the... Read More
RELEASE: Housing Agency building 400 new affordable rental homes
By Spacing
City of Vancouver contributing four sites worth $50 million; homes will be rented below market rate The City of Vancouver’s Affordable... Read More
LORINC: Tory tries to position himself for 2018 election
By John Lorinc
When John Tory launched a pointed broadside against the TTC two weeks ago over the agency’s reluctance to make deep cuts to its... Read More
LORINC: The Rail Deck Park considered
By John Lorinc
About two years ago, deputy city manager John Livey, Toronto’s top planner, realized the strategy of creating pocket parks and little... Read More
RELEASE: City appoints Gil Kelley as the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability
By Spacing
City of Vancouver News Release: “Gil’s extensive experience in cities like San Francisco and Portland is highly valuable at a... Read More
Lessons on Affordability from Germany and Austria
By ulduzmaschaykh
Vancouver’s City Council Vision Vancouver has implemented a number of creative ways to tackle the city’s affordability... Read More