Streetscape
LORINC: The paradox of the City’s new sidewalk snow removal program
By John Lorinc
A question for the immediate aftermath of the heaviest snowstorm in ten years: Following years of resident complaints and half-hearted... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 063, The War on Robots
By Spacing Radio
We end the year with a classic case of man vs. machine, as journalist and culture writer Graham Isador talks about tiny delivery... Read More
Vancouver’s Dramatic New Plan for Broadway: Five Questions
By patrickcondon
The City of Vancouver’s Broadway Plan has been released for public comment and is full of dramatic proposals. Profusely illustrated... Read More
Deconstructing Visuals 2.0
By Erick Villagomez
It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion... Read More
University Avenue’s Radiant Journey
By Allison Zhao
In mid-October, University Avenue lit up as Radiant Journey, a light installation by the Friends of University Avenue, was officially... Read More
Achtung! Go for a German Walk T.O.
By Shawn Micallef
Over the summer and fall I was happy to work with a team put together by the German Consulate in Toronto on a series of audio walks... Read More
Toronto’s original vaudeville theatre: Loews
By Katherine Taylor
Excerpt from Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960 (James Lorimer & Company, 2021) by Katherine Taylor. Reprinted with permission... Read More
LORINC: What is the future of CafeTO (with update)?
By John Lorinc
On October 27, Toronto City Council’s executive committee will get to dine alfresco on the results of an online survey about the... Read More
The long history of cycling in Windsor, Canada’s Motor City
By Spacing
The Windsor Law Centre for Cities at the University of Windsor recently published a detailed history of cycling in Canada’s... Read More
Planning for the Long Haul – Bikepacking and the Metro Vancouver Regional Greenways 2050 Plan
By Andrew Cuthbert
Over the last ten years, cycling infrastructure has vastly improved in Metro Vancouver. New bike lanes, pathways, signals, and parking... Read More