Infrastructure

WHY WE CAN’T GO: Debunking the Costs of Operating Public Washrooms, pt. 3

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Parks Forestry and Recreation (PFR), according to City of Toronto data, operates over 1,500 parks, nearly 700 sports fields, 123... Read More

Why We Can’t Go: City Flushes Time Away, pt. 2

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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

How District Energy is Decarbonizing Cities

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Although many communities in Ontario and across Canada have pledged support for the government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 062, The PATH ahead for Toronto’s underground

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With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto’s PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial... Read More

The long history of cycling in Windsor, Canada’s Motor City

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The Windsor Law Centre for Cities at the University of Windsor recently published a detailed history of cycling in Canada’s... Read More

Fixing Sam’s Road: The urban design disaster of Avenue Road

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Avenue Road is the enduring legacy of Sam Cass. Very enduring. Cass was the traffic engineer hired by the new Metro Toronto government... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 055, Post-Pandemic Transit Ridership

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Before the pandemic, the Toronto Transit Commission was actively looking for ways to grow its ridership. Now, after taking a hit in... Read More

LORINC: Is the new federal budget green or red?

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After the federal Liberals’ $10/day childcare pledge, there’s no doubt that climate spending was the other big political bell-ringer... Read More

LORINC: Which green standard will reduce Toronto’s carbon?

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Few would argue that the City of Toronto’s goal of reducing building-related carbon emissions to zero by around 2030 is a worthy... Read More