Infrastructure
Reading List: John Sewell, “The Shape of the Suburbs”
By Dylan Reid
When John Sewell’s book The Shape of the Suburbs: Understanding Toronto’s Sprawl came out in 2009, I read it soon after publication... Read More
COVID-19 stimulus spending needs to be wise to the perils of road building
By Nicholas Sanderson
In times of economic crisis, stimulus spending is important. But spending it wisely is even more important. In the midst of the... Read More
How many injuries could separated cycling facilities prevent in Toronto?
By City Building Ryerson
City Building Ryerson has released a new report, Lane Change: Safer cycling infrastructure for Toronto, based on research led by Dr... Read More
REID: Our bridges should be places we want to walk
By Dylan Reid
The City of Toronto is criss-crossed with ravines and sunken railways, and the way we connect the city across these gaps is with... Read More
COVID RECOVERY: Timid bus priority plan in Toronto needs to be bigger & bolder
By Tricia Wood
This week, the Executive Committee of Toronto City Council is considering a motion to prioritize public transit on select roadways... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 046, Toronto City Council is buffering
By Spacing Radio
There have been two full, virtual City Council meetings since the COVID-19 outbreak in Toronto. Those meeting saw near-unanimous votes... Read More
Embodied carbon and the problem of concrete Toronto
By John Lorinc
Whatever else you might think about Sidewalk Labs (SWL), the controversial smart city proposal has made one undeniably positive... Read More
Transportation tech bros need to listen to the Vision Zero folks
By Tricia Wood
When we talk about Smart Cities, which seems to be all the time now, we hear about tensions between public governance and corporate... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 040, Canadian Cities Vote
By Spacing Radio
Before Canada elects a new federal government, we thought we’d take a look at what the various parties are talking about, or... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 039, How I Spent Doug Ford’s Summer Vacation
By Spacing Radio
We begin this month by tuning in to the wonderfully named Special Committee on Governance, which was created to find ways to adjust to... Read More