Infrastructure
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
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 037, Ken Greenberg’s Toronto
By Spacing Radio
To celebrate three years of the Spacing Radio, we have an in-depth conversation with urban designer Ken Greenberg. We talk about his... Read More
When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from the port city of Hamburg
By Tricia Wood
Cities can have ports, and many do. Moreover, successful ports make for thriving cities. But ports are not cities. They are not models... Read More
Analysis: the permanent King Street transit way is a model for all Toronto
By Nicholas Sanderson
The Toronto Streetcar, older or newer type, is an ever-present symbol of the city. The red, black and white TTC colours trundle along... Read More
From Bach to Transport: Leipzig holds a key to the future of cities & Canadians should pay attention
By Tricia Wood
The International Transportation Forum is an inter-governmental organization of the OECD. It holds a summit of transport ministers... Read More
LORINC: The time to plan for the driverless revolution is now
By John Lorinc
During a week when the city was buzzing with thousands of tech types here for the ritual in-gathering that is the Collision... Read More
Safe Travels: Muslim Women on the move
By Shazlin Rahman
In December 2015, I was scheduled to speak at the Toronto Dawah Centre in the Bloor Dufferin neighbourhood. Various faith communities... Read More