Quick comparisons between Toronto’s and Chicago’s street grids

Chicago is often referred to as Toronto’s closest sibling. Built in similar times, with similar sizes and populations, there are... Read More

New project — Track. listen.local. — set to collect and map songs about Toronto with your help

There’s a neat project in the works called Track. listen.local. that’s looking for your Toronto contributions... Read More

We usually think of Toronto — at least the older part of it — and being based on a grid of streets. One of the city’s free... Read More

As many Spacing readers know, I have a deep love of maps (both reading and making). And I also have a deep affection for Willowdale... Read More

WHAT: Release party for Spacing’s summer 2013 (Toronto edition) WHEN: Tuesday, June 25th, 7:30pm-2:00am WHERE: The 3030 Bar... Read More

Walkonomics, a British-based company, is launching their walkability app in Toronto. It’s a concept pioneered by American... Read More

A few weeks ago, we posted a video on Spacing Vancouver by Jarek Piórkowski that maps the 24 hour usage of car2go vehicles. Today... Read More

Artist Wyton Cho has hand drawn Japan’s rail system. The colourful lines intersect and meet at stations, and present an... Read More

Is a grid system the most economically efficient way to lay out a downtown? Last week, I attended a talk by Prof. Robert Ellickson of... Read More

Sample of Roman Fomin’s 1926 map of streetcar and interurban map available on Transit Toronto Transit Toronto is a great website... Read More