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LORINC: A drag-net on drag racing?

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It’s almost spring and the evenings are getting warmer, which means that on most nights now, but especially weekends, the city’s... Read More

Politics

LORINC: Joe Biden’s unexpected role in the future of Canadian cities

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Is anyone north of the 49th parallel paying attention to the minutiae of the monster stimulus bills coming out of the White House? Of... Read More

Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 054, Packaged Toronto

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To celebrate Spacing‘s latest book, Packaged Toronto: a collection of the city’s historic design, we go deep into the... Read More

Culture

The Bentway: Rethinking public art amidst COVID-19

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The publication of the city’s 10-year public art strategy accompanied an announcement that 2021 would be Toronto’s Year of... Read More

Infrastructure

LORINC: The Power of Poop

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A month from now, the City, Toronto Western Hospital, and an Enwave spin-off called Noventa Energy will unveil one of those... Read More

Photos

Research Road Redux

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During the Second World War, my mother, Louise MacCallum, was among the 7,500 employees of Research Enterprises Limited (REL), a... Read More

History

PACKAGED TORONTO: The type of book for font lovers

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Packaged Toronto is the newest book from Spacing — it focuses on the graphic design and packaging of products, pulled form the City of... Read More

Transit

LORINC: The case for way more electric buses

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Two numbers, and a thought experiment. Exhibit A: According to the City’s latest estimates, the cost of the Eglinton East LRT (Kennedy... Read More

Community

The duality of Amazon in Scarborough – from delivering jobs to packaging community relations

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Amazon’s notoriety for exploitative work conditions, harmful environmental practices, corporate tax exemptions, and stripping jobs... Read More

Housing

LORINC: The vital need to renew Tower Renewal

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Almost exactly a year ago, a team of American affordable housing experts from the Urban Land Institute came to Toronto to offer up... Read More

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