Politics

In defense of Toronto becoming a charter city

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This column is in response to Professor Zack Taylor’s analysis of Toronto becoming a Charter City on Spacing In an opinion... Read More

Transit

A comparative look at Toronto’s CLRVs

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At the end of December 2019, Toronto’s iconic CLRV streetcars will depart from city streets after more than 40 years serving the city... Read More

Housing

Toronto’s missing middle should be built along collector roads

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Much of the conversation about missing middle development in Toronto has been focused on how to smuggle additional housing units into... Read More

Politics

LORINC: John Tory’s tax hike and the myth of the electoral mandate

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In his column on the weekend, the Globe and Mail’s Marcus Gee took Mayor John Tory to task for committing an electoral... Read More

Urban Design

The Beautiful Mess of Toronto Laneways, my newest book for Spacing

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There is no public space that holds my heart quite like a laneway. When I moved downtown in the mid-1990s I began to wander the city’s... Read More

Housing

LORINC: What exactly does ‘affordable housing’ mean in Toronto?

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With the unveiling yesterday of the City’s ten-year “Housing Opportunities Toronto” (HOT) action plan, Mayor John Tory and city... Read More

Events

The Ward Cabaret is Toronto’s original musical

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When immigrants arrived in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they disembarked either at Union Station or one of the... Read More

Politics

Dear Toronto: We need to talk about city charters

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Is the answer to Toronto’s problems a city charter? According to the aptly named Charter City Toronto, it is. From my perspective, the... Read More

Traffic

Is the future of ride hailing friendly?

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Torontonians love Uber and Lyft. So much that there are an estimated 70,000 private transportation company (PTC) vehicles operating on... Read More

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