Pandemic

LORINC: 2020, a year of urban resilience

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The answer to the “whither-cities” question that’s buzzed around the edges of pandemic punditry was never seriously in... Read More

Infrastructure

Reading List: John Sewell, “The Shape of the Suburbs”

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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

Photos

Weston Road as my main street

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This selection of photographs by Peter MacCallum documenting Weston Road is published in conjunction with Spacing’s new issue... Read More

Politics

LORINC: Crombie’s resignation from Greenbelt Council reminds us to look upstream

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Of course, the Ford government responded with misdirection and a bit of money. In the wake of David Crombie’s weekend resignation from... Read More

Infrastructure

COVID-19 stimulus spending needs to be wise to the perils of road building

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In times of economic crisis, stimulus spending is important. But spending it wisely is even more important. In the midst of the... Read More

Bikes

Ten tips for the cycling advocate at City Hall

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When Bells on Bloor was formed in 2007, we thought that convincing City Hall to install bike lanes was simply a question of... Read More

Streetscape

LORINC: Tall or small is a false choice between main streets and intensification

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At its meeting Monday, the Toronto Preservation Board (TPB) voted to adopt a set of staff recommendations that seemed, to some... Read More

Parks

A park in a pandemic, in photos

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During the summer days of the pandemic, local photographer Chloë Ellingson found herself spending much more time in Sorauren Park than... Read More

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