World Wide Wednesday: Burning river, Dial4Light, suburban retrofit and more
By Jake SchabasEach week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the... Read More
Bodies in Urban Spaces
By Jake SchabasAustrian choreographer Willi Dorner and photographer Lisa Rastl have combined to create ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces,’ a public... Read More
Wednesday’s Headlines
By Jake SchabasSTRIKE • Public trashes strike [Toronto Star] • City workers are our neighbours and friends [Toronto Star] • Trash... Read More
Bike blitz: helpful or harmful?
By Dave MeslinYesterday marked the beginning of this year’s Bike Blitz. Officially, it’s called the “Safe Cycling — Share the... Read More
Checking in on the Roundhouse renovation
By Jake SchabasBuilt in 1929-31, the John Street Roundhouse is an architectural wonder. Its 32 bay semi-circular structure centred around the now... Read More
STREET SCENE: Bathurst and Fleet
By Jerry WaeseA streetcar turns around War of 1812 sculpture by Douglas Coupland at Bathurst and Fleet streets. Spacing is happy to launch an... Read More
More than a bridge: Reflections on Bridging the Design Gap
By Nigel TerpstraSeveral weeks ago, the members of Bridging the Design Gap, an informal design charette, posed the question: ‘when is a bridge more... Read More
Tuesday’s Headlines
By Jake SchabasSTRIKE • David Miller engineered walkout, union says [Toronto Star] • Toronto is making me mad as hell [Toronto Star] &bull... Read More
JOHN LORINC: On streetcars, strikes and the question of control
By John LorincFor all the spin and counter-spin hovering around the David Miller-John Baird feud over the streetcar “ask,†most observers have... Read More
Strike!
By Matthew BlackettA few links for you: • The City of Toronto’s contingency plans for the strike • Talks collapse, City workers on strike... Read More
Featured Writers
-
Dylan Reid
NEW ISSUE: The Ontario Line REID: Is it time for a vehicle registration tax to help fix Toronto’s roads? NEW ISSUE: Ontario Place -
John Lorinc
LORINC: Speaking truth to power about Therme’s mega-spa LORINC: Why aren’t Toronto’s major streets major streets? LORINC: Is the 15-minute city’s 15 minutes up yet? -
Spacing Radio
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 069, Worst Case Ontario PODCAST: Spacing Radio 068, Looking for the bright side of Toronto’s election PODCAST: Election Panel with Lorraine Lam and John Lorinc -
Matthew Blackett
ELECTION NIGHT PARTY! Come watch the results with Spacing SPACING’S NEW BOOK: Souvenirs of Toronto Sports 2021 Toronto Heritage Award winners