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Election 2026: Culture wars are warping cycling policy

A cycling advocate on the need to take the wedge politics out of bike lanes

By Eleanor McMahon

In 2014, I did something I never imagined I would do — especially after years spent as a political staffer watching campaigns from the inside. I put my name on a ballot. The invitation came from Kathleen Wynne, then premier, someone I had first known as Minister of Transportation. We had worked together during my time as CEO of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, advocating for laws and policies that would make Ontario’s roads safer for everyone. When she asked me to run, I remember... Read more

Vancouver Politics

UCS #115: Pulling In All Directions

The © Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Elections

Election 2026: Let’s talk about local democracy in Toronto

Voters should be asking every candidate and ourselves: what should local democracy look like?
By Tricia Wood
Vancouver Features

New Over Old, but not Forgotten in Mexico City

In July 2026, I had the opportunity to visit Mexico City for the first time. The metro area of nearly 25 million people has a fascinating history that...
By Andrew Cuthbert
Toronto Elections

Brad Bradford’s glaring judgment problem

The evidence is beginning to add up, and would almost certainly spill over into his mayoralty.
By John Lorinc
Vancouver Politics

UCS #114: Distracting the Voters?

The © Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Elections

The Return of Chloe Brown

An Q&A with the two-time mayoral candidate who is now taking on Vincent Crisanti in Ward 1
By Susan Grimbly

Vancouver Walking

Uninterrupted

Modern life rarely offers a stretch long enough for a thought to finish, or a conversation to run its course. Where in a city can you walk for hours on end without being cut off? Here are some paths that make it possible, and what they share.
By Yuval Fogelson
Toronto Elections

How to critically listen to a municipal candidate

Christopher Balkaran analyzes the space between recognition and solution
By Christopher Balkaran
Toronto Culture

VIDEO: Art of Maintenance

Artmap highlights the importance of maintenance for public art
By Artmap.ca / AccessArt
Vancouver Politics

UCS #113: The Only Door

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: B.C...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Elections

OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light?

Antoine Belaieff and Kelly Rowe offer solutions to Toronto's movement problem
By Antoine Belaieff and Kelly Rowe
Vancouver Features

Minority Rules, Revisited: Who Actually Votes with Whom?

Last April, shortly after Vancouver’s by-election, I turned the result into a game. It was admittedly a geeky one. Going into the by-election, ABC...
By Erick Villagomez

Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto

In this episode: the island airport, a summer read, and cops vs. bikes.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

THE OVERHEAD: When Policy Pauses Public Ownership

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: What We’ve Learned About Evictions

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio

Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 094, The Landlords

In this episode: rental construction, Bill 60, and tenants' rights.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 93, Everything Eglinton

In this episode: celebrating the Crosstown, lessons learned, and Scarborough's Golden Mile.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 92, Resolutions for Toronto leadership

In this episode: the election starts now, the Doug Ford problem, and public toilets.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Overhead: Indigenous-led housing

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess

In This Episode: we talk incremental change, embrace urban chaos, and take a stroll down Toronto's laneways
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking

In This Episode: what is placemaking and what can we learn from placemakers around the world?
By Spacing Radio

More Podcasts

Toronto Waterfront

Jet Dreams on Toronto Island (Part 1)

Premier Doug Ford and the Toronto Port Authority, the federal agency that owns Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, have been extraordinarily secretive...
By Ian Darragh
Toronto Bikes

Modernizing e-bike rules

This article is co-authored with Muskan Fatima. E-bikes are good for our cities. They offer reliable transportation for people of all ages and abilities...
By Albert Koehl
Vancouver Features

I’m Voting for Neighbourhoods. Are You?

I believe that Vancouver is, first and foremost, a “City of Distinguished Neighbourhoods”, and that Vancouver neighbourhoods are poised to...
By scothein
Toronto Waterfront

Rees Park: The rug that can tie the post-FIFA waterfront together

The waterfront as an east-west canvas for events and animation in Toronto will show its potential like never before during the upcoming FIFA World Cup...
By Tim Kocur
Toronto Community

OP-ED: Invitation as Urban Policy

This spring, at Bloomberg CityLab in Madrid, social prescribing reached the agenda of the world’s largest cities summit for the first time. It was a...
By Kate Mulligan
Toronto Bikes

The truth about the University Avenue bike lanes

Over the past year, I have written multiple times about how misinformation and selective framing continue shaping Toronto’s transportation debates. In...
By Lanrick Bennett

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