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Do Toronto’s small urban spaces have a social life?

William Whyte's classic 1980 film, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, remains as relevant today as it did 45 years ago

By John Lorinc

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design will be screening The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces this Thursday, March 12 at 6:30pm at 1 Spadina Crescent, in partnership with the U of T School of Cities and Spacing. Find out more and register on the events page, here. This article was originally published on Nov. 3, 2025 In the 1960s and 1970s, New York City’s planning board began cutting a certain type of deal with Manhattan... Read more

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