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

By John Lorinc

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

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The Future Fix Podcast: Food security and circular economies

By Spacing Radio

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. THIS EPISODE... Read More

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

By Matthew Blackett

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

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

By John Lorinc

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

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The Ward Cabaret is Toronto’s original musical

By Matthew Blackett

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 Toronto

Dear Toronto: We need to talk about city charters

By Zack Taylor

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 Toronto

Is the future of ride hailing friendly?

By Ryerson City Building Institute

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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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 041, Toronto’s endless transit circus

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It’s been a while since we delved into the always amusing world of Toronto transit. There have been major proposals from the... Read More

Transit Toronto

Transportation tech bros need to listen to the Vision Zero folks

By Tricia Wood

When we talk about Smart Cities, which seems to be all the time now, we hear about tensions between public governance and corporate... Read More

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Book Review From the Stacks: Form + Code

By Sean Ruthen

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Toronto’s 10-year public art strategy

By Sarah Ratzlaff

Last week, Mayor John Tory dropped by OCAD to declare that 2021 would be the year of public art in Toronto. This announcement sets up... Read More

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