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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

It takes courage to take on a dynasty, but Chloe Brown has courage – and spirit – to burn. An original thinker, Brown has run for mayor twice, coming in third in 2022. Now, the former director of Solidarity in Numbers Co-op is tackling Etobicoke North (Ward 1), the stronghold of the Ford clan. Currently, the ward’s councillor is Vincent Crisanti, a staunch Ford supporter who has been councillor in that part of the city on and off over 20 years. Brown, 35, is a former policy analyst at the... Read more

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
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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
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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
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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

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OP-ED: What Does Toronto Remember?

Beneath Toronto’s roads and buildings lies another city, shaped by memory, relationships, routines, and care
By Lisa Ditschun
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UCS #112: The Political Graveyard

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: How Mayor...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
National Architecture

Book Review: Finding Ella Briggs – The Life and Work of an Unconventional Architect

“We hope that, beyond the revelations themselves contained in this book, the methods used to arrive at those revelations will also leave their mark...
By Sean Ruthen
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto

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

UCS #111: It’s Not Easy Being Green

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Can Eby...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Vancouver Streetscape

From Bleecker St. to Bedford Ave.

What does gentrification look like? It is hard to pin down. A process of change over time, deeply location dependent, in search of something that feels authentic, yet can be both shallower and deeper than the caricature suggests.
By Yuval Fogelson

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
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 088, Big City Mayor Takes on Canadian Housing

In This Episode: recent Vancouver history, Canada's new housing minister, and Scarborough cuisine
By Glyn Bowerman

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