Community
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The Junction Triangle Parade
Two dedicated community organizations, Friends of West Toronto Rail Path and Angry Locals, are coming together to host a vibrant and meaningful parade...
By Spacing -
When Local Planning Becomes Provincial Command: On Bill 13, Bill 15, and the End of Urban Democracy
In British Columbia, democracy is being redefined—not through elections or referendums, but through legislation with quiet names and sweeping...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Coriolis Effect, Part III: Reclaiming the Planner’s Toolkit
Parts I and Part II of The Coriolis Effect explored how market-aligned tools like the pro forma have subtly—but powerfully—steered urban planning in...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Coriolis Effect, Part II: Beyond the Spreadsheet
The Coriolis Effect, Part I went through a long gestation period as I humbly asked various people within the discipline for constructive feedback. I was...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Coriolis Effect, Part I: Planning by Spreadsheet
Just because there’s a number on it, it doesn’t mean that the number was arrived at properly…people gather statistics. People choose...
By Erick Villagomez -
OP-ED: What’s in a Name?
Meaningful Change For the first time, Toronto has an Indigenous-named federal riding: Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park. This change, brought forward...
By Lanrick Bennett -
Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey
As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...
By Erick Villagomez -
LORINC: Don’t alienate civic volunteers
In case you missed it, the Toronto Star‘s Ben Spurr on the weekend published a deep dive into the brawl that took place at Moss Park Arena — not on...
By John Lorinc -
I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me
Photos by Kayla Isomura Looking at my house fills me with a quiet joy. She is painted in turquoise with a bright yellow door. Vines gives her a winsome...
By Emilie K Adin -
GREENBERG: How Toronto can navigate the urban frontlines of a trade war
For over four decades, urban designer Ken Greenberg has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America...
By Ken Greenberg -
Rising High, Falling Short: Social and Economic Division
Key Metrics Summary Building: A 40-story residential building constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with a curtain wall facade on a site without...
By Erick Villagomez -
Can I go there? Do I want to go there?
As part of a set of four posts with Spacing, Artmap.ca / AccessArt is sharing sixteen short videos that feature some of our favourite public art pieces...
By Artmap.ca / AccessArt