Infrastructure
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For Metrolinx, Queen and Spadina is an idling-bylaw-free zone
A project map circulated by Metrolinx shows that the Ontario Line subway’s Queen and Spadina station will be aligned with Queen Street and centred...
By Peter MacCallum -
EVENT: Strollin’ — an evening talking about walking November 28
WHAT: An evening talking about walking on November 28 at 6PM. WHO: Shawn Micallef, Spacing Sr. Editor, Toronto Star columnist and University College...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes
With Premier Doug Ford’s repeated promises to rip up bike lanes in Toronto, and possibly even other Ontario cities and towns, we’ve decided to...
By Spacing Radio -
Book Review – The Shape of the Land: Topography & Landscape Architecture
Editor: Marc Treib (ORO Editions, 2022) Transforming the natural environment is fundamental to our species. Since ancient times, humans have reshaped...
By Erick Villagomez -
Cycling in the Suburbs Doesn’t Have to Suck
Sure, Vancouver’s seawall is the popular place to bike, but that doesn’t mean the suburbs can’t be too — with a few fixes. In the latest episode of the...
By Christopher Cheung -
New study reveals zoning effects affordability
Social cohesion, environmental health, and industrial development are paramount characteristics to sculpting a sustainable community. Yet a recent...
By saramansour -
The Barcelona Chronicles: Vancouver v. Barcelona – Urban Design
Cities host our lived experiences. They are more than mere words in reports or policy documents; they are tangible environments that shape our daily...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Barcelona Chronicles: The Superilla…Evolved
After a scenic ride through El Poblenou and along the Barcelona waterfront, we approached the Sant Antoni market from the south, via Carrer del Comte...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Barcelona Chronicles: The Superilla Pilot
Jordi Honey-Roses, Silvia Casorran Martos, and Xavier Matilla, warmly greeted the British Columbian planners as we approached the intersection of Carrer...
By Erick Villagomez -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 082, Toronto’s political gridlock
This month, we respond to Doug Ford’s stated plan of banning new bike lanes in Ontario municipalities and building an underground highway from...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 081, Talking Transit ’24
It’s been a while since we had a good, old-fashioned transit talk with friends of the show Tricia Wood (York University urban geography professor...
By Spacing Radio -
The urban photography of Arthur Goss, part 4: Toronto Water Works, 1910-1939
Unlike his Parks Series, which highlights the inclusiveness of the City’s recreational facilities, Goss’s Toronto Water Works Series documents what was at...
By Peter MacCallum