Housing
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 084, Two housing carols
This time of year, with the temperature below freezing, it feels appropriate to talk about housing. So, we’re bringing you two conversations with...
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A place of refuge
In the heart of Toronto, where the skyline glitters with glass and steel, a different kind of light flickers—a beacon of hope nestled within the embrace...
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S101S: Understanding Affordable Housing: The Trickle-Down Theory of Housing – Myths and Realities
EDITOR’S NOTE: With affordable housing debates raging, misinformation is everywhere. Trickle-down housing narratives loom large in the...
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How to Turn a Software Developer into a Housing Expert
Guest Contributor: A.I. What the f*#k is a software developer doing on a housing panel? It’s not the kind of question I usually entertain, but when a...
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UCS #30: Public Hearings in Vancouver
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Spacing...
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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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When Care Becomes Control: The Hidden Violence of Urban Planning
It seems to us that this connection—or better perhaps, confusion—between care and domination is utterly critical to the larger question of how we lost the...
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New study reveals zoning effects affordability
Social cohesion, environmental health, and industrial development are paramount characteristics to sculpting a sustainable community. Yet a recent...
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REID: Ford’s attack on bike lanes is also a planning problem
A lot of good reasons against Ontario premier Doug Ford’s plans to not only block many planned bike lanes but rip up some existing one have been put...
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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...
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The Overhead: Preserving Community
THIS EPISODE: Preserving Community We’re pleased to bring you another season of The Overhead, and we begin by checking back on a topic we’ve...
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UCS #26: Not so Happy ThanksTaking
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Shape Your...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate