Neighbourhoods
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The Costs We Don’t See
Vancouver’s proposed 2026 Budget arrives with a promise that feels, at first glance, like a reprieve: a 0% property tax increase in a year when almost...
By Erick Villagomez -
Nostalgia about neighbourhood retail is not a strategy
I have lived for many years less than 30 metres from what was once one of Toronto’s storied corner stores — a green grocer known locally as...
By John Lorinc -
Do Toronto’s small urban spaces have a social life?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The University of Toronto’s School of Cities will be screening a re-mastered print of the film, “The Social Life of Small Urban...
By John Lorinc -
Gerrard Street East Part 1, 2023-2024
In the spring of 2023, a friend who was familiar with my earlier documentary photography of the city’s main streets suggested that I consider doing a...
By Peter MacCallum -
The Overhead: Indigenous-led housing
THIS EPISODE: Indigenous-led Housing What does Indigenous housing look like? Are there special forms of housing needed by Indigenous communities in...
By Spacing Radio -
Week of Learning with Bruntletts
It was a cool late afternoon in October when I met up with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett at Trees Café on Granville Street. The rain held off as we settled...
By mollybarkowsky -
When Density Meets Disgust
Walk down a crowded city street and you might marvel at its vibrancy—people brushing past each other, buildings packed like puzzle pieces, the hum of...
By Erick Villagomez -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess
Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an...
By Spacing Radio -
Ontario Stockyards, 1991
The neighbourhood designation “Stockyards District” evokes indistinct memories of what for much of the twentieth century was one of Toronto’s most...
By Peter MacCallum -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking
In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into...
By Spacing Radio -
The Singapore Chronicles: Divergent Models
The city, we’re often told, is a model—something to be learned from, exported, improved. But what happens when models conflict? What if the city itself...
By Erick Villagomez -
A walking tour of public art in the West Don Lands
This walking tour is published in conjunction with Spacing issue 71, which is focused on the waterfront. See also Sarah Mundangepfupfu’s article...
By Sarah Mundangepfupfu