Neighbourhoods
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Metro Van Is Losing Trees. That Means a Hotter Future
With temperatures heating up due to climate change, tree canopies have an important role to play in shading and cooling residents. But according to new...
By Christopher Cheung -
The Importance of Being Ernest
The Importance of Being ErnestErnie Wheadon 1937-2024 I grew up two doors from the Wheadon family, in an upscale professional neighbourhood, in an...
By Derek DeLand -
LORINC: Booze in the corner store
Until the mid 1970s, you couldn’t buy lottery tickets in Ontario. Ontarians could go to the horse races and place bets; the ponies, after all, have...
By John Lorinc -
Exploring Toronto through its Indigenous heritage
We discovered new avenues of the city we would have never found unless we had a reason to be there. Many places were sitting right under my nose, not far...
By Trent Weston -
Event: “Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing, Aug. 28th
“Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing DATE: Wed, Aug 28, 2024 TIME: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATIONS: West 7th...
By Spacing -
(Re)Learning a Lot
The history of the world is plagued by the erasure of important cultures and their built environments. Within the context of contemporary cities, the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Perspectives in Place: Dungeons and Dragons – A Quest for the White Picket Fence
Once upon a time, in a land not–so far away, a local Writer stepped out of an elevator and into the lobby of a shopping mall in Vancouver. Frantically...
By Jamie Burke -
_________ Oriented Development (Please fill in)
Ok, so we Lower Mainlanders are well positioned to land world capital in the form of new addresses that will continue to pay their property taxes (whether...
By scothein -
The bold, the fleeting, the beautiful
This isn’t your typical house slated for demolition. The lawn isn’t wildly overgrown, and the structure isn’t dilapidated. Instead, 91 Barton Ave. is...
By Trent Weston -
Learning from Moses
The more things change the more they stay the same. – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, 1849 Robert Moses is a controversial figure in urban planning...
By Erick Villagomez -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 079, Is Toronto strangled by rules?
Toronto is often accused of being over-regulated. It’s a fair criticism. For example, photographer and urbanist commentator Dan Seljak tells us how...
By Spacing Radio -
Practicing Bad Habits
Stupid is as stupid does. We’ve forgotten how to make cities that work for everyone. Critics will say that our local affordability crises can be...
By scothein