Housing
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The Changing Face of Vanier
The architect’s design slowly emerges as the curved concrete walls of the Wabano Centre are being poured. With the undulating forms of its façade and the...
By Mike Steinhauer -
“As a country we have spent billions on homelessness”
Canada’s housing system is broken and, during this election, municipalities are pushing to fix it. Finding adequate and affordable housing has become...
By Hans Cunningham -
Chinatown’s Lucky Eight, with Eric Darwin and Gowalla
The second Spacing Ottawa Gowalla trip went online this week. Drawing heavily on the excellent West Side Action blog by community activist Eric Darwin of...
By Spacing -
Infill, Part 3: Katherine Hobbs with a crucial difference
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By Katherine Hobbs -
How social housing gets to your backyard — and avoids the OMB on the way
I was lucky enough to be the audience for last week’s edition of the excellent Urban Forum series at City Hall . Those in attendance heard Marni...
By Evan Thornton -
Living on the street? Unfortunately, there’s a map for that.
For most of us economic conditions wax and wane with recession and boom, but for the past 20 years one indicator of social-economic well-being in urban...
By Evan Thornton -
How would a National Housing Strategy impact our cities?
by Emma Feltes, cross-posted from Spacing Atlantic HALIFAX — National Housing Day was first marked on the calendar by a team of Toronto housing advocates...
By Spacing