Politics

Toronto

LORINC: The Revenge of the Market Urbanists

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Here’s a tale of two cities… In the City of Toronto (pop. 2.8 million), there are about 1.1 million private dwellings, and... Read More

Vancouver

Deconstructing Visuals 2.0

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It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion... Read More

Toronto

Smart city in a post-pandemic world: Small-scale, green, and over-policed

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On the face of it, the smart city market is bleeding. In May 2020, Alphabet pulled the plug on Sidewalk Toronto, the company’s... Read More

Vancouver

Vancouver Plan – An Opportunity for Climate Input

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The City of Vancouver is in the midst of the next phase of engagement for the Vancouver Plan, a planning process that will ultimately... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 061, Community sports and urban farming

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In this episode, we follow up on the municipal elections in Edmonton and Calgary, with a bit of a rant about rooming houses. Then, we... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: Unanswered questions about John Tory and the Rogers Centre

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Questions about Mayor John Tory’s relationship with Rogers Communications Inc. have dogged him since even before he was elected mayor... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: Council prepares to bring in inclusionary zoning, finally (updated).

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Update: Council’s planning and housing committee approved an amended version of the inclusionary zoning staff report today... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: What is the future of CafeTO (with update)?

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On October 27, Toronto City Council’s executive committee will get to dine alfresco on the results of an online survey about the... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: The Supreme Court ruling on the size of council was a distraction

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I’d be lying if I said I was the least bit surprised by Friday’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling, which dismissed by a 5-4 vote the... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 060, Alberta’s municipal power vacuum

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With the mayors of both Edmonton and Calgary stepping down, and Alberta municipal elections taking place October 18, we decided to... Read More