Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto’s reggae scene, Part 1
Cheryl Thompson presents a two-part series for Black History Month in 2026
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Book Review: New York 2020
The much-anticipated final volume in the critically acclaimed series, New York 2020 explores the planning and politics of building the city in the first...
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LORINC: The post-snowstorm sidewalk obstacle course
The City made good on its promise to improve snow clearing on streets in the aftermath of a big snowfall — sidewalks, not so much
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Why the Trillium should find new life on the waterfront
Retire the venerable island ferry in the Portland Street slip, next to the refurbished Canada Malting silos
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 92, Resolutions for Toronto leadership
In this episode: the election starts now, the Doug Ford problem, and public toilets.
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OP-ED: Stop Framing Bike Infrastructure as the Problem
Lanrick Bennett argues that a briefly plowed bike lane does not reflect the City's actual priorities
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NEW ISSUE: Crossing Town
Issue 73 explores Eglinton Avenue, Toronto's "prime rib" from east to west, as it awaits its new transit line
By Dylan Reid
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Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead
Rob Zaichkowski looks back at the state of Toronto cycling in 2025, and at what to look for in 2026
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LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety
Council needs to reconcile its Vision Zero and cycling infrastructure goals with those of its new traffic czar
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Photographing the Finch West LRT
Peter MacCallum tries Toronto's new transit line
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OP-ED: Toronto transit needs to build on what we have, not fall for old tropes
Sean Marshall argues that the best way to improve transit in Toronto is to focus on affordable, quick, and effective solutions
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Gerrard Street East Part 2, 2023-2024
Photographer Peter MacCallum continues his exploration of an east end street facing significant changes
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The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground
Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Songs About Toronto
In the Fall 2023 issue of Spacing (coming soon to a store or mailbox near you), we shine a spotlight on five “Toronto Troubadours” — musicians “dedicated...
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LORINC: The pandemic is about cities
Viruses, in the abstract, don’t care much about their host organisms, beyond the latter’s on-board, physiological defenses. Yet it’s clear the coronavirus...
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What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 1)
The investigation by Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk into the Ford government’s removal of 7,400 acres of prime farmland and wetlands from the...
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LORINC: The Tories’ use-it-or-lose housing ruse
On the north-east corner of Bathurst and St. Clair West sits a snazzy purpose-built condo sales office, ostensibly there to promote Foret, a giant...
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Q&A with Steven Evans on photographing Ontario Place
With the chaotic Greenbelt scandal swirling in the background, the updated plans for the Ford government’s deeply contentious and destructive scheme...
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What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 2)
Sequel to Part 1 of “What’s really happening at Ontario Place?“ Ontario Place was conceived by Conservative Premier John Robarts in 1968 as an...
By Ian Darragh