By Robert Ruggiero
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Exploring the busy basements & makeshift markets of Regent Park with Civic Salon
Basements are often unsung heroes of great cities. In new and old Regent Park the unseen basement hides both bottom-up and top-down initiatives to...
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Neglected Toronto Suburbs? Modernist Massey Medal buildings say otherwise
There’s a myth perpetuated by some Toronto councillors that former suburban boroughs “get crumbs” while downtown gets gold. It’s completely untrue now...
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Fear and loathing of mid-rises in Etobicoke
Today at Etobicoke community council, councillors are debating the future development plans of the Humbertown Shopping Centre. This article, by Spacing...
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Tires or feet? Chief Planner’s Roundtable on next generation suburbs
Last week I attended the Chief Planner Roundtable, hosted by our celebrity civil servant, Jennifer Keesmaat. The topic, the Next Generation Suburbs, is of...