Communication
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What do I think?
As part of a set of four posts with Spacing, Artmap.ca / AccessArt is sharing 16 short videos that feature some of our favourite public art pieces. The...
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OP-ED: Why Toronto must act on Ombudsman’s recommendations on refugee shelter and housing
On July 2023, refugees from Africa, newly arrived in Canada seeking asylum and protection, camped and slept on the sidewalk in front of the City of...
By Alexandra Flynn and Elizabeth McIsaac -
Listen Up! What birdsong tells us about everyday life
This article is published in conjunction with Spacing‘s new issue (#67), which is themed around noise in the city. Click on the links of bird names...
By Sarah B. Hood -
Rejecting the condescension of Metrolinx advertising
I was sitting in the Cineplex at Yonge and Eglinton, watching the pre-show for the new Nic Cage film Dream Scenario. We were still in the ever-expanding...
By Craig Meerkamper -
OP-ED: Noise Pollution – no defense from a slow killer
My friend and I both nearly jumped out of our skin. The difference between us is that I could see it coming. Two rows of vehicles were stopped at a red...
By Ingrid Buday -
Black History Month: Making space for Black music in Canadian radio
By Cheryl Thompson and Francesca D’Amico-Cuthbert In 1983, Toronto radio personality Ron Nelson introduced local audiences to the program “Fantastic...
By Cheryl Thompson -
Toronto needs a new (old) logo
By Daniel Rotsztain and Mark Sherman With the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Ford’s slashing of council from 47 to 25 wards, and the upcoming...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 056, Rail Deck Park and best laid (official) plans
This episode is all about plans: big and small, successful and dashed. First, Toronto Star city hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro takes us through the story...
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The delicate dance of governing Sidewalk Lab’s Quayside project
Three-and-a-half months after The Great Re-Set trimmed the sails of everyone’s favorite smart city villain, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff and Waterfront...
By John Lorinc -
Toronto could learn a lot about civic engagement from Edmonton and Calgary
Let’s assume that Doug Ford isn’t going to declare himself Premier-for-life and that one day, we will have another Premier and maybe even a different...
By Tricia Wood -
REID: On Public Etiquette
It’s not a coincidence that words for people who understand good etiquette – polite, urbane – are related to classical words for cities (Greek polis...
By Dylan Reid -
Find Spacing stories on new app Driftscape
In 1796, Chief Wabakinine of the Mississaugas was murdered by British soldiers roughly at the base of Parliament Street. You can learn this fact — as well...
By Matthew Blackett