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Running the City
Dawn doesn’t so much break over Toronto on marathon morning as creep in behind the sound of trucks, radios, and zip-ties. Streets that usually hum with...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess
Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking
In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into...
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Making Toronto’s parks more accessible
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow dropped in on the annual conference of Park People, a national non-profit that advocates for urban parks, to make a welcome...
By Ian Darragh -
OP-ED: Their Third Space
There’s a new phrase floating around our house since March Break ended. My 15-year-old came home and declared, “I’ve outgrown summer camp.” He said it in...
By Lanrick Bennett -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 088, Big City Mayor Takes on Canadian Housing
In this episode, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pick of former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, we...
By Glyn Bowerman -
The Junction Triangle Parade
Two dedicated community organizations, Friends of West Toronto Rail Path and Angry Locals, are coming together to host a vibrant and meaningful parade...
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OP-ED: What’s in a Name?
Meaningful Change For the first time, Toronto has an Indigenous-named federal riding: Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park. This change, brought forward...
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LORINC: Don’t alienate civic volunteers
In case you missed it, the Toronto Star‘s Ben Spurr on the weekend published a deep dive into the brawl that took place at Moss Park Arena — not on...
By John Lorinc -
GREENBERG: How Toronto can navigate the urban frontlines of a trade war
For over four decades, urban designer Ken Greenberg has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America...
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Can I go there? Do I want to go there?
As part of a set of four posts with Spacing, Artmap.ca / AccessArt is sharing sixteen short videos that feature some of our favourite public art pieces...
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Ode to Saving Grace, my temple in the city
Make no mistake about it, we Saving Grace devotees came first for the food. When Monica Miller opened its doors at 907 Dundas West, in February 2000, she...
By Andil Gosine