Housing
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HOT plans for affordable housing
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. With the vote on Toronto’s new “revenue tools†out of the way, the city can finally start concentrating on other...
By Dale Duncan -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: Condo Craze
Not all wards are treated equally. Take Ward 20, watched over by well-known feather-ruffler Adam Vaughan. As of Oct. 27, the councillor had counted 71...
By Dale Duncan -
FairDevelopmentCharges.to
For those of us who find fault with the real estate and development industries for being more concerned with building profits than cities, October was our...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Challenge: What’s better than a parking lot?
My gut reaction to the question “What’s better than a parking lot?” is naturally, “Anything.” But let’s get a little...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: September 7, 2007
Home repair Toronto has developed a reputation for letting things decay. There was that old heritage building at George and Shuter that collapsed last...
By Dale Duncan -
Alsop: “Toronto needs an affordable housing policyâ€
The Star reports today that a deal has been reached on the development disputes in the Queen West triangle (some other concerns, such as height and...
By Leah Sandals -
Facebook Friday: Urban housing hassles
As the name suggests, every Friday Spacing profiles Facebook groups that are using the social network to articulate their experiences and share...
By Sarah Magwood -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: July 5, 2007
The heat is on “Heat is a much under-reported killer,” Toronto’s well-known street nurse, Cathy Crowe, told me last fall during the...
By Dale Duncan -
All along my watchtower
I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of...
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OURTOPIAS: Bringing humanity to housing
Jessica Hume will be covering the Ourtopias at the Design Exchange June 15 to 16 for the Spacing Wire. “Ourtopias: Ideal cities and the roles of design...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Upscale home with a downwind problem [ Toronto Star ] • Will Alsop’s Kensington Market is a neighborhood risk [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Dion rejects cities’ call for 1 cent of GST [ Toronto Star ] • Housing protest ends in four arrests [ Toronto Star ] • Who’ll...
By Julie Yamin