Infrastructure
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Beyond the Big Box
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a series by students at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Each piece...
By Sonia Ramundi -
Between The Ravine and The City
Carving through much of Toronto is the largest network of ravines in any city in the world, providing 10,500 hectares of wilderness escape to its...
By Sonia Ramundi -
The Atlanta BeltLine: Catalyst infrastructure and city systems
Atlanta, GA, the sprawling southern metropolis, has followed a classic pattern of modern North American urban growth. As the city developed over time, its...
By Claire Nelischer -
That time when Toronto’s subway was the best in North America
With this post, Spacing Toronto welcomes a new contributor, Shoshanna Saxe. Shoshanna is a proud Torontonian and a civil engineer. From 2009 to 2012 she...
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Mirvish + Gehry sing a new tune: A change of plans for King Street West
My, how things can change. With the recent announcement that Mirvish + Gehry Toronto, David Mirvish’s proposed mixed-use development under the...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Started from the bottom now we’re here
The exhibition “Hands-On Urbanism: How to Make a Difference,” at Urbanspace Gallery until March 7th, showcases stories of groups of people — who aren’t...
By Dale Duncan -
A review of the new Shaw Street bike route
It has been a rather trying winter for cyclists in Toronto. Besides the unseasonably cold temperatures, the snow and ice has made cycling difficult...
By Sean Marshall -
FoodShare’s new food trucks aim to give grocery stores food for thought
In the early 90s, when FoodShare first thought up the idea of bringing markets on wheels — food trucks filled with fresh, affordable produce for sale — to...
By Dale Duncan -
2013 Excellence in Planning Awards recap
Projects based on making communities healthier and more livable were recognized at the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s (OPPI) 27th annual...
By Josh Sherman -
Cyclists rally for bike lanes on Lansdowne Ave. after installation delays
As night descended on MacGregor Playground on Oct. 29, cyclists clad in ghoulish garb rallied in support of Lansdowne Ave. bike lanes that Toronto council...
By Josh Sherman -
Is this the oldest catch basin grate in the city?
Down at Fort York, amongst the War of 1812 buildings and the construction site of the new visitors centre, lies a grate for a catch basin that may be the...
By Matthew Blackett -
REID: Re-engineering road standards for cities
For a long time, road engineering standards have been a bane of good city-building. Generally designed to enable cars and trucks to travel safely at high...
By Dylan Reid