Neighbourhoods

888 Dupont: Conversations with an old building

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I went over to see 888 Dupont Street earlier this month. “I hope you haven’t come to criticize me,” said the old building, aware of... Read More

REID: Spotting (and reviving?) the neighbourhood corner commercial building

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Like so many people during the current pandemic lockdown, I’ve started to get to know my neighbourhood much more closely on... Read More

LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront

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From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More

Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic

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Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise... Read More

Observing urban change through the window of a GO train

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I wrote this piece last year, long before Covid 19 kept almost everyone at home and before riding transit was something to be avoided... Read More

LORINC: Burning down the (laneway) house

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In recent months, I’ve found myself wondering whether Toronto City Council’s much-touted laneway suites policy, circa 2018, was... Read More

When do we admit that Toronto’s housing crisis is an emergency?

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Should the City of Toronto declare a housing and homelessness emergency? Reports on deaths of homeless people, increasing levels of... Read More

LORINC: Is Toronto one small step closer to finding the missing middle?

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At last week’s Toronto Urban Design Awards, Mayor John Tory announced that the City will launch an “ideas competition” meant to... Read More

EXCLUSIVE: John Tory discusses housing goals and planning reforms

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Later this fall, city council will receive the first of what will likely be a long series of planning reports responding to a July... Read More