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Fallen Toronto
Long-time Spacing illustrator Matthew Borrett has re-imagined his popular “Future Shoreline?” image, which appeared in the magazine’s...
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LORINC: Memo to Tory — find a transit quick win
Last week, mayor-elect John Tory went out of his way, via drive-time interviews on talk radio, to assure drivers that their commute would be easier by...
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EARLY BIRD SALE: Spacing + City of Neighbourhoods transit toques
WHAT: Streetcar and Subway toques WHO: Spacing + City of Neighbourhoods COST: $35 WHEN: Wed., Nov 5 – Fri, Nov 14 A Spacing exclusive! Spacing has...
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MESLIN: The myth of the five-week election
As the dust settles from the 2014 municipal election and political commentators begin to reflect on what happened, two common themes are emerging. First...
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REID: How many people vote randomly for school board trustee?
I’ve noticed that, in school board elections, even the bottom candidates tend to get a fairly large number of votes compared to the bottom...
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Does Toronto need a transit referendum?
Transit referendums are a common tool in the US to raise money for infrastructure investment. I have not found evidence of them being used to date in...
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LORINC: Can Tory get SmartTrack off the launch pad?
Toronto’s last two mayors, though polar opposites, both began their terms of office almost identically — with short, crisp council meetings designed to...
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Toronto Park People launch the Park Toolkit
Last week, Toronto Park People released their Park Toolkit, a collection of how-to handbooks for hosting community park events. Below is a Q&A with...
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Public Space Invaders: film night call for submissions
WHAT: Calls for submission for Public Space Invaders, a night of short films about Toronto and urban issues EMAIL SUBMISSIONS: spaceinvaders@spacing.ca...
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How Tomlin’s Creek was lost, found, and lost again
There’s ancient Lake Iroquois sand on Glen Davis Crescent near Kingston Rd. and Woodbine Ave., you just have to look closely to see it. A clue to...
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Toronto’s mayoral election in five more maps
Yesterday, University of Toronto Professor David Hulchanski summarized the link between Monday’s election results and the increasing socioeconomic...
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Toronto’s mayoral election in four maps
Over the past three decades, Toronto has become an increasingly divided city, economically and racially. And those divisions were starkly apparent in...
By David Hulchanski
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered