LORINC: deBaeremaeker fans urban-suburban divide

After his over-the-top outburst at the end of council’s budgapalooza, I realized I had reached my lifetime dose of Councillor Glenn de Baeremaeker’s...

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...

Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday

POLITICS Ford blasts council approval of budget [Toronto Sun] Staffers deliver beer to Kelly home [Toronto Sun] Rob Ford’s trims mostly fail as Toronto...

Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

POLITICS Council approves 2.23% tax hike  [Toronto Sun] Ford Toronto’s Tony Soprano?  [Toronto Sun]  Ford’s brother-in-law alleges in lawsuit...

REID: It’s time for the City get rid of its sidewalk no-plough zone

In December, City Council agreed to a small but welcome improvement in the City’s snow clearing standards. Starting two winters from now (2015/16)...

Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest deadline on Friday!

WHAT: Spacing’s Transit Poster Contest WHEN: Deadline is extended to Friday, January 31st, 2014 COST: Free! FACEBOOK: RSVP to our event to get...

EVENT: Public lecture on Race & Justice in Toronto

The Justice in Toronto lecture series will hold its first event of 2014 tomorrow (Thursday, January 30th) with a free lecture and discussion on Race &...

Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday

TTC TTC won’t rush time-based transfers [Toronto Sun] TTC considering time-based transfers  [Toronto Star] TTC looking into more flexible transfer...

Toronto’s Art Deco district? Take a walk along Eglinton Avenue West

On a recent walk along Eglinton just east of Bathurst, I noticed that several blocks are lined with beautiful Art Deco apartment buildings. The apartments...

LORINC: Ford’s land transfer tax fantasy

Mayor Rob Ford showed up to his budget show-down presser yesterday wearing a Denver Bronco’s jersey, and I suppose the logic isn’t hard to fathom. The...

If a tree falls in Etobicoke, does anyone notice? (Yes)

Last week I was walking to the convenience store up the street when I came across the tree above. It was the remains of a huge willow that I grew up...

Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday