ELECTION: If not housing now, when?
By John Lorinc
This column has been updated since it was originally published. A debate will be held on Oct. 17th. Is Housing Now dead? In case you... Read More
Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
By Jake Tobin Garrett
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our... Read More
Rewind/Forward: ArtworxTO’s new exhibit celebrating Jamaican and bass music culture
By Nicole Capogna
When we think about Toronto’s diversity, the idea of multiculturalism comes to the forefront. But how did we come to enjoy these... Read More
ELECTION: 2022 Toronto Election from a Cycling Perspective
By Robert Zaichkowski
Torontonians will be off to the polls on Monday, October 24 in an election that will see significant turnover, with seven councillors... Read More
ELECTION: Mapping municipal election voter turnout
By Sean Marshall
As Torontonians head to the polls for the ninth municipal election since amalgamation, how many voters will actually cast a ballot... Read More
LORINC: Clear-cutting Michael Hough’s landscaping at Ontario Place
By John Lorinc
Toronto, arguably, is in the midst of what the city may look back on as a golden age of landscape architecture and design. In the past... Read More
Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise
By Francesca Bouaoun
Looking out to Lake Ontario in late March, when the ground is still thawing from winter, a daring aerialist deftly skims the water’s... Read More
Transit transformation, part 2: the importance of Scarborough’s community spaces
By Zachary Hyde & UTSC City Studies Students
With Mahira Khan, Alexander Nazarov, Anastasiia Ostrovskaia, and Mikayla Sinclair In this “Transit Transformation” series, University... Read More
ELECTION: Population disparities between Toronto’s 25 wards
By Sean Marshall
In July 2018, in the middle of Toronto’s last municipal election, the newly elected Progressive Conservative provincial... Read More
ELECTION: Open wards and the power of incumbency
By Sean Marshall
As part of Spacing Toronto’s coverage of the 2022 municipal election, cartographer Sean Marshall is creating maps revealing some... Read More
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