ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK: The birth of Canadian reggae in Toronto — and Mississauga
By Jonny Dovercourt
Spacing is teaming up with Coach House Books and Jonny Dovercourt to bring you a few excerpts from the new book on Toronto’s... Read More
Why isn’t there more proactive testing for COVID-19 in the shelter system?
By John Clapp
As of May 14, Toronto Public Health (TPH) and the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) have identified over 299 cases of... Read More
LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world?
By John Lorinc
For years, transit advocates warned Toronto politicians in all three orders of government that the city’s transit infrastructure will... Read More
IN LIEU OF A LOO: Going out and ‘going’ during a pandemic
By Lezlie Lowe
The weather is warming. The sun is shining. COVID-19 cases are on the downturn. And stores and cafes are blinking back to life after... Read More
CRESSY: A public health prescription for Toronto’s future
By Joe Cressy
Over the past two months, we all have learned to speak the language of public health. We talk about physical distancing and flattening... Read More
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront
By John Lorinc
From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More
Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots
By Brian Doucet
One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their... Read More
LORINC: The need for local democracy during a pandemic (and are residents tuning out?)
By John Lorinc
A guy at the park where I take my dog after dinner said the other night that he’d heard the traffic on the 401 last Friday was almost... Read More
Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic
By Tricia Wood
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
Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city
By Brian Doucet
Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is... Read More
Featured Writers
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Dylan Reid
REID: Spotting (and reviving?) the neighbourhood corner commercial building REID: The secret small-town urbanism of TV Christmas movies REID: Do you have a personal rule for appreciating Toronto as you travel? -
John Lorinc
LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world? LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront LORINC: The need for local democracy during a pandemic (and are residents tuning out?) -
Matthew Blackett
The Beautiful Mess of Toronto Laneways, my newest book for Spacing The Ward Cabaret is Toronto’s original musical EVENT: No Place To Go — A public talk about public washrooms with Lezlie Lowe -
Shawn Micallef
READ – Winter 2018 edition of Fife and Drum: Bentway Skate trail opens, the Fighting Bishop and the electronic capture of Fort York READ Fall 2017 edition of Fife and Drum: Prince Harry, apiaries & a “Crustade” recipie EVENT: 2017 Toronto the Good party + public lecture by Doug Saunders
REID: Spotting (and reviving?) the neighbourhood corner commercial building 
Observing urban change through the window of a GO train 
REID: Do you have a personal rule for appreciating Toronto as you travel? 
Reclaiming Scarborough’s Stories in Zines 
ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK: With Broken Social Scene, Cause = Time 
What does shared space look like in the post COVID-19 city?