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Protecting Ontario Place’s pebble beaches
Downtown Toronto’s only beaches adjoin Ontario Place, where we swim year-round, even in winter. The most magical of these is Teachbeach, a sandless...
By Steve Mann -
Eight simple ways to cool a city
It continues to get hotter in Toronto, with summer temperatures in the high 30s becoming common. We must make immediate changes to our city if we want to...
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LORINC: The future of Ontario Place must become an election issue
The only thing worse than the design proposed for Ontario Place’s indoor spa mega-project is the fact that a firm with such a storied history in...
By John Lorinc -
Biking through Barrie’s Black history
Cycling along Barrie’s waterfront trail, on a cloudless day with the sun burnishing the sky, the trees quiet in the still air, I came across a heritage...
By Jacqueline L. Scott -
LORINC: Does Toronto need strong mayor powers or just a strong mayor?
Over the 16 years prior to the news last week that Premier Doug Ford’s Tories are planning to impose so-called strong mayor powers on Toronto...
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Transit transformation, part 1: confronting Scarborough’s housing challenges
With Edison Gao and Anika Munir In this “Transit Transformation” series, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) City Studies students lead...
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Urban planning is not a science
Urban planning is not a science. For as long as planning has been a profession, however, we’ve tried to make it one. I’ve been a planner for over 15...
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ELECTION: Rethinking progressive populism
If I’m a populist, it’s because I’m with the majority. And the majority want to live in a city with dignity. For decades, my practice of political...
By Alejandra Bravo -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 066, Toronto Election Engagement
The Toronto municipal election is underway, and we’ll be spending the summer bringing you coverage, all the way up to E-Day on October 24th. But how...
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The Bentway kicks off a packed summer
Tucked under The Bentway by the Strachan Gate, the Bentway hosted its STREET series summit kick-off weekend on May 27-28. The Bentway is an organization...
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REID: The Toronto vote in the 2022 Ontario provincial election
Municipal issues in the City of Toronto are deeply affected by the results of the provincial election. Planning regulations, Ministerial Zoning Orders...
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LORINC: This fall’s election shouldn’t be a victory lap
Mayor John Tory was out and about late last week, talking up what was billed as a plan to revive the city’s economy but which looked mostly like a...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered