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LORINC: The Consultation Follies or the Folly of Consultation?
In the wake of Thursday’s consultapalooza, numerous pundits delighted in observing that all but three of the 169 deputants who toughed out the epic...
By John Lorinc -
Our letter to Doug Ford
Because of his recent comments about coming down on library services and stabs against a Toronto cultural icon, Spacing decided it was necessary to send a...
By Spacing -
Keeping top transit chiefs in tough times
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. A far cry, maybe, from how Billy Ocean intended it, but this old English proverb loosely describes the...
By Jake Schabas -
NO MEAN CITY: Architects’ names carved in stone (or concrete..)
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Along with all of the insanity at Toronto City Council’s meetings this...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL & THE MARATHON MEETING • Hume: After the rhetoric, a conversation? [The Star] • Posted Toronto Political Panel: The birth of a mainstream...
By Bronwyn Clement -
STREET SCENE: Take Them To Mel Lastman Square
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Learning from Minneapolis
When one thinks about cycling friendly cities in the United States, it’s cities like Portland or perhaps New York, with its recent high-profile bike...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Spacing Saturday: Urban Laneways, Rethinking Density and News Café
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing Vancouver...
By Marcus Bowman -
Madrid subway library
I just came back from a trip to Madrid, where I saw this interesting idea – a miniature library module in a subway station. It seems like an...
By Dylan Reid -
Before & After: Crossing on Red
Comparative Then and Now Pedestrians heading west on King St. crossing at Yonge St. ca. 1912 – 2011 Before and After will appear each Friday...
By Alden Cudanin -
Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL & THE MARATHON MEETING • Hume: In Rob Ford’s Toronto, less will be more [The Star] • Don’t cut anything, presenters tell Toronto...
By Bronwyn Clement -
STREET SCENE: Hot Day Moto
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered