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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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STREET SCENE: Take Them To Mel Lastman Square
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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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...
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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...
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STREET SCENE: Hot Day Moto
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Headspace: Eric Kamphof, Curbside Cycle
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered