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OP-ED: The lessons of the Dundas St. building collapse
Dominique Russell argues that the City of Toronto needs to consider expropriating neglected affordable housing properties
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Documenting the collapsed Dundas Street buildings
Photographer Peter MacCallum captured images of the four matching storefronts at 606-614 Dundas West in their prime, and after they had deteriorated.
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From drainage ditch to vibrant, pollution-absorbing habitat
Douglas Counter fought City Hall and won the right to help clean Marie Curtis Beach by transforming the ditch in front of his Etobicoke property into a rainwater infiltration garden
By Trent Weston -
Listen Up! What birdsong tells us about everyday life
Not every bird's sound is beautiful, but from before dawn to after dusk, they reveal a lot about the world around us.
By Sarah B. Hood -
OP-ED: Free our Front Yards
A national campaign aims to reform municipal bylaws to allow residents to cultivate ecologically beneficial landscapes
By Lorraine Johnson -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 080, Toronto’s Drone Scandal
In this episode: police spying, the battle for better lawns, and turning down the volume on noise pollution
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The urban photography of Arthur Goss, part 4: Toronto Water Works, 1910-1939
Peter MacCallum charts Toronto's development of its water infrastructure through the images captured by the city's first official photographer
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Remembering the Harriet Tubman Youth Centre On St. Clair West
A short-lived but important cultural institution, whose roster of visitors included Bob Marley and B.B. King
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The bold, the fleeting, the beautiful
A home in Seaton Village gets one more burst of life before it’s torn down. Could this be a new way to support the arts in Toronto?
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They Brought Back the Don
Spacing talks to Mark Wilson, who was a day-one member of the citizen's group that has seen its vision for the Lower Don realized
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 079, Is Toronto strangled by rules?
In this episode: the fight for the right to... serve coffee, byzantine bylaws, and nosy neighbour complaints.
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LORINC: Eyes in the Sky
The Toronto Police Service has been quietly expanding its drone fleet with virtually no scrutiny, raising tough questions about mission creep, surveillance, and privacy.
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered