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LORINC: What R.C. Harris Says to Rob Ford’s Toronto
One of the most famous stories about Roland Caldwell Harris, the longest-serving Toronto works commissioner, is that when he approved the design of the...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Going rogue? City councillors form their own committees, task forces — without Rob Ford [The Star] • Budget chief has a new friend [The Sun] â€...
By Katia Snukal -
Spacing Saturday: Artscape, Machine Space and Philly’s Waterfront
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Alanah Heffez posts the...
By Marcus Bowman -
Headspace: Tim Jones, Artscape
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 -
Friday’s headlines
TTC • New TTC subway trains built for comfort [The Star] • Off and rolling on new subway cars [National Post] • TTC previews new open-concept train [The...
By Katia Snukal -
Spacing to launch national issue June 7th
WHAT: Launch of Spacing’s first national issue WHEN: Tuesday, June 7th, 6pm-11pm WHERE: Design Exchange — 3rd floor exhibition hall, 234 Bay St. HOW...
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STREET SCENE: Not My Car
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
PARADES & FESTIVALS • Pride survives [Now] • Caribana gets a new name [National Post] • Caribana to be called Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival...
By Katia Snukal -
World Wide Wednesday: The Whitney, LeafSnap, Climate Change and Tornadoes
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Wednesday’s headlines
PRIDE • No new strings with Toronto’s Pride funding [National Post] • Pride likely to receive city funding after threats over controversial...
By Katia Snukal -
LORINC: Rob Ford’s Not-so-Excellent Week
Did Mayor Rob Ford move the pigskin towards his end zone last week? An average – which is to say marginally informed – voter might say the answer is an...
By John Lorinc -
Ken Greenberg Talks Flexible Urbanism in New Book
Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder by Ken Greenberg, Random House Canada, 400 pages, $29.95 After the election of Rob Ford, it seemed as...
By Jake Tobin Garrett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered