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LORINC: Trinity Bellwoods encampment and the persistence of Toronto’s old moral order
The violent clearing of the encampments at Trinity Bellwoods Park on Tuesday revealed Toronto at not only its most Tory, pun intended, but also, and...
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Preserving the queer identity in safe spaces
LGBTQ+ spaces in urban areas have been establishing themselves for decades, growing larger and larger as each generation brings its voice and creativity...
By Emily Wilson -
The Moccasin Identifier Project: Marking Indigenous history on the land
Earlier this month, I spoke to Carolyn King, historian, former Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and founder of the Moccasin Identifier Project...
By Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere -
Urban Oral History: To understand cities we must talk to elders more, Part IV
This is the fourth of a four-part series on urban oral history. When Bart described the secret Toronto gay bars he frequented in the 1970s, Hannah created...
By Aditi Mehta -
Urban Oral History: Understanding The Village of 1970s and ’80s, Part III
This is the third of a four-part series on urban oral history. My first conversation with Bart Birmingham (he/him) was a little awkward. After six months...
By Hannah Curtis -
Urban Oral History: A tale of two immigrant neighbourhoods, Part II
This is the second of a four-part series on urban oral history. “Explore the city you live in. Open your eyes to a new life,” advised Gregory, an...
By Rathusa Rameshkumar -
How to collect oral histories about cities in the age of COVID-19, Part I
This is the first of a four-part series on urban oral history. Do you want to learn about a city by talking to people who have been walking its streets...
By Alexa Mills -
REID: Sidewalks — snow-free at last!
I have been writing and advocating about the need to expand sidewalk snow clearing to every sidewalk in the city for what seems like forever. Usually I...
By Dylan Reid -
Shining a light on Toronto’s streetlamps
Street lighting is an important, yet overlooked, part of any city’s standard infrastructure. For over seventy years, Toronto’s streets were...
By Sean Marshall -
The Tranzac Club: “Toronto’s Living Room”
As Toronto begins the process or re-opening the economy for the summer, Spacing will occasionally look at businesses and venues that have either survived...
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REID: Is ActiveTO on life support?
On a Sunday in the middle of May, I went for a bike ride along the south end of Bayview Ave., which was open to pedestrians and cyclists / closed to motor...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Why Toronto’s urban design needs a lesson on climate and equity
Many Torontonians, including critics, have long bemoaned the absence, at least in recent decades, of a unique architectural character for the city. Beyond...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered