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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...
By Susan Grimbly -
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...
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Mapping Indigenous history on the TTC
June has begun, marking the start of Indigenous History Month. The recent discovery of an unmarked grave of 215 Indigenous children at a Kamloops, B.C...
By Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered