Spacing Toronto

World Wide Wednesday: By Taxi, Bus or Bike

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

Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines

ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Levy: Cuts come slowly at City Hall [The Sun] TRANSIT • Ford urged to keep light-rail plan [The Star] • No time to convert air-rail...

By Eric Mutrie

Bikes

PODCAST: Saving BIXI, Bronson Avenue, and our parks

LISTEN TO THE NEW SPACING RADIO PODCAST! While some parks are jam-packed with kids, dog walkers and seniors practicing Tai Chi, others are deserted and...

By Spacing

Media

Watch NFB: Highrise/Out My Window, a 360° interactive documentary about vertical living

Editor: Spacing is pleased to announce we’re resuming our partnership with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films and interactive...

By Julie Matlin

Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines

ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Ford backers to get plum jobs in new regime [The Star] TRANSIT • Electrifying GO could cost less than once thought [The Star] �...

By Eric Mutrie

Architecture

The future of Tower Renewal

The Tower Neighbourhood Renewal plan (aka Mayor’s Tower Renewal) is an ambitious initiative with great potential to increase the quality of life of...

By Adrian Lightstone

Features

STREET SCENE: Crossing

Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.

By Jerry Waese

Media

Video: Why people voted for Rob Ford’s transit vision

This hilarious satire of the debate surrounding our mayor-elect’s transit plans was posted to YouTube by longtime Spacing Toronto commenter...

By Todd Harrison

Headlines

Monday’s Headlines

ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Does easy access to Starbucks latte really make you vote Liberal [Globe & Mail] • A tale of two Torontos [Globe & Mail] �...

By Eric Mutrie

Green Space

Hope springs eternal at Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner

A young man took the podium near the beginning of the recent Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner for the Living City. He read a poem he wrote about the...

By Jessica Lemieux

Events

Parler Fort — Mayor David Miller discusses his book, Witness to a City, at Fort York’s speakers series

WHAT: Parler Fort– Speaker Series at Fort York National Historic Site WHERE: Fort York WHEN: Monday November 15, Doors 7PM HOW MUCH: $10 Before this...

By Spacing

Features

Spacing Saturday: Green Frosting, Road Widening and Peep Shows

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Jacob Larson analyzes the...

By Marcus Bowman