Spacing Toronto

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

Curiosities

Google misplaces CN Tower

It seems that search engine superpower and go-to map company Google has had some problems arranging Toronto lately, with the city’s most iconic building...

By Travis Myers

Curiosities

Toronto artist turns condo ads into tents

One of the artists behind last year’s poster pocket plants, Sean Martindale, got in touch with us about his latest streetscape intervention: turning...

By Jenn O. Yim

Civic Engagement

Head Space: Christina Zeidler, YIMBY festival organizer

This new, regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become...

By Luca De Franco

Features

Politicking at Queen’s Park

“Politicking at Queen’s Park” Comparitive Then and Now Unidentified politicians chatting on the front steps of the Ontario Legislative...

By Alden Cudanin

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

ELECTION AFTER-MATH • Life after city hall: Law school, anyone? [The Star] • Hey, Calgary. Want to trade mayors? [Globe & Mail] • Levy: Hunting for...

By Eric Mutrie