Spacing Toronto

Heading to Queen West

“Heading to Queen West”, Then and Now Looking east on Queen from Yonge 1935 – 2010 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing...

By Alden Cudanin

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

Mayoral Race • Rob Ford: ‘Who do you trust?’ [ Toronto Star ] • Mayoral candidate Sarah Thompson faced assault charge in 1999 [ Toronto Star ...

By Nicole McIsaac

Bikes

SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Bike lanes, immigration, Twitter

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010 election blog — will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and...

By Ryan Bolton

Media

PODCAST: The Junction stock yards

LISTEN TO TODAY’S SPACING RADIO SUMMER SHORTS PODCAST Today we’re hearing stories about Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood and its former...

By Spacing

Streetscape

How to (not) promote access to the waterfront

I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed but Toronto’s waterfront doesn’t seem to be on the radar of the mayoral candidates in this...

By Matthew Blackett

Features

STREET SCENE: The Line Up

Glad to see at least one of our favorite shops re-opening after a summer of disastrous fires, This is from the Line-up at Sydney’s “Fire...

By Jerry Waese

Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

Mayoral Race • Ford goes on the defensive [ Toronto Star ] • James: Ford’s irresistible hot button [ Toronto Star ] • Rob Fords no good, very bad...

By Nicole McIsaac

Architecture

World Wide Wednesday: Where in the world?

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

Transit • Too many lights will slow lakeside streetcar, TTC warns [ Toronto Star ] • Stephen Harper kickstarts Mississauga bus rapid transit project...

By Nicole McIsaac

Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines

City Hall • James: Councillors back down on funding legal battles [ Toronto Star ] • The minutes [ Toronto Star ] • Leave big decisions to your...

By Nicole McIsaac

Transit

IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Clear subway signage

Any visitor to Toronto, or first time subway user will know just how difficult it is to navigate the city’s underground. Although there may only be four...

By Adrian Lightstone

Features

STREET SCENE: Crossing On Queen

STREET SCENE: Crossing On Queen Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.

By Jerry Waese