LORINC: The game Ford will never win

Thanks to David Miller’s dogged pursuit of a City of Toronto Act, Rob Ford can spend the next five months vowing to radically slim down council, from 44...

Hot Docs: Disorder

Population density inevitably increases turmoil. Although the size of  a municipality is often directly linked to the amount of regulation and...

Hot Docs: Osadné & The Mirror

More and more we live in cities; more and more human stories are urban stories. But, of course, lots of charming, witty, and eager-to-talk people still...

Monday’s headlines

TTC • Joe Pantalone urged to step up for Transit City [ Toronto Star ] • TTC Union and riders share their anger [ Toronto Star ] • Bus fleet’s bike...

STREET SCENE: Neighbourly Day

It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.

Spacing Saturday

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. This weekend is Jane’s...

You will walk all over Toronto this weekend like it’s some kind of Jane Jacobs welcome mat

The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly — a reminder that this is Jane’s Walk weekend. Exploring Toronto...

Yonge Street North “Before” and After Adelaide

1907-2010 “Yonge Street North “Before” and after Adelaide” Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows...

Hot Docs: Citizen Architect

Friday’s headlines

TTC • TTC signage going solar [ Toronto Star ] • Province’s pledge: 4 Transit City lines in 10 years [ Toronto Star ] • Ontario commits to Transit City...

Urbanist films at Hot Docs 2010

Hot Docs 2010 begins tonight and runs until May 9. Over the next week we’ll be posting reviews of some of our favourite Spacing-relevant film. For now...

TTC unveils Next Vehicle Arrival System

As commuters boarded the 505 streetcar at Broadview station this morning, they were greeted by Mayor David Miller and TTC Chairman Adam Giambrone as they...