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Islands in the stream of consciousness: the people we never meet in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Photo by Smaku. Toronto is a city of neighbourhoods, we’re told. When they...
By Shawn Micallef -
Back to the Better Way
1927-2010 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows by local artist and Toronto history enthusiast Alden Cudanin. Toronto...
By Alden Cudanin -
Youth and the spaces around schools
EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Fullan, who teaches English and Civics at the University of Toronto Schools (a private high school affiliated with the...
By Spacing -
Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Budget shortchanged Toronto, Miller says [ Toronto Star ] • Miller refuses to comment on “ludicrous” remarks from mayoral...
By Katia Snukal -
Walking Amman
Talk about putting Toronto’s walking issues in perspective — Toronto cycling activist Hannah Evans recently moved to Amman, Jordan to work...
By Dylan Reid -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY SERVICES • Private transit less rare than you’d think [ Toronto Star ] • How the Swedes are making it work [ Toronto Star ] • Outsourcing...
By Katia Snukal -
STREET SCENE: Gray Morning
Clouds with silver lining? Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
World Wide Wedneday: Los Angeles, Denver and Mumbai
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...
By Katia Snukal -
Could Toronto lease out the Gardiner and DVP?
There was an interesting article in the Star recently (with a misleading headline) about how Chicago’s chief financial officer arranged leases on...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City budget meeting turns into screaming match [ Toronto Star ] • Councillor confronts citizen who criticized city hall’s tax-and-spend...
By Katia Snukal -
Toronto’s Market Buildings and First City Hall of 1831
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was written in 1985 by Stephen Otto for a catalog that was never published to accompany the exhibit “Meeting Places...
By Stephen Otto -
Decorated librarian pays tribute to his female colleagues
I rarely blur the line between my role on the Toronto Public Library Board and my writing for Spacing but today is an exception. On February 25, I...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered