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If Black lives truly matter in Canada, an apology for slavery is only a first step
Natasha Henry is a 2018 Vanier Scholar completing a PhD in History at York University on the enslavement of Africans in early Ontario. She is the...
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Five organizations come together to produce a community map of Toronto “safeways”
In a great display of community collaboration, five Toronto-based organizations dedicated to improving and enhancing the city’s public realm have come...
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Make civic skills for kids the new coding
Sometime in the last decade, coding became the must-learn, must-teach skill in the education and training world. Everyone from ambitious middle schoolers...
By Josh Fullan -
Post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit
The job losses and damage to many retail businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic and related mobility restrictions mean that Toronto and other cities face a...
By Tricia Wood -
BRADFORD OP-ED: Bike lanes are the path to main street recovery on the Danforth and across the city
Toronto has approved the installation of 40 kilometres of cycling infrastructure across the city, including a significant portion along Danforth Avenue...
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COVID-19 pushing homeless into encampments
According to a 2018 Toronto Street Needs Assessment, there were 533 “rough sleepers” in Toronto — that is to say, those homeless Torontonians...
By John Clapp -
THOMPSON: Policing the boundaries of space and race during COVID-19
When a Black person is killed by police, it feels like Black people are suddenly taking up a lot of space in Canadian media. I’ve had Canadian producers...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 046, Toronto City Council is buffering
There have been two full, virtual City Council meetings since the COVID-19 outbreak in Toronto. Those meeting saw near-unanimous votes about building...
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888 Dupont: Conversations with an old building
I went over to see 888 Dupont Street earlier this month. “I hope you haven’t come to criticize me,” said the old building, aware of the rough face it...
By Alfred Holden -
Tales from The Concert Hall at the Masonic Temple
“You need to get there by 5. Or 4, if you can.” This advice might have come from someone’s older brother, or more likely someone’s older sister. My...
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The question of food and the new resiliency
The ability to feed our communities as a result of COVID-19 has the potential to increase awareness of the economic, social and environmental challenges...
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A how-to guide to redesign city streets during and after COVID
In cities the world over, streets are being repurposed for people walking, cycling, and simply spending time outside. First Milan, Bogota, then Oakland...
By Nicholas Sanderson
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered