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CRESSY: A public health prescription for Toronto’s future
Over the past two months, we all have learned to speak the language of public health. We talk about physical distancing and flattening the curve. We read...
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LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront
From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack of a better term, was...
By John Lorinc -
Cities and their streetcars: my top ten favourite spots
One of the best ways to get to know a city is through its public transit network. I’ve spent many years exploring cities through their streetcar, trolley...
By Brian Doucet -
LORINC: The need for local democracy during a pandemic (and are residents tuning out?)
A guy at the park where I take my dog after dinner said the other night that he’d heard the traffic on the 401 last Friday was almost rush-hour like. I...
By John Lorinc -
Lessons on urban mobility and inequality during a pandemic
Many cities around the world have started to open up road space for non-automotive movement to give people room to get some exercise safely. As Toronto...
By Tricia Wood -
Change and continuity in the COVID-19 city
Everything has changed and nothing has changed since the arrival of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the new dynamics of cities is the first step...
By Brian Doucet -
City officials obfuscate while COVID-19 cases spike in homeless shelters
On April 8, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, and Mary-Anne Bedard, general manager of the City’s shelter, support and housing...
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The unexpected potential of pandemic parking lots
From my living room window, I can see a church parking lot. Services are now streamed so it no longer fills up on Sunday mornings but, in this time of...
By Emily Macrae -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 045, What matters in a pandemic
In a time of snitch lines, and shuttered park space, we dive into what we’re prioritizing in this pandemic, and what, and especially who, is...
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LORINC: The pandemic is allowing residents to see our streets differently
On my long morning dog-walk the other day, a woman and her tween-age daughter jogged past me. I was walking down the middle of the road, which was also...
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Earth Day in the COVID-19 era
Happy Earth Day! Although in these strange days of self-isolation, it may feel more like Groundhog Day than Earth Day, here we are. While our news tilts...
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Toronto needs to create space for people during (and after) the pandemic
In the coming weeks and months, we will have the luxury and the obligation to worry about challenges in addition to the threat of COVID-19. Sooner rather...
By Shoshanna Saxe
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered