Spacing Toronto

Monday’s Headlines

• Waterfront on a roll with classy Wavedeck [Toronto Star] • City Hall’s car guy learns to ride [Toronto Star] • You can’t...

By Jake Schabas

Urban Design

Yonge and Bloor square revisited by Hume

Back in February, I was wandering through the construction site known as the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor. I made a quick post about the...

By Matthew Blackett

Spacing

A long long time to get old in Toronto

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMZIA5dK4c[/youtube] A sunny Saturday spent walking around Toronto is a fine time as any to listen to Ian and...

By Shawn Micallef

Architecture

Simcoe Wavedeck opens ahead of schedule

Two weeks ahead of schedule and significantly under budget, the beautiful Simcoe Wavedeck opened this morning. With the roar of the Gardiner sounding...

By Jake Schabas

Culture

Have you seen the RedBall?

Kurt Perschke’s RedBall, appearing in different parts of the city during Luminato, is one of my favourite public art projects I’ve seen in...

By Matthew Blackett

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

CITY HALL • Miller to thwart daycare limits [Toronto Star] • Should long-term residents be allowed to vote? [Toronto Star] • Miller warns...

By Jake Schabas

Events

Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend – Riverdale Homes and People and A Symphony of Clay, Stone, Metal and Glass;

Riverdale Homes and People – SATURDAY, JUNE 13 @ 1:30 PM Explore an old and historically significant neighbourhood and hear stories about life east...

By Jake Schabas

Architecture

Throwback Thursday: A city within one city block – The Royal York

Every Thursday, Spacing will bring you a snapshot of Toronto’s past, looking into what took place that day in the city’s history. Throwback...

By Jake Schabas

Architecture

All aboard the Committee of Adjustment

The City of Toronto Committee of Adjustment is one of those obscure appointed boards that actually has a big impact on the city. It decides whether...

By Dylan Reid

Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

CITY HALL • Baird bungle bodes well for Miller [Toronto Star] • Should non-citizens have right to vote in municipal elections?: yes [Toronto...

By Jake Schabas

Traffic

World Wide Wednesday: Lessons from Seoul’s river expressway

Last week, with the Jarvis Street lane reduction still front and centre, we looked at the big strides New York is taking in increasing its bicycling...

By Jake Schabas

Neighbourhoods

Metrolinx’s Strachan bridge update

Click on image to see a larger version or view on Flickr As we mentioned in a post on May 26, Metrolinx has backed down on their plan to turn Strachan...

By Matthew Blackett