Spacing Toronto

Jane’s Walk – Towers on the Ravine

Cross-posted from ERA Architects‘ Tower Renewal Blog. Day: May 3rd Time: 11 am Start Location: North Kipling Community Centre, at 2 Rowntree Rd...

By Ian Malczewski

Bikes

The curious case of Jarvis Street

As Shawn Micallef wrote earlier this month, Jarvis Street has been much abused over the years. It was once one of Toronto’s most elegant streets...

By Dylan Reid

Headlines

Monday’s headlines

• Taking the pedestrian point of view [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto site picked for Pan Am Games athletes village [ Globe & Mail ] • Local...

By Chloe Ellingson

Bikes

dandyhorse Launch Party April 29!

dandyhorse Launch Party! Come celebrate Toronto on Two Wheels! The Spring 2009 issue of dandyhorse has hit the presses, and we’re celebrating...

By Tammy Thorne

Events

Event Guide: Beating the Bounds — Walk the 1834 perimeter of Toronto tomorrow!!

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the day Toronto explodes. It popped a bit last Saturday, but with a predicted high of 26C tomorrow, Torontonians will be out in...

By Shawn Micallef

History

Happy Birthday Friends of Fort York!

This past week the Friends of Fort York celebrated their 15th birthday with a special “Blockhouse” cake designed by Daniel et Daniel. The...

By Shawn Micallef

Events

Photos from our Grey Spaces issue launch

Thanks to all those who came out and celebrated the release of our Grey Spaces issue with us last Monday at the Canadian Corps Legion Hall...

By Mike Bulko

Transit

And the winner is…

Bombardier image of Flexity model, unfortunately wrongly signed. UPDATE 11:33AM — Bombardier has a website showcasing the new streetcars...

By Sean Marshall

Architecture

Why is it so hard to find a good bridge?

EDITORS NOTE: Nigel Terpstra, a moderator at Urban Toronto, has contributed this brief article about the need to get a high-quality pedestrian bridge for...

By Spacing

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

• Recovery in 2010, councillors told [ National Post ] • Vaughan mayor, husband charged [ Toronto Star ] • Forgotten corners of city need...

By Chloe Ellingson

Culture

Parkdale Bike Rack Sculptures

The first time I saw Parkdale’s new bike posts, or “bike rack sculptures” according to their creators, I immediately though how boring...

By Shaun Merritt

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

TRANSPORTATION • City a step closer to new streetcars [ National Post ] • Ontario passes cellphone driving ban [ Globe & Mail ] • A...

By Chloe Ellingson