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ELECTION: Is it time to establish an all-party cabinet committee to address climate change?
Earlier this month, Toronto council unanimously endorsed a motion, moved by Mayor John Tory and University-Rosedale councillor Mike Layton, to declare a...
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Spacing School of Urbanism workshop: DIGITAL CITIES
WHEN: October 25, 2019 WHERE: 197 Spadina Avenue, Lake Ontario Room, 5th floor COST: $125 TICKETS: Buy at the Spacing Store online shop Depending on who...
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ELECTION: City issues were ignored in the leadership debate. Why?
If one applied the blink test to last night’s leaders’ debate, it would be fair to say that the most audible message to waft out of the dreary two-hour...
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Connecting the dots of Nuit Blanche and Toronto Biennial
It’s an exciting time for Toronto. There is a sense of possibility that has always been here but is now manifesting in tangible ways. New models of...
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Why Toronto’s approach to Vision Zero isn’t making streets safer
On August 30, Celeste Jones became the 28th person to be killed on Toronto’s streets after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a...
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Is John Tory’s Housing Now plan crumbling?
In the fall of 2018, Toronto Mayor John Tory promised to deliver 40,000 new units of affordable-housing over the next 12-years. A year later, and almost...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 039, How I Spent Doug Ford’s Summer Vacation
We begin this month by tuning in to the wonderfully named Special Committee on Governance, which was created to find ways to adjust to the changes imposed...
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LORINC: Greta dared all of us to do better. Now what?
In the aftermath of last week’s heady and inspiring climate marches, everyone who’s concerned about global warming should be asking themselves: what next...
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The missing middle and the case for density transition zones
Over the past 20 years, Toronto has grown by over 500,000 people, even as its neighbourhoods have hollowed-out, with the loss of over 200,000 residents...
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LORINC: Is Toronto one small step closer to finding the missing middle?
At last week’s Toronto Urban Design Awards, Mayor John Tory announced that the City will launch an “ideas competition” meant to generate “new options” for...
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How to build a low-rise apartment building
If you’re in the Bloor and Dufferin neighbourhood a couple of summers from now and happen to head north on Dufferin, just past the subway station, you’ll...
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LORINC: When e-scooters hit Toronto’s streets
When city council this summer passed new and moderately more stringent training regulations for Uber and Lyft drivers, no one could have been shocked by...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered