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One Book: Hallam of Toronto
Hallam had never really seriously contemplated failure. He’d always thought he had been chosen over his older brother to bring the family name to...
By Todd Harrison -
Monday’s headlines
• Iconic Yonge-Dundas Square a major city asset [ Toronto Star ] • Tax-free bonds proposed to finance city projects [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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“Sugar Beach” wins Jarvis Slip Design Competition
On Friday, Waterfront Toronto announced the winning design for the Jarvis Slip Design Competition. The winning team, Claude Cormier Architectes...
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Clearing the snow for pedestrians
After the December 16 snowstorm, there was a lot of media coverage and comment about how poorly snow was cleared for pedestrians compared to drivers...
By Dylan Reid -
Sunday’s headlines
• Affordable housing gap tops $1 billion [ Toronto Star ] • A long wait for affordable places to live [ Toronto Star ] • Senator’s...
By Monika Warzecha -
Winter cyclist profile – Yvonne the community animator
Name / Occupation / Age Yvonne Bambrick / Community Animator at the Center for Social Innovation /31 What do you use your bike for? Getting everywhere and...
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Saturday’s headlines
• Committee wants better snow removal on sidewalks [ Toronto Star ] • Where your car can feel at home [ Toronto Star ] • What’s not...
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POLL: should City Council adopt a political party system?
Early in January, Spacing’s Dale Duncan wrote about the “Rising Right” of Toronto city council. The post garnered a good number of...
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Art Attack – Operation Snow Fort – tonight
The Toronto Public Space Committee is taking advantage of today’s storm to invite everyone to build an impromptu snow fort: The Toronto Public Space...
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One Book: Spacing Reads Consolation
Spacing Magazine is excited to announce our participation in the Keep Toronto Reading “One Book” campaign. An initiative of the Toronto Public...
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Street food should be simple to prepare
It’s not often I find myself in complete agreement with Denzil Minnan-Wong, but the way city council has managed to unnecessarily complicate what...
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Snow storm stories, Part II
Back in December, we asked readers to share their winter storm stories with us. We received some great vignettes, including a plethora of tales about...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered