Spacing Toronto

McGuinty to Toronto: use your taxing powers

Premier Dalton McGuinty spoke out today about Toronto City Council’s decision to defer implementing new taxes until after the provincial election on...

By Matthew Blackett

Neighbourhoods

MONTREAL: Lessons learned from Just for Laughs

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing occasionally includes posts from our friend Christopher DeWolf in Montréal. If you’re a fan of our rival city up...

By Christopher DeWolf

Bikes

BikeFriday in Roncesvalles Village – July 27

This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of BikeFriday in Toronto. To celebrate, the bike-friendly, fair-trade baristas and bean roasters of Alternative...

By Tammy Thorne

Community

Tree Tuesday: The beautified princess

Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...

By Todd Irvine

Politics

Tuesday’s Headlines

• Sticky sidewalk situation resolved [ Toronto Star ] • Wounded Miller turns to public [ Globe and Mail ] • Enough with the backpacks...

By Julie Yamin

Politics

What to do about Ashton

Cross-posted from Eye Daily. John Lorinc asks an interesting question in an article he wrote for Saturday’s Globe and Mail: should David Miller kick...

By Dale Duncan

Bikes

Downtown Chicago’s street furniture

Just over a year ago, Spacing associate editor Shawn Micallef wrote two great posts (July 7 2006 and July 10 2006) about his visit to Chicago. My recent...

By Matthew Blackett

Green Space

SPACING POLL: What is the most important public space issue for Toronto in the upcoming Ontario election?

The recent fallout at City Hall over the city’s new taxation tools highlights the how Toronto’s fortunes are intertwined with the upcoming...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Monday’s Headlines

• Don’t blame Miller, it’s not his fault [ Toronto Star ] • Sidewalk’s missing link tricky to wheel around [ Toronto Star ...

By Julie Yamin

Communication

Tree pit liberation and placemaking in Kensington

We posted an event listing the other day about the transformation of a little corner on the eastern edge of Kensington Market at Oxford and Spadina. This...

By Matthew Blackett

Architecture

Weekend headlines

photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star CITY HALL NEWS • HUME: Tough week at the office, mayor? [ Toronto Star ] • Embattled mayor hangs tough ...

By Matthew Blackett

Events

Protest against possible TTC cuts to hit Nathan Phillips Square next weekend

Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Saturday, July 28 Torontonian Vanessa Delsooz is taking her frustration over threats of TTC service cuts and fair hikes to...

By Dale Duncan