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EVENT: Come to the new Spacing issue and book launch party!
WHAT: Spacing Spring issue release party / “25 Toronto Transit Secrets” book launch WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 / 7:30pm-10:30pm WHERE...
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LORINC: Ford’s transit promises have nothing to do with transit
Do. Not. Be. Distracted. By. The. Shiny. Object. I speak, of course, about Doug Ford’s promise to spend $5 billion on transit, on top of previously...
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50 Objects That Define Toronto: In The Skin Of A Lion
Spacing teamed up with FIBE TV1 last year to create a series based on our first book 50 Objects That Define Toronto. Once a week we will be posting a new...
By Spacing -
50 Objects That Define Toronto: Scarborough RT opening day button
Spacing teamed up with FIBE TV1 last year to create a series based on our first book 50 Objects That Define Toronto. Once a week we will be posting a new...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Walking in the shadow of Yonge Street attack
There’s a lot of talk these days — on Spacing and elsewhere — about “messy urbanism.” But if you want to understand what this evocatively gritty phrase...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 023, Winning Women
If you can read this, the 2018 Toronto election has begun! Toronto City Council has a problem when it comes to gender parity and diversity. Women Win...
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The “trophy of war” the US took from Toronto
EDITOR’S NOTE: Fort York’s most tenacious and devoted champion, Stephen A. Otto, died earlier this week after a long illness. Spacing‘s...
By Richard Gerrard -
The roots of Doug Ford’s white saviour complex
Race can be an awkward topic of discussion, especially if raised by a Black person. In this instance, some people can interpret the topic as a personal...
By Cheryl Thompson -
REID: Hi-Lo-rise infill buildings
Amidst the discussion of the potential and challenges of building new mid-rise buildings to increase density along Toronto’s main streets outside...
By Dylan Reid -
What Airbnb is doing to Toronto’s rental apartment market
As housing prices continue to soar in major cities across the world, Airbnb’s profits are following suit. This is not a coincidence. In fact, my own...
By Sean Grisdale -
50 Objects That Define Toronto: CN Tower Whisky Bottle
Spacing teamed up with FIBE TV1 last year to create a series based on our first book 50 Objects That Define Toronto. Once a week we will be posting a new...
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LORINC: Sidewalk Toronto hires a fixer
Has the outfit that promised to build a waterfront community from the Internet up decided that it needs a reboot, or at least an installation of the...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered