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OP-ED: Rethinking the role of Toronto’s Chief Planner
When Toronto last searched for a new Chief Planner, in 2017, we encouraged the City to look at planning, and planners, through the lens of human rights...
By Alan Broadbent and Elizabeth McIsaac -
The Urban Photography of Arthur Goss, Part 1: Career and technique
Toronto's first official photographer created a remarkable record of the city's early 20th century history
By Peter MacCallum -
World’s longest blackboard hides Doug Ford’s mega-spa project at Ontario Place
With other governments backing down, the way is clear for the Ontario Premier to go ahead with bulldozing the west island
By Ian Darragh -
Ford’s legislation fast-tracking Ontario Place mega-spa overrides land-use protections
“Unprecedented” says lawyer representing Ontario Place Protectors
By Ian Darragh -
How We Can Make Toronto More Pleasant, 1971-Style
Some of the suggestions from local dignitaries have come to pass, while others are still all too relevant
By Jamie Bradburn -
Ten Years of Winter Stations
A decade of the beloved annual winter design series on Woodbine Beach prompts reflections on the challenges of site-specific installations, reuse, and climate change.
By Miriam Palmer -
How did Toronto the Good become Toronto the Slow?
The norm in Toronto is that it takes decades to finish projects that should take half the time. But is Olivia Chow's first budget a sign on how to get things moving?
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The time to solve Toronto’s student housing crisis is now
International students are being blamed for exacerbating the city's housing crisis, but student housing in Toronto has been a shameful mess for years
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 075, What does change cost?
In this episode: the Toronto budget, shelters, and a circus riot
By Spacing Radio -
LORINC: Why is Toronto obsessed with taxing foreigners who buy real estate?
The city's proposed non-resident speculation tax won't dent Toronto's financial crisis nor will it halt speculation, but it will probably backfire on those least able to pay it
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Toronto’s ongoing property tax drama
Olivia Chow's tax hike is mopping up after 14 years of under-taxation. Now it's Doug Ford's turn to fix the property assessment system
By John Lorinc -
Rejecting the condescension of Metrolinx advertising
Craig Meerkamper traces the history of Metrolinx advertising campaigns about the much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, leading up to the extraordinarily hostile reactions to its latest ads.
By Craig Meerkamper
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered