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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
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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
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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.
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Anatomy of a bus shelter removal
After the City took away the shelter at Dundas and Sherbourne, the ripple effects extended across Moss Park
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The debate about e-scooters on Toronto streets will speed up in 2024
After 100 years of regulating roads in Ontario, the coming discussion over e-scooter regulation shows there's still much to learn
By Glenn Miller -
OP-ED: Noise Pollution – no defense from a slow killer
Ingrid Buday argues that Toronto has a noise problem that impacts our health, and needs to seize an opportunity to address the issue.
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Re-naming Yonge-Dundas Square
The new name, “Sankofa,” asks that we learn from the past instead of glorifying individuals
By Cheryl Thompson -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 074, 20 Years of Spacing
In this episode: how the magazine began at a picnic table, and former Toronto Mayor David Miller on Spacing's impact
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OP-ED: Olivia Chow’s message of hope and a new kind of politics
A veteran of local and national political communications listens to Toronto's new mayor and hears a refreshing message
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REID: 10 walking improvements in Toronto over the past 10 years
On the 10th anniversary of Walk Toronto's foundation, Dylan Reid looks at 10 good things that happened for walking in Toronto in the past decade.
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A year-end interview with Mayor Olivia Chow
Six months into her term, the new mayor mulls over how she plans to reallocate the billions saved in new deal with the province
By John Lorinc -
REID: To rename Yonge-Dundas Square, let’s follow the process
The public should be allowed to weigh in on choosing among the shortlisted names for this significant public space, says Dylan Reid
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered