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How the TTC lost and found its subway style
Not many people could have known that behind the advertising billboards on the platform of College station was something no-one had seen for more than...
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Special Edition of Fife & Drum: all the new urban things at Fort York
A special edition of Fife and Drum, the newsletter produced by the Friends of Fort York, was just released to capture the incredible amount of urban...
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LORINC: Have Toronto police learned anything at all about de-escalation?
The shouting about Paris and the ugly political aftermath has made it difficult to hear almost everything else that’s taking place in our world, including...
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Spacing’s Guide to Toronto Events: Nov. 22-28
MONDAY Overcoming Barriers and Facilitating Brownfield Redevelopment in the GTHA Where: Peter Bronfman Learning Centre, 7th Floor (Map) When...
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When terror strikes urban geographies of hope
Guest post by Paul Cohen, a professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto and an occasional contributor to Spacing. I first learned...
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How to consult in gentrifying neighbourhoods
Every municipal planner knows that when the City convenes a public meeting to consult a community about a proposed project, the people who tend to show up...
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Getting inspired by public space
It was great to see 200 talented young people in their twenties and thirties gathered together to talk about public space. Earlier this month, I was...
By Dylan Reid -
Spacing’s Guide to Toronto Events: Nov. 15-21
SUNDAY The Green Line, Westerly Connection: Cycle/Walk Hydro and Rail Corridors Where: Earlscourt Park, Caledonia and Lansdowne (Map) When: 2:00pm What: A...
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The cold war siren system Toronto never used
At Dundas West and Shaw, near Trinity-Bellwoods Park, there’s a conspicuous piece of Canada’s Cold War history. On top of a 15-metre pole sits...
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LORINC: How to invest with Crosstown’s found money
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Let’s just rewind a bit, past Wednesday’s Trudeau-palooza, to that interesting little moment last Tuesday when Ontario’s...
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Spacing’s Guide to Toronto Events: Nov. 8-14
TUESDAY Cosmo Gardens as Urbanism Where: 230 College St, Rm. 103 (Map) When: 6:30-8:00pm What: A Kohn Shnier Architects lecture from Andre Jaque, Cost...
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Enter our draw to go on Lower Bay Station photo tour
WHAT: Photo tour of Lower Bay Station WHEN: Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 WHERE: Lower Bay Station COST: Free DEADLINE FOR DRAW: Wed. Nov. 11 For the first time...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered