Politics
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LORINC: Urban agenda at stake in provincial election
As we head into this week’s provincial vote, has anyone noticed a ballot question floating around Ontario’s body politic? Oh, I pretty much know what the...
By John Lorinc -
Bike City: What could have been [?]
It’s often touted among cycling advocates in our city that there was a time when Toronto ranked as North America’s #1 cycling city. One could say it all...
By Fred Sztabinski -
The Official Plan Review
Toronto is undertaking a review of its Official Plan. The Plan was adopted by City Council in 2002, but it didn’t come into force until 2006 after...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: The case for compromise on the waterfront
Amidst the torrent of objections to Doug Ford’s backroom Port Lands plan, a central theme stands out: that Waterfront Toronto deserves enormous praise for...
By John Lorinc -
Reality check on the waterfront
A group of prominent urbanists — Eric Miller (director of the Cities Centre at U of T), Paul Bedford (former chief planner for Toronto), Richard Sommer...
By Matthew Blackett -
Decline by little cuts
I thought I’d have a look at the impact of the cuts proposed by the City Manager as a result of the “Core Services Review” in terms of...
By Dylan Reid -
Ford takes the money and runs
Here’s a question for budget chair Mike Del Grande: How does the Ford administration spell renege? Answer: P-O-R-T-L-A-N-D-S. During last Tuesday’s...
By John Lorinc -
Guest Toronto waterfront commentary: it ain’t about the monorail or Ferris Wheel. It’s the long-term lost revenue.
EDITOR: The following is commentary by Jon Robson, cross-posted from his tumblr. Robson is an amateur photographer and close municipal politics watcher...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Going around and around on new waterfront plans
With Rob Ford’s executive committee set to view brother Doug’s plan to transform the Port Lands into an up-market playground, I’d like to add a pair of...
By John Lorinc -
Ford recklessly racing Toronto to the bottom
Spacing is pleased to present this joint column by internationally renowned urban designer Ken Greenberg and New York-based urban economist John...
By Spacing -
Jack Layton in 1982, winning his first Toronto City Council election
Memories, memorials and raw thoughts are flowing across the city and country this morning remembering Jack Layton. Here’s the moment where it all...
By Shawn Micallef -
How I could support a Sheppard subway extension (but not Rob Ford’s version)
While I attending Earl Haig Secondary School in the early 1990s, the construction of subway lines suddenly became a fascinating interest to me. There was...
By Matthew Blackett