Urban Design

WHY WE CAN’T GO: Debunking the Costs of Operating Public Washrooms, pt. 3

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Parks Forestry and Recreation (PFR), according to City of Toronto data, operates over 1,500 parks, nearly 700 sports fields, 123... Read More

Why We Can’t Go: City Flushes Time Away, pt. 2

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Anyone who spends time in cities, and not just Toronto, likely has both a mental map as well as a strategy for finding a place to go... Read More

Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1

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Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend... Read More

LORINC: Doug Ford’s electrification plan is actually a gas-powered climate nightmare

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It being election season (and Earth Day), the Ontario government news releases are arriving a dime a dozen right now, and many seem to... Read More

OP-ED: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force pushes for private sector power over true affordability

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Written on behalf of The Architecture Lobby Toronto/Tkaronto (TAL-TO). TAL-TO is a volunteer-run collective working to improve the... Read More

LORINC: NIMBYs vs Garden Suites, Season 2

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Here’s an odd little mystery about a freshly filed appeal by a residents association coalition of council’s new... Read More

Reconnecting with the Waterfront: Bentway Design Competition Winners

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Two major intersections on Lake Shore Boulevard under the Gardiner Expressway will be looking quite different very soon, as the... Read More

LORINC: In praise of low-tech crowd control to thwart the trucker convoy

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Like many angry and aghast Canadians, I felt deep satisfaction this past weekend watching the images of ordinary Ottawa residents... Read More