Urban Design
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Understanding the elusiveness of Smart Cities
As Canadian cities strive to navigate rapid urbanization, climate change, and digital disruption, “smart city” strategies have emerged as a popular, and...
By Zachary Spicer -
What Brasilia’s “Bike Reporter” can teach Toronto cycling advocates
As a young man, Afonso Ventania raced bikes competitively, but retired at 26 and decided to go into journalism. He spent several years covering sports and...
By John Lorinc -
One more housing bill and no new homes
How many bills does it take to build the homes Ontario says it needs? The recently re-elected Doug Ford government would have you believe it takes...
By Michel Nayrouz -
Reversing the Ford government’s biking backlash
At a time when Washington has launched a scorched earth attack on virtually all federal climate policies, the Ford government’s hyper-partisan...
By John Lorinc -
The politics of beautification and decongestion
How should a city solve major problems without allowing the proposed solutions to inadvertently prevent the solving of said major problems? This...
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: Feeling the thermal comfort
Nathan Phillips Square is one of Toronto’s most iconic landmarks – its open plaza and the modernist curves of City Hall are fixtures in the city’s visual...
By Dorsa Jalalian, Kristina Reinders, Rong Yu -
Tackling Toronto’s Washroom Problem: The TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge
Being a first time parent is a constant barrage of new and unexpected experiences. Some, like an infant’s first smile, are pure magic. Others, like sleep...
By David Simor -
GREENBERG: How Toronto can navigate the urban frontlines of a trade war
For over four decades, urban designer Ken Greenberg has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America...
By Ken Greenberg -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 086, Lost Highways
In a snap election called ostensibly to decide which Ontario provincial party leader can take on Donald Trump, we sure have spent a lot of time talking...
By Spacing Radio -
When data beats gut feelings about traffic
Digital data is an important component of transportation management, used by City officials both as a planning tool and to measure the success of...
By Anna Artyushina -
Look Back in Anger
Whether it is the scouring of Ontario Place or the war against bikers, it seems the Ford government is getting away with just about everything it sets out...
By Michel Nayrouz -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 084, Two housing carols
This time of year, with the temperature below freezing, it feels appropriate to talk about housing. So, we’re bringing you two conversations with...
By Spacing Radio