Urban Design
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Headspace: Susan McIsaac, CEO of the United Way, discusses priority neighbourhoods
Susan McIsaac is CEO of the United Way of Toronto. Since 1956, The United Way has been working to provide services to the poor and needy in our city...
By Luca De Franco -
Meet Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto’s new chief planner
In the lead-up to the previous municipal election, Spacing identified the most pressing urban issues facing the city. In our urban planning feature we...
By Matthew Blackett -
An imagined future in Upper Toronto
It’s a pie in the sky idea, purposefully. Upper Toronto is “a science fiction urban design project” that proposes the building of a new city, right on...
By Claire Nelischer -
NO MEAN CITY: Ossington Avenue, condofication, and the changing city
On Ossington Avenue yesterday, I saw front-end loaders turning an old warehouse into rubble and crumbs. If you’ve been following the news you may...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Separating bike lanes
Toronto needs separated bike lanes — on wide, fast roads such as the Richmond/Adelaide corridor, suburban Eglinton Avenue where the LRT will be...
By Dylan Reid -
NO MEAN CITY: 5468796, Winnipeg’s architecture upstarts
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture I recently wrote a story for the Globe about the Winnipeg...
By Alex Bozikovic -
LORINC: Welcome to the huburbs of Greater Toronto
An elegant little planning book is doing the rounds these days – an intriguing 123-page volume entitled “Huburbs: Transit and Urbanism in the...
By John Lorinc -
Headspace VIDEO: Anna Simone, The PUG Awards
Anna Simone is co-founder of the PUG Awards. Each year, the PUGs hold an online vote to determine the best and worst of Toronto architecture. Award...
By Luca De Franco -
A new life for historic O’Keefe laneway
Vibrant public space that encourages walking and physical activity is exactly what 8-80 Cities thinks Toronto needs right now. Some areas in the city that...
By Amber Daugherty -
Event: This Space Available at Next Wave Film Festival
From May 10-12, young movie lovers will take over the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Next Wave, a film festival programmed for and partly curated by cinema lovers...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
My City Lives: Adam Vaughan
Adam Vaughan is serving his second term at Toronto City Hall where he is completing his mandate to bring change. In this video Vaughan discusses how to...
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NO MEAN CITY: Shim, Lambert, and Bow-Wow honour George Baird
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Tonight (Friday) I’ll be attending the opening of what should be hugely...
By Alex Bozikovic