Waterfront
CAST ASHORE: When nature creates a jewel out of human castoffs
By Amy Lavender Harris
Near the west end of Toronto, the twin peninsulas of Humber Bay Park give way to Lake Ontario in a series of scalloped bays girded by... Read More
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront
By John Lorinc
From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More
OP-ED: Waterfront Toronto continues its Kafka-esque Quayside saga, but why?
By Thorben Wieditz
Thorben Wieditz is an urban geographer who works at the intersection of labour, community and big tech. He helped establish regulatory... Read More
Embodied carbon and the problem of concrete Toronto
By John Lorinc
Whatever else you might think about Sidewalk Labs (SWL), the controversial smart city proposal has made one undeniably positive... Read More
The delicate dance of governing Sidewalk Lab’s Quayside project
By John Lorinc
Three-and-a-half months after The Great Re-Set trimmed the sails of everyone’s favorite smart city villain, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan... Read More
LORINC: Waterfront Toronto’s power move on Sidewalk Labs
By John Lorinc
From the moment last June when Waterfront Toronto chair Steve Diamond upstaged the much-hyped launch of Sidewalk Toronto’s Master... Read More
Spacing School of Urbanism workshop: DIGITAL CITIES
By Spacing
WHEN: October 25, 2019 WHERE: 197 Spadina Avenue, Lake Ontario Room, 5th floor COST: $125 TICKETS: Buy at the Spacing Store online... Read More
Connecting the dots of Nuit Blanche and Toronto Biennial
By Sarah Ratzlaff
It’s an exciting time for Toronto. There is a sense of possibility that has always been here but is now manifesting in tangible ways... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 037, Ken Greenberg’s Toronto
By Spacing Radio
To celebrate three years of the Spacing Radio, we have an in-depth conversation with urban designer Ken Greenberg. We talk about his... Read More
ROBINSON: Let the public make up their mind about Sidewalk Toronto’s proposal
By Pamela Robinson
On July 4, a group of Toronto community leaders shared their “Dear Toronto” open letter as a plea to embrace the Sidewalk Lab’s Master... Read More