1.0Spacing Torontohttps://spacing.ca/torontoChris Hardwickehttps://spacing.ca/toronto/author/chris-hardwicke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a9lAWdUiV4"><a href="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2005/12/09/in-defence-of-proximity/">In defense of Proximity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2005/12/09/in-defence-of-proximity/embed/#?secret=a9lAWdUiV4" width="600" height="338" title="“In defense of Proximity” — Spacing Toronto" data-secret="a9lAWdUiV4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Closer to home the Globe and Mail has several stories about dense urban life. John Bently Mays talks about the importance of mid-rises in the future of Toronto Avenues. Derek Raymaker talks about creating housing close to transit nodes in the suburbs highlighting the importance of integrated local and regional transit. And Dave LeBlanc summarizesContinue reading