Urban Design
Bentham’s City: An Urban Monograph of Vancouver City Hall
By Erick Villagomez
[Editor’s Note: This piece was published over a decade ago—in what would eventually become Spacing Vancouver. In light of the... Read More
Video Vancouver: Polis Station
By Yuri Artibise
While this video was produced over 4 years ago, it has renewed resonance today. Widespread outrage and protests over recent acts of... Read More
LORINC: What’s in a street name? Dundas and other uncomfortable truths about our city
By John Lorinc
The street where I live, near St. Clair West and Christie, was originally called Victoria after it was carved out of a farmer’s field... Read More
Six-foot City: Conclusion
By Erick Villagomez
This series has explored the impacts of doubling the current personal space radius from 3ft (1m) to 6ft (2m) across three everyday... Read More
Five organizations come together to produce a community map of Toronto “safeways”
By Ken Greenberg
In a great display of community collaboration, five Toronto-based organizations dedicated to improving and enhancing the city’s public... Read More
Six-foot City: The Corridor
By Erick Villagomez
The lowly corridor falls well short of being adored by most people. Within our contemporary cultural imagination, its association with... Read More
Six-Foot City: Introduction
By Erick Villagomez
Although the recent pandemic has brought to light many important issues, none has been more pervasive than social distancing. Embedded... Read More
Book review: No Place to Go
By claireadams
Author: Lezlie Lowe (Coachhouse Books, 2018) What makes a city good? Nice coffee shops? A decent public transit system? Abundant green... Read More
A how-to guide to redesign city streets during and after COVID
By Nicholas Sanderson
In cities the world over, streets are being repurposed for people walking, cycling, and simply spending time outside. First Milan... Read More
What does shared space look like in the post COVID-19 city?
By Ilana Altman
This article is co-written by Ilana Altman and Dave Carey There is something unsettling about a quiet city. The empty streets... Read More