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NEW ISSUE: Waterfront Rising - Issue 71 looks at the remarkable changes happening on Toronto's waterfront and potential ideas for its future. Editor @dylan_reid introduces the new issue.
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We think of the Toronto islands as a nice-to-have, a lovely space for recreation and escape from the city. But in fact Toronto owes its very existence to those islands, specifically, the sheltered...
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Maxed-out condo tower applications are still landing in municipal planning committees, even though the condo market is dead in the water, writes Michel Nayrouz
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As housing shortages continue to pressure municipal officials, cities must place greater priority on effective solutions that have a real chance at market. The agonizing over luxury condos or more...
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Pickup trucks are seven times more likely than a conventional car to kill a child that is struck, and Albert Koehl argues the federal government needs to mandate safety warnings in pickup truck ads.
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How many people would buy a new version of a home appliance knowing that it is seven times more likely to cause injury to a child than its traditional counterpart? Not many, you say. Yet on our...
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RT @LanrickBennett: If you missed my @metromorning interview with Stephanie Skenderis, click on this link We discu….
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Listen to the CBC radio @metromorning interview with @LanrickBennett inspired by his article for Spacing about the need to recognize bike mechanics as a profession.
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Explore the public art in the first community-scale comprehensive master art plan in Canada, in the West Donlands. In conjunction with her article in our upcoming Waterfront issue, Sarah Mundangepfupfu presents a walking tour of this public art.
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This walking tour is published in conjunction with Spacing issue 71, which is focused on the waterfront. See also Sarah Mundangepfupfu’s article about public art on the waterfront in the print issue....
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As Toronto's parks department searches for a new general manager of Parks while facing criticism from the Auditor General, landscape architect Fadi Masoud offers proposals for how to revitalize Toronto's green spaces.
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Recent Auditor General reports exposed deep-rooted inefficiencies and systemic issues in Toronto’s Parks & Recreation (P&R) Division. Despite these challenges, P&R is staffed by many dedicated public...
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In conjunction with our upcoming issue themed around the waterfront, Chris Bateman from @heritagetoronto traces the history of Toronto's shoreline. The shoreline when Toronto was founded will soon be marked by a series of historical plaques.
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This article is published in conjunction with Spacing issue 71, which focuses on Toronto’s waterfront. The issue will be available shortly at the Spacing Store and other fine bookstores, and in...
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Canada needs to recognize bike mechanics as a profession (as many other nations already do) in order to support the green economy, says @LanrickBennett
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Last week, Bike Share Toronto reported a record-breaking 980,000 rides in June. The most ever in a single month. Toronto is inching closer to a one-million-ride milestone, and it’s clear: people want...
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Following an injunction last spring, a new landmark ruling in the Charter case challenging the Tories' bid to rip out existing bike lanes marks a major victory for Toronto cycling and cyclists, writes @JohnLorinc
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In an intriguing aside a third of the way into Justice Paul Schabas’ extraordinary decision (issued yesterday) in Toronto’s bike lane war with Premier Doug Ford, he reveals how, about a month ago, he...
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With the city's RapidTO bus lane plan on life-support, the city and council need to find a better way to get complex policies out the door, writes @JohnLorinc
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There’s a glaring irony about the city’s messily disintegrating priority bus lane plan, which landed at executive committee yesterday accompanied by a half-hearted compromise. Not only is this scheme...
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The TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge exhibition from the Toronto Public Space Committe reveals innovative solutions for Toronto. @carachellew.bsky.social and Car Martin discuss the new exhibition flush with public washroom ideas.
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Modular toilets inspired by mushrooms? A place to go where you can also grab an espresso? Multicolour toilets that become landmarks in your neighbourhood? We recently asked designers and creative...
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Mayor Olivia Chow failed to deliver a crucial housing reform at city council yet is playing a dangerous game with Ottawa, writes senior editor @JohnLorinc. #TOpoli #ONpoli #CDNpoli #housingnow.
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In a sit-down Q&A with The Globe and Mail‘s editorial board published over the weekend, Mayor Olivia Chow swatted aside concerns about whether city council’s half-baked six-plex decision might...
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Want to go canoeing on an airport runway? Downsview's "Runway Rivers" interactive art installation highlights a lost history ahead of a new transformation - by Nathan Abraha.
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At four years old, doodling with a crayon was how John Notten discovered his love for art. Today, at 62, the Toronto-based artist has never lost that element of joy in his work. It’s a quality...
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RT @JohnLorinc: #topoli @spacing gets [crappy] results. In apparent response to the dust-bowl mess at College Park (see my column here: htt….
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The City is replacing the grass at the north entrance of College Park with artificial turf and adding new plantings and seating, along with a pathway connecting the north entrance to the skate trail....
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Why are Toronto's hot dog carts disappearing? And why don't they sell more than just sausages? Craig Meerkamper digs into Toronto's street food restrictions and how they might just be opening up.
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Toronto is internationally known for having a diverse palate, with culinary offerings ranging from the rigorously traditional to the cross-culturally experimental. Food remains Toronto’s most visible...
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Spacing's cycling columnist Sabat Ismail speaks with artist Krish Dineshkumar, whose installation "Derailing Dignity" explores and incorporates the experiences of the migrant gig workers who deliver food by bike #bikeTO
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Spacing’s cycling columnist Sabat Ismail met with Krish Dineshkumar, creator of Derailing Dignity, which was exhibited during the 2025 Mayworks Festival from May 16th to 28th at Whippersnapper...
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RT @dylan_reid: In an op-ed today, @LanrickBennett argues that MP Yvan Baker’s attack on the Bloor bike lanes ignores the facts. With chart….
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Recently, Etobicoke MP Yvan Baker joined a small group of residents to publicly denounce the Bloor Street bike lanes. In a statement shared on his website, Baker laid out what he described as a...
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Drawing on examples from around the world, Zachary Spicer digs into what a smart city could look like in Toronto after the experience with Sidewalk Labs. .#Toronto #ONpoli #TOpoli #CDNpoli #smartcities.
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As Canadian cities strive to navigate rapid urbanization, climate change, and digital disruption, “smart city” strategies have emerged as a popular, and tempting, framework for innovation and reform....
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Starting today, the City of Toronto will no longer charge fees for large community events in parks (less than 100 people) if they are free. Mayor Chow made the announcement last week at the Park People conference. @Ian_Darragh has the story.
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow dropped in on the annual conference of Park People, a national non-profit that advocates for urban parks, to make a welcome announcement just days before the official start...
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