Church Street in the Village should be pedestrianized, argues @chanface.bsky.social . He shares the story of the campaign to get it started with a temporary pedestrianization of two blocks this summer. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Jane's Walk weekend is coming up (May 1-3), and Jane's Walk has published an op-ed about how the event helps spark connection and fight the loneliness epidemic that is hitting our cities. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

With Anthony Furey out of the mayoral race, a Chow vs. Bradford face-off could go to the candidate who finds a way to express hope in dark times, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli #ONpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

A plan to expand the conservatory in Allan Gardens will enhance this place of greenery, calm, and respite, writes Alex Kharabian spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

My "Toronto Flaneur" column is about experiencing soccer events via Toronto neighbourhoods. My first: 2002 when living in Koreatown & S Korea got into the finals. Parade at dawn to Yonge St. (Did you know I've been writing a flaneur column towards omg 20 years now at the back of every Spacing?)

New issue! Editor @dylanreid.bsky.social introduces our soccer issue (#74), ahead Toronto hosting World Cup games, and argues that Toronto has been and is much more of a soccer city than many might think. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

The stairs on Athletic Ave. that used to go down to Ulster Stadium, the home of Ulster United FC. Read all about it in Nancy Dutra's piece in the new soccer issue of @spacing.bsky.social , now at the Spacing Store and soon in mailboxes and fine bookstores.

Don’t miss our latest episode, all about landlords and rent strikes. Two perspectives, one great episode: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

How did FIFA’s free Fan Fest suddenly become a ticketed event? Senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social digs into the latest cash-grab. #TOpoli #ONpoli #WorldCup26 spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: “On Your Left” Isn’t the Problem. @lanrickbennett.bsky.social says that how you pass is more important than how you signal you're passing spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the new @spacingradio.bsky.social, we have two very different perspectives on landlords. We speak to the Federation of Renral Housing Providers of Ontario representing landlords, and the York South-Weston Tenants Union who have successfully led rent strikes in Toronto: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the new @spacingradio.bsky.social we bring you two perspectives on landlords. First, we speak to Tony Irwin, CEO of the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario, and we follow up with Bruno Dobrusin of the York South-Weston Tenants Union: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

New episode! We bring you two very different perspectives on rentals: one from the group representing landlords in Ontario, and the other organizing rent strikes across the city. Listen here: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the new @spacingradio.bsky.social, we have two very different perspectives on landlords. We speak to the Federation of Renral Housing Providers of Ontario representing landlords, and the York South-Weston Tenants Union who have successfully led rent strikes in Toronto: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Amazing article in @spacing.bsky.social magazine on food delivery workers in Toronto. Thank you for the interview! @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social

Hitching rings were the bike ring-and-posts of the 19th century! My latest newsletter, also on reading Dickens again after decades, a sporty upcoming issue of @spacing.bsky.social, fake readers, and some great urbanism discussions. open.substack.com/pub/dylanrei...

ICYMI: here’s the new @spacingradio.bsky.social episode. We talk about the Crosstown LRT with @graphicmatt.com and Tricia Wood, and @drcherylt.bsky.social tells us about the reimagining of Scarborough’s Golden Mile: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social podcast, we’re celebrating Eglinton, in connection with our latest magazine issue, and with the (mostly) successful, long awaited debut of the Crosstown LRT: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

We have a brand new episode for you, tied in with the release of our Eglinton issue of the magazine. We have our transit panel back to give a review of the Crosstown LRT. Then we talk about Scarborough’s Golden Mile neighbourhood and how it’s remade itself: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social podcast, we’re celebrating Eglinton, in connection with our latest magazine issue, and with the (mostly) successful, long awaited debut of the Crosstown LRT: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On winter afternoons, when outdoor fields are empty and piles of snow are all we can see outside, an indoor team in Scarborough keeps soccer alive for spectators. Alex Kharabian profiles Toronto's semi-pro indoor soccer team to open our pre-World Cup soccer coverage. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

The politics of Island Airport during election year: Ford wants to expropriate the island airport during the mayoral election season — but does the province have the legal right to take it over? @johnlorinc.bsky.social explores the topic on Spacing.ca #TOpoli #ONpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Urban planner Blair Scorgie argues that the Committee of Adjustment needs some serious adjusting. #TOpoli #ONpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

We never thought these words would appear in Spacing: In praise of the ugly waste bins in Toronto's parks. Read John Lorinc's column today. @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

This is good news - @spacing.bsky.social has long advocated that the City should have direct control over street furniture. It's not clear why the City would only take over garbage bins and not other street furniture too, however. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

On the latest in our housing podcast The Overhead, we look into the legal loopholes Ontario landlords use to hike up rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evict them. How Ontario legislation fails renters on @spacingradio.bsky.social: spacing.ca/national/202...

Great @spacingradio.bsky.social episode on strengthening rent controls. NHAs' Drs. August & Mah explore: - The loopholes allowing more & more units to go unregulated - The📈use & abuse of AGIs by large landlords - The power of organized tenants to stop rent hikes podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

We have a new episode of The Overhead for you on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed. Are Ontario landlords using legal loopholes to jack up rents and even push out existing tenants? We get into it: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social

New episode of our special housing series The Overhead. We look at how Ontario landlords are using loopholes in legislation to raise rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evicting them: spacing.ca/national/202...

On the latest in our housing podcast The Overhead, we look into the legal loopholes Ontario landlords use to hike up rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evict them. How Ontario legislation fails renters on @spacingradio.bsky.social: spacing.ca/national/202...

At the beginning of April, Marci Stepak will walk to every one of the Toronto Public Library's 100 branches over the course of a few days, to honour her mother and raise money for the Toronto Public www.beingmarci.ca

Did you know that the City is conducting a survey about the future of street furniture in Toronto? The current contract expires in the summer of 2027 and a new vendor & furniture will be picked. Take the survey to have your voice heard. #TOpoli ca.mar.medallia.com?e=90006671&d...

Why has Queen's Park tried to remedy Toronto's police problem by ordering a probe of every police service in Ontario? asks @johnlorinc.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

In our current issue intro @dylanreid.bsky.social hoped the Crosstown LRT line would open while the issue was still on the shelves - and it did, today! A "soft launch" but it's carrying passengers.

Part 1 in a 2-part series by Cheryl Thompson on reggae legend Jimmy Cliff's connection to Toronto. #TOpoli #BlackHistoryMonth spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

The post-snowstorm sidewalk obstacle course — the City made good on its promise to improve snow clearing on streets in the aftermath of a big snowfall — sidewalks, not so much, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social we ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social what we, as a city, learned from the past year, what our 2026 goals should be, what stands in the way, and the kind of leadership Toronto needs: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

New Year, New podcast episode! In this one, we talk about lessons learned from 2025, the goals we should set for 2026, and the kind of leadership we need to see these goals achieved. Check it at the link below, or your favourite listening app: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social we ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social what we, as a city, learned from the past year, what our 2026 goals should be, what stands in the way, and the kind of leadership Toronto needs: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

New @spacingradio.bsky.social! The 2026 Toronto election has started! Now? Yes, now. So what do we need from the people who lead our city in the face of [gestures wildly] this? I ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social to help set some resolutions: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

20 // What was the first video game? No one can quite agree on an answer, but one of the most interesting contenders is Bertie the Brain, a tic-tac-toe machine from 1950. @spacing.bsky.social dove into the game's Canadian origins in this piece from 2014. videogameresearchlibrary.com/meet-bertie-...

NEW(ish)! The latest issue of Spacing @spacing.bsky.social is out, which focuses on Eglinton Avenue - including reviving a piece I wrote about Richview Cemetery for the book 50 Toronto Hidden Gems & Curiousities (which it is!) #TOHistory

A briefly plowed bike lane does not reflect the City's actual priorities, argues @lanrickbennett.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

New issue! Issue 73 explores Eglinton Avenue, Toronto's "prime rib" from east to west, as it awaits its new transit line spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

A look back at the state of cycling in Toronto in 2025, and forward to 2026, by @rzaichkowski.bsky.social #bikeTO spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

#topoli #visionzero New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: Uncomfortable conversations about Toronto’s improving road safety record ciz the mandate of the city’s new “traffic czar.” spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

A point made by @lanrickbennett.bsky.social on Spacing not long ago spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Uncomfortable conversations about road safety: Council needs to reconcile its Vision Zero and cycling infrastructure goals with those of its new traffic czar, writes senior editor John Lorinc. @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli #ONpoli #bikes #BikeTO spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

"In March 1955, The Globe and Mail ... identified the catalyst of the new craze as “an Italian device known as the ‘expresso machine’” that had already caused a resurgence in coffee consumption in Britain." By @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social from Spacing issue 71: scenesto.com/2026/01/10/w...

Photographer Peter MacCallum takes a trip on the Finch West LRT, Toronto's new transit line, and snaps some photos of the experience. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...