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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...
NEW ISSUE: Crossing Town - Spacing Toronto
We still don’t know when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open. It could be any day – the testing is all done. Or it could be many weeks away, given its history – there are still processes to go throug...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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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...
Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead - Spacing Toronto
Last year was a tough year for cycling and road safety in Toronto. The Ford government secured a third straight majority in February and followed up on last year’s Bill 212 with Bill 60, which banned ...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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#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.”

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LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety - Spacing Toronto
The city’s Vision Zero team released its 2025 data yesterday and the trend lines are encouraging: overall, the number of traffic-related deaths — 39 for last year — is down from the three previous yea...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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A point made by @lanrickbennett.bsky.social on Spacing not long ago spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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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

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LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety - Spacing Toronto
The city’s Vision Zero team released its 2025 data yesterday and the trend lines are encouraging: overall, the number of traffic-related deaths — 39 for last year — is down from the three previous yea...
spacing.ca
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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"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...
When Toronto’s Coffee Went 'Continental'
Toronto developed its coffee and patio culture beginning in the 1950s with places like the Concerto Cafe and the Gaggia House.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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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...
Photographing the Finch West LRT - Spacing Toronto
I am not a daily commuter, but as a documentary photographer of Toronto’s urban fabric, I depend on the TTC to get me to far-flung areas of the city where I carry out various projects. Thus, like so m...
spacing.ca
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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This is #TorontoDanforth

Photographer Peter MacCallum continues his exploration of an east end street facing significant changes

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Gerrard Street East Part 2, 2023-2024 - Spacing Toronto
The first part of this series focused on the section of Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and the Carlaw-Pape development zone slated for a future rapid transit station and residential deve...
spacing.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social
Looking for a Sunday read with your coffee? I've got you covered! 📚

This originally appeared in a @spacing.bsky.social issue last year and I've reproduced it for my site! 🖥

And hey, it's about coffee! ☕️
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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spacingradio.bsky.social
On the new episode of our housing series The Overhead, we show you two community organizations making housing affordable. One in Toronto which has shaped local government policy, and one in Vancouver’s downtown east side which is just getting started: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
spacing.ca
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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In an op-ed today, @seanyyz.bsky.social argues that the best way to improve transit in Toronto is to focus on affordable, quick, and effective solutions spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
OP-ED: Toronto transit needs to build on what we have, not fall for old tropes - Spacing Toronto
Transit planning is a long-term endeavour, not a one-time project with a single solution. In a municipal election year, we need to demand more from leaders and those charged with planning and running ...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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New episode of our housing series The Overhead on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed: from Parkdale in Toronto to the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, community land trusts are growing, and keeping housing affordable in their communities: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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From the Gerrard Square mall to Little India, photographer Peter MacCallum continues his exploration of Gerrard Street East, a street facing significant changes spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Gerrard Street East Part 2, 2023-2024 - Spacing Toronto
The first part of this series focused on the section of Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and the Carlaw-Pape development zone slated for a future rapid transit station and residential deve...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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On @spacingradio.bsky.social we have another episode of our housing special series The Overhead. How community land trusts are preserving affordability across Canada: spacing.ca/national/202...
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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ICYMI Spacing's use of retail - and especially our famous subway buttons - was featured in the TMU Review of Journalism, with quotes from @matthewblackett.bsky.social reviewofjournalism.ca/how-to-survi...
How to Survive a Publishing Apocalypse - The Review of Journalism
The evening begins in a cheery reception room. Lined with appetizers and sparkling wine, and framed by tall ceilings, it seems much too formal and well-orchestrated for a magazine event. It’s December...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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I have been in this building and it is fantastic. Alf is a former editor at the Toronto Star and the first person I wrote for there, when he edited the much missed Ideas Sunday section. He said "write me 1000 words about goats". And I did.
December 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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We've often featured photographer Peter MacCallum in @spacing.bsky.social . One of his gorgeous industrial photos is featured in the AGO's current photography exhibit, where each photo is chosen by someone different to relate to the previous one. 1st is Peter's, after is the previous one.
Photo of cement machinery by Peter MacCallum
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Alf Holden tells the story of the best Annex apartment building that's not by Uno Prii, and the shy architect behind it who died this year. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Joe Medwecki and the triumph of the wraparound balcony - Spacing Toronto
Location, location, location is the old saying about what matters in real estate.  But what if you combined location, with architecture, and terrific views, as Joseph (Joe) Medwecki did at 190 St. Geo...
spacing.ca
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Who’s behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that’s bought into Therme? A new player has joined the Ontario Place melodrama — a mega-investor with billions to spend, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli #ONpoli

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Who's behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that's bought into Therme? - Spacing Toronto
Back in the summer, Therme went public with a somewhat perplexing development in its corporate life — a €1 billion merger of its two, somewhat related, operating divisions: Therme Erding, which owns t...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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On our @spacingradio.bsky.social housing series The Overhead, we talk about decommodifying housing. Housing is big money, and it’s leading to unaffordable rents and displacement. Is there an alternative? spacing.ca/national/202...
The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...
spacing.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
spacing.bsky.social
On our @spacingradio.bsky.social housing series The Overhead, we talk about decommodifying housing. Housing is big money, and it’s leading to unaffordable rents and displacement. Is there an alternative? spacing.ca/national/202...
The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...
spacing.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Alphabet's autonymous-vehicle subsidiary Waymo has expansion plans that includes the #Toronto market, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social

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#ONpoli #TOpoli #Waymo #drivelesscar #AV
LORINC: Waymo aims to get a driverless foot in Toronto's door - Spacing Toronto
In the past few days, Toronto’s chronically testy conservation about mobility glommed onto the disappointing launch of the Finch West LRT (Line 6), which crawled along on its maiden journeys thanks to...
spacing.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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New episode of our housing series The Overhead on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed! To make housing affordable, we need to decommodify it. But do governments really want that? Listen here: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social
The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...
spacing.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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#IdeaAtWork

“The genesis of this project is that the Eastern bridge was being removed and we wanted to salvage parts of that bridge and reuse parts of the bridge for public infrastructure elements, whether it’s furniture or public art,” @jbwicz.bsky.social says.
- Alex Kharabian #EastEndLove
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sweet piece by Spacing Magazine about our community bench made out of a salvaged bridge and reused pallets. Thanks for sharing the story of our neigbourhood’s infrastructure! @spacing.bsky.social

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From bridge to bench - Spacing Toronto
Steel girders that used to carry cars across the Don River now carry conversations on a quiet stretch of East Chinatown. Outside Hugh’s Room, two benches sit along the sidewalk, their industrial frame...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM