The Tranzac Club: “Toronto’s Living Room” - Spacing Toronto
WEBJun 9, 2021 · As Toronto begins the process or re-opening the economy for the summer, Spacing will occasionally look at businesses and venues that have either survived or been lost during the pandemic. There is a curious relic in the Annex. A squat building that — when we’re not in a pandemic — hosts music and theatre andContinue reading "The Tranzac Club: “Toronto’s Living Room”"
Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
WEBBut according to new data, Metro Vancouver has been simultaneously losing tree coverage and adding pavement, making for dangerous conditions when extreme weather hits. “This is an issue that’s obviously concerning all of us,” said Vancouver Coun. Adriane Carr at a regular meeting with leaders from the region’s 23 municipal governments ...
IN THIS ISSUE: History of playgrounds in Toronto
WEBJul 31, 2013 · The Summer 2013 issue of Spacing is jammed packed with a slew of great articles, photos, and interviews focused on Toronto urbanism. This article appears in the issue in our Features section. For more unique articles focused on the public realm of Toronto and Canadian cities pick up a copy today. Find your copy in these stores. ExcerptContinue reading "IN THIS ISSUE: History of playgrounds in ...
From the Vaults: Scotia Square - Spacing Atlantic
WEBDec 3, 2009 · Scotia Square once contained popular shops and services such as a Woolco department store, a Famous Players theatre, a well-known tavern, a food court called the Port of Call, and an area on the second level where the store fronts were designed to resemble a village. Woolco closed in 1994. The Woolco …
Campus Perspectives: Humber College’s Lakeshore and North …
WEBSep 15, 2008 · The mid-fifties style building that looks like a high school was opened in 1958 as the Lakeshore Teacher’s College. One can only assume that the thinking in the 50s focused on giving the teacher trainees experience in a built environment similar to a real high school – even though in those days most teacher trainees went straight from grade 13 to Teacher’s College.
Is a grid the most efficient street layout? - Spacing Toronto
WEBJan 22, 2013 · Ellickson suggested that a grid system is more valuable for three reasons: it’s cheaper to build rectangular buildings, in a rectangular block. there are, apparently, significantly fewer disputes over property lines between owners of rectangular lots compared to irregular lots. a grid system promotes greater social interconnection and ...
What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan
WEBApr 18, 2022 · City planners expect the city’s population to grow from 675,000 people today to around 920,000 by 2050. The city-wide planning process started back in 2018, one of the first things the newly elected city council voted on. The city was still reeling from a historic jump in property prices that left many Vancouverites feeling shut out of the city.
The end of Yonge Street - Spacing Toronto
WEBApr 13, 2011 · The end of Yonge Street north of Queensville Sideroad One of Toronto’s greatest debates concerns Yonge Street’s controversial claim as “the World’s Longest Street”. Indeed, the Guinness Book of World Records published Yonge Street’s status as the true record until 1999; a bronze art installation in front of the Eaton Centre at Yonge and Dundas hasContinue reading "The end of Yonge ...
Quebec Churches: Église de Dieu Centrale | Spacing
WEBAug 30, 2015 · Beginning as the Crystal Springs Mission in 1909, a mission of Amherst Park Congregational in Rosemont, the congregation was later absorbed by the United Church of Canada. It passed into the hands of the Armenian Evangelical Church in 1968, before finally becoming a centre of the Haitian community as the Église de Dieu Centrale from 1985-2011.
OP-ED: Look to co-op housing to address Canada’s ... - Spacing …
WEBApr 20, 2022 · The cost of housing doesn’t have to be exorbitant, but it will stay that way as long as the government continues to stimulate the private market rather than creating alternatives to it. Policies intended to help people priced out of the market often end up increasing costs. For example, tax-free down payment plans like theContinue reading "OP-ED: Look to co-op housing to address Canada’s ...