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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

One more housing bill and no new homes — the Ford government continues to strip away Toronto's ability to plan for the climate and affordability crises, writes Michel Nayrouz. spacing.ca/toronto/2025... #TOpoli #ONpoli #HousingNow

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One more housing bill and no new homes - Spacing Toronto

How many bills does it take to build the homes Ontario says it needs? The recently re-elected Doug Ford government would have you believe it takes several, despite missing its own housing targets for ...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The Ontario government is starting a pilot project of autonomous delivery vehicles on Toronto's streets. They should also take credit for inventing a new game, the urban-equivalent of cow-tipping. #ONpoli #TOpoli

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Sending out love to UofT Scarborough library peeps for this amazing display of Spacing magazines & #Toronto books sold at the Spacing Store [@spacingstore.bsky.social].

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Trump says he won't ever back down from tariffs. He believes that today but will do exactly the opposite in short order. He's the worst negotiator ever.

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

WOW — love that my photo book has inspired some art! Thank you, Bryan D!

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Spacing Store @spacingstore.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We are about to put the toques away in storage until next winter — get a deal on your NEIGHBOURHOOD TOQUE! spacingstore.ca/collections/...

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City of Neighbourhoods Toques

Buy Toronto's best gifts and hand-made merchandise for transit lovers, cyclists, and discerning urbanists.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

28 new @spacing.bsky.social subs in 24hrs. Can we get 50 in this buy-Cdn wave? 50 is huge. Locally produced, printed, owned & sourced. Arrives in your mail! Supports free-to-read content online. (I listened to Detroit @wdet.bsky.social's pledge drive last week. I am feeling the vibe here too!)

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Start a new subscription

Jan 21 2025 Update: The mailing for our new issue is being prepared. Any Subscriptions purchased now will begin with our next issue, due out in the spring. This is the option for someone who has neve...

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I'm really excited to share this poster design of McDavid's winning goal! We've already sold a few within minutes of it being available at the Spacing Store ( @spacingstore.bsky.social ) spacingstore.ca/collections/... #canada #mcdavid #4nationscup #hockey #connormcdavid #nhl #marner #mitchmarner

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Canadian hockey fans: we made a 12x18 poster print celebrating McDavid's winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Selling it through the @spacingstore.bsky.social. Please feel free to share! spacingstore.ca/collections/... design by: @matthewblackett.bsky.social #hockey #canada #mcdavid

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Great piece on re-thinking approaches to urban planning in the age of 15-minute-city conspiracies. My one thought: you don't need to change industry terms to assuage opponents that are scared or hostile. You need to explain things better. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

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From 15-Minute Cities to Freedom Cities, Urban Planners Need To Consider Our Narratives

Op-ed: With Trump returning to the White House, planners must learn to cut through political divides by crafting strategic narratives.

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Anyone with leads on Toronto collectors let me know!

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The 2025 budget and Toronto’s bursting real estate bubble City officials have warned council for years not to get addicted to real estate-linked revenues — now we're paying the price, writes senior editor John Lorinc / @johnlorinc.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2025... #TOpoli #ONpoli

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The 2025 budget and Toronto's bursting real estate bubble - Spacing Toronto

For years, Toronto’s finance officials have dutifully added an annual footnote to their budget documents, cautioning readers that a portion of the City’s revenues — namely the municipal land transfer ...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The auditor-general's scathing review of the Therme spa deal at Ontario Place again raises questions about the source of the spa's cash. Senior editor John Lorinc digs into the report. spacing.ca/toronto/2024... #ONpoli #TOpoli cc: @johnlorinc.bsky.social

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Follow the money to Ontario Place - Spacing Toronto

The Ontario auditor general’s review of the Ontario Place scandal contains enough muck to start an industrial-scale pig farm, with plenty left over to get the OPP or the RCMP going on an investigation...

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Love seeing my designs on newsstands! This one pops.

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Always great to visit a bookstore and see @spacing.bsky.social on the magazine rack (Book City at Yonge & St. Clair)

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

There is a high cost to on-street parking... With cycling infrastructure facing a mortal threat, it's time for #Toronto to banish on-street parking on transit arterial roads, writes senior editor John Lorinc. spacing.ca/toronto/2024... #ONpoli #TOpoli cc: @johnlorinc.bsky.social

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The high cost of on-street parking - Spacing Toronto

In case you hadn’t checked recently, there are, according to the Toronto Parking Authority’s very helpful “Find Parking” map, no fewer than 43 Green P lots along Bloor-Danforth, between Woodbine in th...

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Matthew Blackett @matthewblackett.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

While we’ve been on Bluesky for over 10 months, over the last two weeks we’ve seen our Spacing audience grow by 65%. Keep it up! cc: @spacing.bsky.social

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

If they’re going to accuse road safety folk of waging a war on the car, let’s actually talk about who’s operating in good faith & who isn’t. And some history. If they accuse cyclists and pedestrians of waging war, a war they should get. My column this wknd. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Shawn Micallef: Think there’s a ‘war on the car’? Here’s the truth behind the rhetoric in Toronto

The fight over cycling lanes and other safer-street infrastructure in our city is marred by obfuscation, scapegoating and rhetoric.

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

"Singing the Gridlock Blues" The City of #Toronto has reams of data on traffic flows yet hasn't made it available to the public, writes senior editor John Lorinc. Shouldn't residents know where the congestion is located? spacing.ca/toronto/2024... #TOpoli #ONpoli By: @johnlorinc.bsky.social

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Singing the gridlock blues - Spacing Toronto

How does one know if the main street running through a neighbourhood, or on a route to work, is becoming more congested? There is a steadily noisier drumbeat, brought to you by the political classes a...

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Spacing Store @spacingstore.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the Spacing Store opening! We're hosting a little celebration from 5-9pm. Pop into the store or shop online Thursday-Sunday to get 10% off everything! SHOP: SpacingStore.ca #ShopLocal #IndieBookstores #BookLovers #Toronto

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Check out our Starter Pack of Spacing contributors who have found a home here on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/BaqvpWd #Toronto #StarterPack #urbanism

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Spacing Store @spacingstore.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Spacing Store turns 10 on Thursday Nov 21st! Pop into the shop on Thursday from 5-9pm for a little celebration and get 10% off EVERYTHING! The 10% off sales runs from Thursday-Sunday. spacing.ca/toronto/2024...

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Celebrate a Decade of the Spacing Store - Spacing Toronto

On Nov 21, 2014 we opened the Spacing Store at 401 Richmond St. W. It’s been an amazing decade of being the city’s premier destination for Toronto-centric merchandise, which has been made possible by ...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Here is our Spacing Starter Pack! Find our editors and affiliated projects on BlueSky! go.bsky.app/2e2CCAe

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Our new issue is out! "State of the Arts" looks at the challenges faced by the arts, and how Toronto’s artists are finding ways to persist, adapt, and even flourish. Available at the Spacing Store and, soon, other fine outlets, and on its way to subscriber mailboxes. spacing.ca/national/202...

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NEW ISSUE: State of the Arts - Spacing National

A city’s arts form an ecosystem. It’s easy to focus on the big features – the trees, as it were – but the true health of the system lies in the understory, in the buzz of life at the ground level, in ...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Check it out — the cover of our new issue on the state of the arts in Toronto! It has been dropped into the mail & is also available at the Spacing Store at 401 Richmond St. W. #Toronto #TOpoli #ONpoli #arts

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

On the Spacing Radio 083 podcast: With Premier Doug Ford’s repeated promises to rip up bike lanes in Toronto, and possibly even other Ontario cities and towns, we’ve decided to dive deep into why and what that might mean for the future or road safety and city planning. spacing.ca/toronto/2024...

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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes - Spacing Toronto

With Premier Doug Ford’s repeated promises to rip up bike lanes in Toronto, and possibly even other Ontario cities and towns, we’ve decided to dive deep into why and what that might mean for the futur...

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