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Where Toronto’s community projects & placemakers take the spotlight. The city is being made - come see how! Got something coming up? Tag us for RT

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phantomblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Kew Sunrise. #Toronto #TheBeach #TheBeaches #KewGardens #Sunrise #Photography
The sun rises over a distant Lake Ontario as seen through Kew Gardens in the Beach(es) neighbourhood of Toronto
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Love this!
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thought this post was about Ontario and Doug Fords corrupt government lol 😂
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Space for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
There are many reflections, updates, and acknowledgements we are excited to share. To anyone who may have missed this installation, please know that another Space for Grief will be returning! For now, we are taking some time to rest, reflect, and recover. We will share more updates soon. 💛
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Not convinced of the headline. The provincial government has no interest in housing affordability. Our largest city won't allow adequate density w/in neighbourhoods, which means meaningful missing middle is banished to polluted arterials. The point of a system is what it does.
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Everyone wants to solve the housing crisis, so why is Ontario so far behind on housing goals?
If there’s any hope of solving the housing crisis, experts say all levels of government need to rethink their approach.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
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BKinDetroit @bkindetroit.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Someone is going to park a car there
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Update: Designer is Athena Macke www.instagram.com/athena.macke
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This is brilliant.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Dan says it right: this is a city, and we need leaders who will say so.
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 10/11/2025
two people at spadina carrying sleds down the stairs into the subway, winter in toronto has officially begun ❄️
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
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Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?
We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Why are you following me? How can I help you? :) #communty #urbanists #placemaking
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School of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
U of T grad students: Explore how buildings, landscapes, and urban environments act as media for the embodiment, release, transfer of chemicals & minerals – and how they impact geographies and health and raise questions for preservation and conservation ow.ly/CjyM50Xlm4K
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Fran Quintero Rawlings @frawlspace.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Truly honoured for the feature! ♥️ Art is medicine. Everyone needs and deserves community when they are grieving!
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Such a beautiful project! Open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works in #Toronto
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I know that local Toronto designers and artists could do something amazing here! There’s so much talent here! #toronto
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Space for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Thanks to everyone that has come by the Space for Grief installation so far ♥️♥️♥️. Sharing a segment from CityTV. We’re open till Nov 11 at Evergreen Brick Works toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/1... #placemakingTO #publicspace #spaceforgrief #community
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Discover a Space for Grief that uses art to heal
Creating a space for people to share grief is the goal of a new art installation at Evergreen Brickworks. Audra Brown with how the immersive experience explores all forms of loss.
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hello to all our new followers. We just joined Instagram. If you can please give us a follow! www.instagram.com/placemakerst...
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Share the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Don’t assume the people around you have voted. Ask them if they need help, do they need you to take their ballot to the ballot box? That is legal if the ballot is signed and sealed! Every vote is critical in this election!
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I’ll be part of a panel discussion following the screening of William Whyte’s classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” hosted by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. November 4 at the Faculty Club. Details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-social...
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - Film Screening
Join us for a screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. “Holly” Whyte, followed by a panel discussion.
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Space for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Join us Sunday at Evergreen Brick Works for across-sector panel exploring how grief shapes the systems we live within, and how acknowledging loss can spark collective healing. www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-cur... 🕐 1–2:30 PM 🎟 Free & open to all #SpaceForGrief #GoodMourningFestival #placemakingTO
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Excited for this!
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Space for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Save the date! Space for Grief returns to Evergreen Brick Works this Nov 1–11, 2025. An award-winning immersive public-art experience that invites us to reflect, heal, and imagine new futures together. 🕊️ Free and open to all #SpaceForGrief #CommunityHealing #GriefInformedFutures #placemakingTO
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
“How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel” in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The world’s longest rainbow path. The 600 metre “Long Walk to Equality” by artist Travis Myers at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island … the location of Canada’s first Pride in 1971.
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Cool opportunity!
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🎃I'll be Frankenstein with you 🧌🇨🇦 @syncros.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Sidecar #toronto #TTC #x100vi
the 506 Carlton streetcar, bending up at Spadina to go along college, shortly after sundown
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I just found out baby carrots were only invented in 1986. I’m older than baby carrots.
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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
What is Indigenous place making? It is centering Indigenous voices within the creation of spaces: honouring Indigenous stories on the land. Many communities have not had the opportunity to see themselves expressed in the built environment.
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We want to highlight all the amazing public space activations and placemaking projects across the GTA! Got something coming up? DM or tag us to share. #toronto #placemaking #publicspace #community
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a crowd of people gathered in south park with a news 9 van in the foreground
ALT: a crowd of people gathered in south park with a news 9 van in the foreground
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Robin Mazumder, Ph.D @robinmazumder.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Nice to see the oppressiveness research I did with my trailblazing PhD supervisor Dr. Colin Ellard get a shout out in this @wired.com piece. It’s about time for truly neuroscience-informed urban design, and joy. www.wired.com/story/boring...
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It's Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health
Oppressive, unstimulating urban architecture isn’t just about eyesores; there’s evidence that it can cause actual harm to its residents. To fix this in 2025, we must start building for joy.
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Charles Montgomery @charlesincities.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
What a beautiful meditation on the tear-jerking power of place from reforming academic and friend Colin Ellard: open.substack.com/pub/colinell...
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Places of my heart
Falling in love with place attachment
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
WATCH: “My standing piece of advice for those in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets & places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends on what’s possible: go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.” Via @streetfilms.bsky.social & @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.
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Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — Streetfilms
My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to...
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Space for Grief @spaceforgrief.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
🎉 Exciting news ahead: our next installation is coming November 2025! We’ll also share updates on how this work is expanding to support grief-informed futures and placemaking. 🫶 Grateful to the communities & partners who make this possible. #placemaking #publicspaceforgrief #griefinformedfutures
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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The City of Toronto is reviewing its Tree bylaws and related policies to better support tree planting, preservation, and maintenance across all neighbourhoods. Survey: ca.mar.medallia.com?e=467190&d=l...
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Tree Bylaw Review: Public Survey
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
😭😭😭
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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Toronto could use more of this. There are plenty of back lanes where it could work.
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FlatNClean @flatnclean.com · 05/09/2025
I learned how to gamble on the streets of Toronto 🇨🇦 🎰 #Batman #DC #POGs #Vintage
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Stefan Novakovic @novakovicto.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Honoured to share the stage with Toronto's hottest urbanist tonight.
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Toronto City Planning and Development Review @planning.cityof.toronto.ca · 04/09/2025
Share your thoughts: 📅 Join us on Thursday, Sept 18 for a virtual public meeting at 6:30 p.m. 📝 Share your feedback by completing a short survey. 📧 Sign up for project updates and future consultation opportunities. Learn more: www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
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Toronto City Planning and Development Review @planning.cityof.toronto.ca · 04/09/2025
Toronto’s Avenues are more than just streets; they’re places planned for growth with transit, shops, services and housing working together. In this thread, we’ll explain what’s happening and how you can get involved.
Photo of a street flanked on each side by small businesses, sidewalks with pedestrians, trees and parked cars. A streetcar travels along a dedicated right of way in the middle of the street.
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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I was interviewed, along with my colleague Matthew Blackett, on the Hidden Gems podcast about Spacing magazine - its origins, how it works, and its role in Toronto (I'm the second half of the podcast). hiddengemstoronto.buzzsprout.com/1745243/epis...
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GOOD SPACES CREATE GREAT PLACES: A magazine and a retail store combine to change how we view Toronto. - Hidden Gems Toronto
The  dynamic duo of Matt Blackett and Dylan Reid have been part of an intriguing organization that has played a critical role in making our city better. Matt is the publisher and creative directo...
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Evergreen @evergreencanada.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
"A lot of magic can happen when people come together in public space, and you can’t always predict exactly what it will be." It was such a pleasure talking to @jasonthorne.bsky.social about the joy potential of public spaces in our cities.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
On th latest @spacingradio.bsky.social, we bring you the highlights from the Global Placemaking Summit held at @evergreencanada.bsky.social. We speak to experts from around the world: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking - Spacing Toronto
In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into the meaning to the term with some of the event o...
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PlacemakersTO @placemakersto.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Eye candy ♥️
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