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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Per @albertkoehl.bsky.social's latest article in @spacing.bsky.social, "If bike lanes were actually removed today, the premier would lose his scapegoat. How would he then explain worsening motor traffic congestion?" Well said! #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

READ: “If bike lanes were actually removed today, the premier would lose his scapegoat. How would he then explain worsening motor traffic congestion – an outcome that’s virtually assured given a growing population and his measures to induce driving by making it cheaper…” Via @spacing.bsky.social

OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In an op-ed today, @albertkoehl.bsky.social argues that cycling advocates need to take over the script from Premier Ford spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The new issue of @spacing.bsky.social is now out with two - count 'em, two! - pieces by yours truly. #TOHistory

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Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m delighted to have contributed to the new issue of @spacing.bsky.social! (And when I get back to TO, I look forward to seeing it!)

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Have a look at the table of contents - the front section includes @jbcurio.bsky.social on the 50th anniversary of the CN Tower opening to the public, and @danfalk.bsky.social on the loss of the planetarium.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Spacing's new election (and post-election) issue profiles the people and organizations that shape the discussion on key urban issues. Available now at the @spacingstore.bsky.social store and soon at other fine stores and subscriber mailboxes spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

NEW ISSUE: Issues & Influencers - Spacing Toronto

For every municipal election since we started Spacing, we’ve published a special election-focused issue in advance of the polls. This year, we decided to do something a little different. Rather than l...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Before it was the Bentway and condos, the space around the Gardiner Expressway west of Bathurst was a concrete plant (and before that, a harbour quay). Photographer Peter MacCallum shares his photos of that earlier industrial era. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Before the Bentway: CBM Bathurst, 1998 - Spacing Toronto

The bent of the Gardiner Expressway flanking the west side of Bathurst Street currently functions as the eastern entrance to the Bentway, but when I photographed it in 1998, it framed an open vista st...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Summer Reading issue of Spacing at Queen Books. Grab it while you can if you haven't yet - our new issue is coming out shortly.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In the Books category of the Heritage Toronto 2006 awards, Spacing published an excerpt from Cheryl Thompson's nominated book "The Blackface Atlantic": spacing.ca/toronto/2024...

Excerpt: Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Conflict in Blackface - Spacing Toronto

Excerpted with permission from Canada and the Blackface Atlantic, published in April 2025 by Wilfrid Laurier Press. Thompson, a Toronto Metropolitan University associate professor in Performance and a...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As well as the Public History category, Spacing also profiled the Allan Gardens Palm House Restoration, nominated in the Heritage Toronto awards Built Heritage category. Read Alex Kharabian's feature, "Spreading the Warmth" spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Spreading the warmth - Spacing Toronto

In the free conservatory at Allan Gardens park in downtown Toronto, the glass houses hold warm air, vibrant plant life, moving water, and a quiet that feels unusual in the downtown core. After I spent...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And finally, of course, we're very excited to see Spacing co-founder and flaneur columnist @shawnmicallef.bsky.social nominated for a Heritage Toronto 2026 Public History award for his Toronto Star weekly columns! www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/her...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meanwhile, Nathan Abraha featured another fellow nominee in Heritage Toronto's 2026 Public History category, John Notten's Runway Rivers at Downsview Park. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Canoeing a runway - Spacing Toronto

At four years old, doodling with a crayon was how John Notten discovered his love for art. Today, at 62, the Toronto-based artist has never lost that element of joy in his work. It’s a quality showcas...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Spacing has also featured some of the other nominees in Heritage Toronto's 2026 Public History category. Our cycling columnist Sabat Ismail profiled Krish Dineshkumar's installation "Derailing Dignity", also nominated. www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/her...

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2026 Public History Award Nominees - Heritage Toronto

Discover the 2026 Heritage Toronto Public History Award nominees, represent wide-ranging engagement with Toronto's heritage.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Spacing is very pleased to have our issue 70, "Civic Memories," nominated for a 2026 Toronto Heritage Award in the Public History category! www.heritagetoronto.org/programs/her...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On the latest episode of our housing series The Overhead, we talk about physical and systemic barriers people living with disabilities face in the Canadian housing market: spacing.ca/national/202...

The Overhead: Accessible Housing - Spacing National

THIS EPISODE: Accessible Housing In this episode, we talk about the physical and systemic barriers facing people living with a disability who are trying to access housing in Canada. University of Brit...

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On the latest episode of The Overhead, our @spacingradio.bsky.social / @bshnode.bsky.social special series, we talk about the physical and systemic barriers to housing people living with disability face in Canada: spacing.ca/national/202...

The Overhead: Accessible Housing - Spacing National

THIS EPISODE: Accessible Housing In this episode, we talk about the physical and systemic barriers facing people living with a disability who are trying to access housing in Canada. University of Brit...

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 18/09/2026

Welcome to the #TOphoto Feed! Photography of Toronto, Canada. Currently an open Feed: use hashtag #TOPhoto for your work to appear. 🦝 No AI 🦝 SFW, please 🦝 Use Alt text 📸 Let's see your best photos 📸 Tap the 3 dots at top-right to Like and Pin the Feed 📸 bsky.app/profile/flyi...

An early morning photo of the lyrical white and red Cherry Bridge on Cherry Street, from when Biidaasige Park was under construction. The dark blue water is still and an almost perfect reflection of the bridge can be seen. I am not a professional. iPhone 11 Pro.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nick manning the Spacing Store booth at the Mpact Transit + Community conference wrapping up today in Toronto

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In his continuing series on on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election, Christopher Balkaran advises to look behind the framing of a candidate's platform to find the underlying assumptions spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Election 2026: How to Read a Candidate’s Platform - Spacing Toronto

This article is part of a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Political campaigns must compress complex problems into phrases we quickly...

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Revisiting this @spacing.bsky.social 09 piece. Glory days of early twitter & I was posting my travels in London, leaving descriptions & GPS maps (twitter as public notebook. still think that here, if more guarded). Friend in London got it in his head to see if he cld find me. And wrote he about it:

Twitter Stalking Shawn through London - Spacing Toronto

I spent five days last week wandering the streets and interiors of London, day and night (never before 11am though). In my essay in the spring/summer issue of Spacing I discussed this method of wander...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If we want to adapt to a changing climate, it is time to start throwing parties, write Natalie Brown and Kate Mulligan, because communities that are more connected are more resilient. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: Fighting global warming with joy - Spacing Toronto

This month, more than 1,000 people from across Canada are coming to Toronto to talk about climate adaptation. The timing is good. Toronto has just come through another summer of heat, flooding, and wi...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some of the beautiful letterpress production by Glenn Goluska from his printing press in the laneway behind Major St.

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John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#topoli Today on @spacing.bsky.social , a welcome break from the news cycle: Leora Bromberg on the rich intersection of Toronto’s laneways and the print shops that made their homes there. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... cc: @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

Intersections of print culture in Toronto's laneways - Spacing Toronto

The handprinted broadside below was one of my first and most memorable encounters with the works of Glenn Goluska (1947-2011), celebrated today as one of Canada’s most influential fine press printers....

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A glimpse into the artisanal printing press that was hidden in a laneway behind Major Street and some of its productions, including Margaret Atwood poetry collections. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Intersections of print culture in Toronto's laneways - Spacing Toronto

The handprinted broadside below was one of my first and most memorable encounters with the works of Glenn Goluska (1947-2011), celebrated today as one of Canada’s most influential fine press printers....

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Railfan is an intimate and heartfelt documentary feature that follows a photographer as he makes a portrait series of autistic kids who love subways in New York City. The crowdfunding campaign launches Tuesday 4 pm at the Spacing Store - check it out! www.facebook.com/events/31375...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Peter MacCallum discovered a trove of images of Yonge Street on a November evening, 1965, by press photographer Nick Loek, capturing the nightlife mix of neon glamour, vitality, and sleaze on this busy strip at the time. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Yonge Street, Evening, November 6, 1965 - Spacing Toronto

A few of weeks ago, while searching the Toronto Telegram online archive for aerial photos of the historic industrial waterfront, I came across a remarkable series of about 40 images from 1965 by Teleg...

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John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today on @spacing.bsky.social: former Ontario cabinet minister Eleanor McMahon on the need to extricate bike lanes from Doug Ford’s culture war. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Election 2026: Culture wars are warping cycling policy - Spacing Toronto

In 2014, I did something I never imagined I would do — especially after years spent as a political staffer watching campaigns from the inside. I put my name on a ballot. The invitation came from Kathl...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As part of our pre-election coverage, Christopher Balkaran looks at "How to Critically Listen to a Municipal Candidate" spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

How to Critically Listen to a Municipal Candidate - Spacing Toronto

This article begins a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Growing up in Scarborough, I routinely watched mayoral debates frame transit t...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A new video by Artmap highlights the importance of maintenance for the continued enjoyment of public art. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

VIDEO: Art of Maintenance - Spacing Toronto

In this walk, roll, and talk, Artmap visits two of their most-loved public art spaces, each commissioned 10 years apart: Diamond Jubilee Promenade (2015) and the Biidaasige (“bee-daw-si-geh”) Park (20...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This seems like an apt time to re-up Daniel Rotsztain's classic piece "Lake Ontario Is a Sea" spacing.ca/toronto/2014...

Lake Ontario is a Sea - Spacing Toronto

A few weeks ago I biked over to The Guild park. Known for its collection of modern Toronto “ruins”, a bonus to visiting the park is its unobstructed view of Lake Ontario. Gazing from cliffs high above...

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Antoine @antoine101.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Transportation in Toronto can be hugely frustrating. In a @spacing.bsky.social op-ed, Kelly Rowe and I argue that some key changes in governance can help us move better. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light? - Spacing Toronto

This op-ed launches our pre-election discussions of key issues ahead of Toronto’s October 26 municipal election. Our election issue will be published later in September. On an icy day last December, M...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can Toronto give itself a green light? As we head into a municipal election, Antoine Belaieff and Kelly Rowe offer solutions to Toronto's movement problem spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light? - Spacing Toronto

This op-ed launches our pre-election discussions of key issues ahead of Toronto’s October 26 municipal election. Our election issue will be published later in September. On an icy day last December, M...

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 22/08/2026

#CelebrateCanada - Spacing Magazine @spacing.bsky.social: whether you live in Toronto, or just love great design and writing, it's a must-read. The crew at Spacing set the bar high.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Beneath Toronto’s roads and buildings lies another city, shaped by memory, relationships, routines, and care, writes Lisa Ditschun in advance of her exhibition on this theme at the Urbanspace Gallery. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

OP-ED: What Does Toronto Remember? - Spacing Toronto

Lisa Ditschun is an artist, urbanist, educator, and PhD candidate at Trent University whose ongoing research-creation project, Cities for Seven Generations, examines relationships to place, memory, an...

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sharing a new @spacingradio.bsky.social episode like our 95th (!) below is one of my favourite things in the world. But I have something kind of serious to say, and I hope you’ll bear with me and maybe spread it around. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto - Spacing Toronto

First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How is available now. It’s a...

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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New @spacingradio.bsky.social for ya! We talk to Ken Greenberg and Anne Golden about their new book “Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How.” We speak to @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about cops vs. cyclists. And a rant about the island airport: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto - Spacing Toronto

First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How is available now. It’s a...

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Spacing Radio @spacingradio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New episode for you! We start with a rant about how Doug Ford is “fringe.” We speak to Anne Golden and Ken Greenberg about their new book “Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How.” And we talk to lawyer Dave Shellutt about cops vs. bikes. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto - Spacing Toronto

First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How is available now. It’s a...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New @spacingradio.bsky.social for ya! We talk to Ken Greenberg and Anne Golden about their new book “Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How.” We speak to @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about cops vs. cyclists. And a rant about the island airport: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto - Spacing Toronto

First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How is available now. It’s a...

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Spacing Radio @spacingradio.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New episode for you! We talk about Doug Ford’s failed (for now) airport expansion. We speak to Anne Golden and Ken Greenberg about their book “Saving Toronto.” And @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social talks cops vs. cyclists. Check it: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto - Spacing Toronto

First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto: 10 City Builders Tell Us How is available now. It’s a...

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm glad we / @spacing.bsky.social published that Op Ed. Nice to have people on the record. spacing.ca/toronto/2020...

BRADFORD OP-ED: Bike lanes are the path to main street recovery on the Danforth and across the city - Spacing Toronto

Toronto has approved the installation of 40 kilometres of cycling infrastructure across the city, including a significant portion along Danforth Avenue, in the community I represent as city councillor...

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Jake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Got to do the cover of the summer reading issue of @spacing.bsky.social which is out now. Go grab a copy and read it in your favourite park.

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

When photographer Peter MacCallum saw news stories about a fire at Scarborough's Liberty Plaza, he realized he'd taken photos of that very space beforehand. He shares his images and insights. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Exploring Liberty Plaza - Spacing Toronto

On the morning of July 22, CBC Radio news reported on a suspicious fire that had occurred overnight at a commercial plaza near Eglinton Avenue East and Kennedy Road. Later that day, I viewed cable new...

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There's a more eloquent article by Jamie Sharpless making this very point in the new issue of @spacing.bsky.social

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Read part 2 of cycling columnist Sabat Ismail's interview with the creators of the "Journey Lines" zine that gives space to unheard cycling voices #bikeTO spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices (part 2) - Spacing Toronto

Read part 1 of this conversation. Sabat Ismail (SI) met with Rachel Wang, Sylver Sterling, and Jess Nachman, creators and editors of the Journey Lines zine, to discuss the zine and its launch. The zin...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

NEW ISSUE: Summer reading. Issue 75 is dedicated to providing delightful reading material for your moments of summer leisure spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

NEW ISSUE: Summer reading - Spacing Toronto

Summer is the season to pause, to take a break, to refresh body and mind. It’s generally understood that not as much will get done (with the exception of construction), that people may be absent in th...

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John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#topoli New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: Against the ominous backdrop of @bradbradford’s fear-mongering & the ‘tough on crime’ messaging from Ford & Carney, the island airport victory showcases the power of positive thinking in an election year. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

The power of positive thinking, Toronto's version - Spacing Toronto

I can’t remember a moment when split-screen politics was quite as pronounced as it is right now. Consider: On Friday, the federal Liberals put Doug Ford’s ridiculous island airport expansion nightmare...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"Seeing teenagers seeking shade under storefront signs in the perimeters of parking lots triggered a deeply rooted nostalgia, a universal language of the Canadian suburb." spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Ridgeway Plaza marks Mississauga’s evolution - Spacing Toronto

The way spaces are designed influences how people socialize, build community, and go about their day-to-day lives, directly impacting how they commute, shop, and eat. That influence can manifest in un...

Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Cycling columnist Sabat Ismail talks to the creators of the cycling zine "Journey Lines", which gives space to unheard cycling voices #bikeTO spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices (part 1) - Spacing Toronto

Sabat Ismail (SI) met with Rachel Wang, Sylver Sterling, and Jess Nachman, creators and editors of the Journey Lines zine, to discuss the zine and its launch. The zine explores the art, experiences, a...