Toronto’s mayor wants to finally fix this foul-smelling city eyesore. It’s unclear how much it will cost
Mayor Olivia Chow is proposing the city take back control of its sidewalk trash receptacles after two decades of privatization.
This is good news - @spacing.bsky.social has long advocated that the City should have direct control over street furniture. It's not clear why the City would only take over garbage bins and not other street furniture too, however. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
03.03.2026 21:10
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The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes
Podcast Episode · Spacing Radio · February 27 · 59m
Great @spacingradio.bsky.social episode on strengthening rent controls.
NHAs' Drs. August & Mah explore:
- The loopholes allowing more & more units to go unregulated
- The📈use & abuse of AGIs by large landlords
- The power of organized tenants to stop rent hikes
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27.02.2026 14:33
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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
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24.02.2026 15:27
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Thank you!
08.02.2026 15:38
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In our current issue intro @dylanreid.bsky.social hoped the Crosstown LRT line would open while the issue was still on the shelves - and it did, today! A "soft launch" but it's carrying passengers.
08.02.2026 15:37
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 92, Resolutions for Toronto leadership - Spacing Toronto
The October 2026 Toronto election may seem like a long way off, but intentions to run have already been declared and campaign plans are well underway. So we asked Spacing co-founder and Toronto Star c...
New @spacingradio.bsky.social! The 2026 Toronto election has started! Now? Yes, now. So what do we need from the people who lead our city in the face of [gestures wildly] this? I ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social to help set some resolutions: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
26.01.2026 14:38
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Meet Bertie the Brain, the world’s first arcade game, built in Toronto – Spacing Toronto (2014) – Video Game Research Library
20 // What was the first video game? No one can quite agree on an answer, but one of the most interesting contenders is Bertie the Brain, a tic-tac-toe machine from 1950. @spacing.bsky.social dove into the game's Canadian origins in this piece from 2014.
videogameresearchlibrary.com/meet-bertie-...
22.01.2026 15:34
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NEW(ish)! The latest issue of Spacing @spacing.bsky.social is out, which focuses on Eglinton Avenue - including reviving a piece I wrote about Richview Cemetery for the book 50 Toronto Hidden Gems & Curiousities (which it is!) #TOHistory
21.01.2026 15:40
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The Eglinton cover section, meanwhile, features Cheryl Thompson and @johnlorinc.bsky.social on the Golden Mile, a map of Eglinton density by @tdubolyou.bsky.social (slice below), and pieces by @theurbangeog.bsky.social, Todd Harrison, and more ranging from east to west.
20.01.2026 16:57
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Joseph Wilson writes about how the Spacing Subway Quiz (subwayquiz.com) is being used by teachers to engage neurodiverse students. And Sophie Bouquillon has an extended photo essay on the impact of delivery apps on bike couriers.
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Here's the table of contents. The front section includes Kurt Kraler on the Imperial Pub sign, Elianna Lev on the poetry of personalized licence plates, Kevin Kitchen on cemeteries as public space, and Emily Macrae on an online game about lost bike lanes ...
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A point made by @lanrickbennett.bsky.social on Spacing not long ago spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
13.01.2026 18:15
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