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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.
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Part 1 in a 2-part series by Cheryl Thompson on reggae legend Jimmy Cliff's connection to Toronto. #TOpoli #BlackHistoryMonth

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Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto's reggae scene, Part 1 - Spacing Toronto
On November 24, 2025, Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (né James Chambers) died at age 81. Twenty years prior, Cliff became only the fourth reggae artist to receive the Order of Merit (2003) – the h...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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The post-snowstorm sidewalk obstacle course — the City made good on its promise to improve snow clearing on streets in the aftermath of a big snowfall — sidewalks, not so much, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOpoli

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LORINC: The post-snowstorm sidewalk obstacle course - Spacing Toronto
Does the City of Toronto see its network of sidewalks as transportation infrastructure? Officially, the answer is yes. Transportation services, the sprawling department tasked with planning, maintaini...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social we ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social what we, as a city, learned from the past year, what our 2026 goals should be, what stands in the way, and the kind of leadership Toronto needs: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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New Year, New podcast episode! In this one, we talk about lessons learned from 2025, the goals we should set for 2026, and the kind of leadership we need to see these goals achieved. Check it at the link below, or your favourite listening app: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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On the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social we ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social what we, as a city, learned from the past year, what our 2026 goals should be, what stands in the way, and the kind of leadership Toronto needs: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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...
spacing.ca
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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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...
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...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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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.

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Meet Bertie the Brain, the world’s first arcade game, built in Toronto – Spacing Toronto (2014) – Video Game Research Library
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January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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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
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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A briefly plowed bike lane does not reflect the City's actual priorities, argues @lanrickbennett.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
OP-ED: Stop Framing Bike Infrastructure as the Problem - Spacing Toronto
There is no shortage of distortion in our public discourse right now. Context-free photos. Selective anecdotes. Partial truths repeated until they harden into talking points. What troubles me most are...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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New issue! Issue 73 explores Eglinton Avenue, Toronto's "prime rib" from east to west, as it awaits its new transit line spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
NEW ISSUE: Crossing Town - Spacing Toronto
We still don’t know when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open. It could be any day – the testing is all done. Or it could be many weeks away, given its history – there are still processes to go throug...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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A look back at the state of cycling in Toronto in 2025, and forward to 2026, by @rzaichkowski.bsky.social #bikeTO spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead - Spacing Toronto
Last year was a tough year for cycling and road safety in Toronto. The Ford government secured a third straight majority in February and followed up on last year’s Bill 212 with Bill 60, which banned ...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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#topoli #visionzero New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: Uncomfortable conversations about Toronto’s improving road safety record ciz the mandate of the city’s new “traffic czar.”

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LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety - Spacing Toronto
The city’s Vision Zero team released its 2025 data yesterday and the trend lines are encouraging: overall, the number of traffic-related deaths — 39 for last year — is down from the three previous yea...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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A point made by @lanrickbennett.bsky.social on Spacing not long ago spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Uncomfortable conversations about road safety: Council needs to reconcile its Vision Zero and cycling infrastructure goals with those of its new traffic czar, writes senior editor John Lorinc. @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli #ONpoli #bikes #BikeTO

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LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety - Spacing Toronto
The city’s Vision Zero team released its 2025 data yesterday and the trend lines are encouraging: overall, the number of traffic-related deaths — 39 for last year — is down from the three previous yea...
spacing.ca
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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"In March 1955, The Globe and Mail ... identified the catalyst of the new craze as “an Italian device known as the ‘expresso machine’” that had already caused a resurgence in coffee consumption in Britain." By @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social from Spacing issue 71: scenesto.com/2026/01/10/w...
When Toronto’s Coffee Went 'Continental'
Toronto developed its coffee and patio culture beginning in the 1950s with places like the Concerto Cafe and the Gaggia House.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Photographer Peter MacCallum takes a trip on the Finch West LRT, Toronto's new transit line, and snaps some photos of the experience. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Photographing the Finch West LRT - Spacing Toronto
I am not a daily commuter, but as a documentary photographer of Toronto’s urban fabric, I depend on the TTC to get me to far-flung areas of the city where I carry out various projects. Thus, like so m...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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This is #TorontoDanforth

Photographer Peter MacCallum continues his exploration of an east end street facing significant changes

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Gerrard Street East Part 2, 2023-2024 - Spacing Toronto
The first part of this series focused on the section of Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and the Carlaw-Pape development zone slated for a future rapid transit station and residential deve...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Looking for a Sunday read with your coffee? I've got you covered! 📚

This originally appeared in a @spacing.bsky.social issue last year and I've reproduced it for my site! 🖥

And hey, it's about coffee! ☕️
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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spacingradio.bsky.social
On the new episode of our housing series The Overhead, we show you two community organizations making housing affordable. One in Toronto which has shaped local government policy, and one in Vancouver’s downtown east side which is just getting started: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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In an op-ed today, @seanyyz.bsky.social argues that the best way to improve transit in Toronto is to focus on affordable, quick, and effective solutions spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
OP-ED: Toronto transit needs to build on what we have, not fall for old tropes - Spacing Toronto
Transit planning is a long-term endeavour, not a one-time project with a single solution. In a municipal election year, we need to demand more from leaders and those charged with planning and running ...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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New episode of our housing series The Overhead on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed: from Parkdale in Toronto to the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, community land trusts are growing, and keeping housing affordable in their communities: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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From the Gerrard Square mall to Little India, photographer Peter MacCallum continues his exploration of Gerrard Street East, a street facing significant changes spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Gerrard Street East Part 2, 2023-2024 - Spacing Toronto
The first part of this series focused on the section of Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and the Carlaw-Pape development zone slated for a future rapid transit station and residential deve...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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On @spacingradio.bsky.social we have another episode of our housing special series The Overhead. How community land trusts are preserving affordability across Canada: spacing.ca/national/202...
The Overhead: Community land trusts gaining ground - Spacing National
THIS EPISODE: Community Land Trusts Gaining Ground A good news story in recent years is the amount of progress Community Land Trusts (CLTs) have made in communities across the country. New CLTs are be...
spacing.ca
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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ICYMI Spacing's use of retail - and especially our famous subway buttons - was featured in the TMU Review of Journalism, with quotes from @matthewblackett.bsky.social reviewofjournalism.ca/how-to-survi...
How to Survive a Publishing Apocalypse - The Review of Journalism
The evening begins in a cheery reception room. Lined with appetizers and sparkling wine, and framed by tall ceilings, it seems much too formal and well-orchestrated for a magazine event. It’s December...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM