The crisis in Vancouver’s housing system isn’t explosive—it’s quiet, procedural, and often disguised as progress. Recently ...

At four years old, doodling with a crayon was how John Notten discovered his love for art. Today, at 62, the Toronto-based ...

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** ...

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** ...

Toronto is internationally known for having a diverse palate, with culinary offerings ranging from the rigorously traditional ...

When I look out my office window, trying to think up a lede, I find myself staring at the grey-stuccoed side-wall of a house ...

Spacing’s cycling columnist Sabat Ismail met with Krish Dineshkumar, creator of Derailing Dignity, which was exhibited during ...

In Vancouver today, rezoning doesn’t necessarily mean building. Increasingly, it means something else: securing entitlements — legal permissions that inflate a property’s value regardless of whether ...

As Canadian cities strive to navigate rapid urbanization, climate change, and digital disruption, “smart city” strategies have emerged as a popular, and tempting, framework for innovation and reform.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow dropped in on the annual conference of Park People, a national non-profit that advocates for urban ...

THIS EPISODE: Non-Profit Housing and Gentle Density In the federal election just passed, we heard many big ideas about how to tackle the housing crisis. And we could sure use a major effort from our ...

In this episode, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pick of former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, we reached out to longtime urban affairs writer Frances ...