# spacing (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spacing. Page: Feed: --- ## [OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light?](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/08/25/op-ed-can-toronto-give-itself-a-green-light/) _2026-08-25 · Antoine Belaieff and Kelly Rowe · 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, Mac Bauer, AKA the 514runner, beat the brand-new Finch LRT by 18 minutes over 10 kilometres. In a recent rematch, Mac lost to the Continue reading "OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light?" The… ## [OP-ED: What Does Toronto Remember?](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/08/21/op-ed-what-does-toronto-remember/) _2026-08-21 · Lisa Ditschun · 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, and urban futures. Most maps of Toronto tell us how to get somewhere. They focus on roads, transit lines, bike routes, neighbourhoods, and boundaries. Few maps ask what places Continue reading "OP-ED:… ## [PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/08/17/podcast-spacing-radio-95-saving-toronto/) _2026-08-17 · Spacing Radio · 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 collection of essays organized by themes like governance, transit, and housing. We asked public policy analyst Anne Golden and urban Continue reading "PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto" The… ## [Exploring Liberty Plaza](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/08/07/exploring-liberty-plaza/) _2026-08-07 · Peter MacCallum · 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 news footage of the fire scene and immediately recognized the location as Liberty Plaza, which I had photographed for my Continue reading "Exploring Liberty Plaza" The post Exploring Liberty Plaza… ## [Bridging the gap between houses and high-rises](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/08/05/bridging-the-gap-between-houses-and-high-rises/) _2026-08-05 · Conrad Speckert · Spacing Toronto_ Many of us want more sustainable, safe, affordable and accessible homes. Despite zoning and land use changes to allow multiplexes and small apartment buildings in more places, the reality is that such designs are not yet living up to their architectural potential. The reason, in part, is because the Ontario Building Code (OBC) makes it Continue reading "Bridging the gap between houses and… ## [One Day in Sarajevo](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/one-day-in-sarajevo) _2026-07-31 · erniet · just a guy_ Picture from Wikipedia A little before 10 o’clock on Sunday, June 28, 1914, Mr. Martel strolled along the Appel Quay in Sarajevo. The day was already warm and promised to be hot, and Mr. Martel felt a tad uncomfortable in his dark woolen suit and fedora. He wondered why the people of this era over-dressed so! Nevertheless he tolerated the discomfort for he knew he would not be here long; in fact,… ## [Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices (part 2)](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/30/zine-gives-space-to-unheard-cycling-voices-part-2/) _2026-07-30 · Sabat Ismail · 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 zine explores the art, experiences, and stories of queer trans black people of colour (QTBIPOC) cyclists in their own words. Rachel Continue reading "Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices (part 2)"… ## [The power of positive thinking, Toronto’s version](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/28/the-power-of-positive-thinking-torontos-version/) _2026-07-28 · John Lorinc · 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 up on blocks, thanks, in large measure to an outpouring of negative feedback — 87,000 responses to the public consultation, the vast majority of Continue reading "The power of positive thinking,… ## [NEW ISSUE: Summer reading](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/28/new-issue-summer-reading/) _2026-07-28 · Dylan Reid · 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 the flesh or at least in the spirit. The most fortunate may escape to the countryside and a cottage, Continue reading "NEW ISSUE: Summer reading" The post NEW ISSUE: Summer reading appeared first on… ## [Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices (part 1)](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/23/zine-gives-space-to-unheard-cycling-voices-part-1/) _2026-07-23 · Sabat Ismail · 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, and stories of queer trans black people of colour (QTBIPOC) cyclists in their own words. Rachel Wang (RW) (she/her) is an environmental Continue reading "Zine gives space to unheard cycling voices… ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6OPAcvTxMc0a) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Ridgeway Plaza marks Mississauga’s evolution](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/22/ridgeway-plaza-marks-mississaugas-evolution/) _2026-07-22 · Kaede Ashizawa · 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 unexpected ways, however, as the City of Mississauga is discovering through Ridgeway Plaza. Have you heard of the term “bed town”? It is used to Continue reading "Ridgeway Plaza marks Mississauga’s… ## [An open letter about jets at Toronto’s Island Airport](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/21/an-open-letter-about-jets-at-torontos-island-airport/) _2026-07-21 · Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen · Spacing Toronto_ We are City Planners who have spent many years involved in the planning of Toronto’s downtown waterfront. We have also recently chosen to live there. We hope the Government of Canada will reject the Government of Ontario’s plan to expand Billy Bishop. Here’s why: Through their various governments and agencies, the people of Toronto have invested Continue reading "An open letter about jets at… ## [LORINC: Brad Bradford continues his ‘city-is-on-fire’ routine](https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/07/16/lorinc-brad-bradford-continues-his-city-is-on-fire-routine/) _2026-07-16 · John Lorinc · Spacing Toronto_ I’m old enough to remember when Brad Bradford’s pungent symbol of Toronto’s urban decay was the apparently misnamed Sankofa Square — according to him, a forlorn concrete trapezoid populated by addicts and the homeless, in which anxious parents hustle frightened children lest they witness acts of public depravity. Ah, the good old days. Now, we’ve Continue reading "LORINC: Brad Bradford continues… ## [The Fall](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/the-fall) _2026-06-05 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Andy Bodemer on Unsplash Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published The One Whose very breath begets the wind, Whose blink divides the daytime from the night, Whose thoughts are but the engine of creation, Could He not make Man to resist temptation? He must have planned the war that sundered heaven, The cause of all the strife that was to come. Caused the… ## [The Bastard Prince](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/the-bastard-prince) _2026-05-29 · erniet · just a guy_ A fairy tale ## [Lament #57](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/lament-57) _2026-05-22 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Brad on Unsplash Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published In the year of the return of despair The dealers drive their black muscle cars From parking lot to parking lot always Bereft of customers this time of day When old men errant on quests too tame For fierce youths who, in idling cheap sedans, Await their women who graze in loud aisles Crammed with… ## [Aftermath](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/aftermath) _2026-05-15 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Monica Garniga on Unsplash McLean watched the globules of blood drifting in front of him. The outsides were already coagulating into a flaky brown. They must have closed the airlock and restored atmosphere , he thought. He tried to raise his right arm to open the faceplate of his helmet but pain shot up and down his left side and he gasped. Everything started to fade for a moment but he… ## [Hark, the Herald Angels Scream](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/hark-the-herald-angels-scream) _2026-05-08 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Julia Kadel on Unsplash Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Hark, the herald angels scream; Witches burn whilst martyrs dream. Communion offers moldy host While lights from styrene idols gleam. Hymnals sing of anger, boast Of torpid saints and photon ghosts. Fine wine turned to tepid water Drunk in barren ritual toasts. Speak of peace and practice… ## [Gray Lady Down](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/gray-lady-down) _2026-05-01 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Nicole Logan on Unsplash Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published In Washington there is a town Where Wishkah meets Chehalis Where it rains so much you’re like to drown, Always overcast for emphasis. A place that once did booming trade When trees were reaped like wheat And they splash-dammed logs in big cascades To the waiting merchant fleet. When the… ## [Sonnets and Sonnets of a Sort](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/sonnets-and-sonnets-of-a-sort) _2026-04-24 · erniet · just a guy_ Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published There are sonnets, then there’s sonnets of a sort; A well-wrought sonnet sings a song sublime, A sonnet of a sort has lines too short And often has to stretch to make a rhyme. A sonnet crafted well is beautiful, And murmurs in the heart of all who read. A sonnet of a sort may oft… ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tvp8JLiNwV0z) _2026-04-24 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Game Night](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/game-night) _2026-04-17 · erniet · just a guy_ Yup, that’s me! Friday night. The stands are packed, what else is there to do in this small town? We enter the locker room, familiar brown lockers and chipped green painted benches and concrete floor and the stench of rancid sweat from our equipment permeating the air. But we have clean jerseys and newly laundered pants to make up for the sour smell of all our gear. Someone puts a tape in the… ## [Some News](https://ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com/p/some-news) _2026-04-15 · erniet · just a guy_ I just got notified that Barnes & Noble is establishing a minimum book price of $14.99 on May 14. In order for my book, We Were Weeds and Other Poems , to remain on sale I’ll have to increae the price. It’s currently listed at $12. I’ll be raising the price to meet the minimum on May 14, so if you’re thinking about buying a copy you might want to do it before the price goes up! Also, there was no…