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Toronto after the 1st Wave: How COVID-19 affected three …

WebThis is co-authored by Youjing Li and Shauna Brail In the fall of 2020, a University of Toronto research team set out to track key metrics from the city to assess …

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Urban space as a catalyst for improving mental health care

WebThis article is published in conjunction with the upcoming issue of Spacing, which is focused on the theme of public health. In these early months of 2021, the world …

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Designing Cities that Positively Impact Mental Health

WebA critically important conversation topic that we should begin to engage in is how we can strategically use the design of cities to positively impact mental health. This …

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Five Key Questions for the Study of Public Life

WebAlthough studies on the interaction between public life and public space are relatively few, several great examples do exist. From Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern …

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EXCERPT: Displacement City: Fighting for Health and …

WebThe following is the afterword by Spacing‘s Shawn Micallef in the new book Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic published by …

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City officials obfuscate while COVID-19 cases spike in …

WebOn April 8, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, and Mary-Anne Bedard, general manager of the City’s shelter, support and housing administration …

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Poetry in community: Q&A with poet Ronna Bloom

WebApril 12, 2021. Ronna Bloom is former Poet in Residence at Mount Sinai Hospital, now Sinai Health System. Long before face coverings became mandatory on the TTC or line-ups …

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A case for compassionate design in housing standards at …

WebA single bed layout that complies with a personal bedroom space requirement of minimum of 3.75m² (37.7ft²); Lateral separation distance of 0.75m (2’6”) between …

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The Future Fix: COVID and Critical Data

WebThe Future Fix is a partnership between Spacing and Evergreen for the Community Solutions Network: a program of Future Cities Canada.As the program lead, …

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Anishnawbe Health finds a new home

WebOn Indigenous People’s Day, June 21, Anishnawbe Health Toronto held its ground-breaking ceremony for the Indigenous Hub that will stand at Front and Cherry …

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Book Review: The Architecture of Engagement

WebWritten by Jim Taggart– Abacus Editions (2019) This book provides an important insight into this emerging model of social sustainability in architectural practice. …

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Toronto Archives exhibit: 125 years of public health in Toronto.

WebA new exhibit at the Toronto Archives opens tomorrow called “An Infectious Idea: 125 Years of Public Health in Toronto“. If you haven’t had occasion to use the …

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Public Washrooms: The gift that keeps on giving

WebThe vast majority of Toronto’s public washrooms are operated by the Parks, Forestry, and Recreation Department (PFR), which manages 187 stand-alone facilities in …

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Tools to address the affordable housing crisis facing Canada

WebThe new housing need assessment tool allows calculation of affordable housing costs for every community in Canada. A table showing the affordable housing …

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Down in the Dumps of Pointe-Saint-Charles history

WebBetween the 1930s and ’50s, dikes were built and the dump expanded right into the river, filling in part of the passage between Pointe-Saint-Charles and Nun’s …

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10 ways for Canadian cities to plan for play

WebYou make a deal with the city where you live to put up with a certain amount of discomfort and nuisance in exchange for being part of something bigger and more …

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S101S: Explaining Transit-Oriented Development: Benefits and …

WebLike any large-scale urban development project, Transit-Oriented Development can have both positive and negative impacts. While TOD can bring many …

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Campus Perspectives: Humber College's Lakeshore and North

WebMany of the buildings at the Lakeshore Campus were built long before the 1960s, however, originally serving the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital before …

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