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Spacing.ca/podcast /// Toronto urbanism uncovered /// Also producer of: Evergreen Canada's "Future Fix" • UBC's "The Overhead" Spacing: spacing.bsky.social
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The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Rent Control and Rent Hikes In Ontario, we have rent control on buildings occupied before November 15, 2018. That means the landlords for these buildings can only raise rents for current...

New episode of our special housing series The Overhead. We look at how Ontario landlords are using loopholes in legislation to raise rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evicting them: spacing.ca/national/202...

27.02.2026 16:03 👍 7 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Rent Control and Rent Hikes In Ontario, we have rent control on buildings occupied before November 15, 2018. That means the landlords for these buildings can only raise rents for current...

New episode of our special housing series The Overhead. We look at how Ontario landlords are using loopholes in legislation to raise rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evicting them: spacing.ca/national/202...

27.02.2026 16:03 👍 7 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Rent Control and Rent Hikes In Ontario, we have rent control on buildings occupied before November 15, 2018. That means the landlords for these buildings can only raise rents for current...

On the latest in our housing podcast The Overhead, we look into the legal loopholes Ontario landlords use to hike up rents, pressure existing tenants out, or even evict them. How Ontario legislation fails renters on @spacingradio.bsky.social: spacing.ca/national/202...

27.02.2026 15:03 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Rent Control and Rent Hikes - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Rent Control and Rent Hikes In Ontario, we have rent control on buildings occupied before November 15, 2018. That means the landlords for these buildings can only raise rents for current...

We have a new episode of The Overhead for you on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed. Are Ontario landlords using legal loopholes to jack up rents and even push out existing tenants? We get into it: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social

27.02.2026 14:39 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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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

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

27.02.2026 14:33 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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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 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...

26.01.2026 18:02 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Fantastic episode of @spacingradio.bsky.social hosted by @glynbowerman.bsky.social

Do you have an incumbent who has been in power in your ward for four terms or longer? “I would ask them, why you and why still?” - @shawnmicallef.bsky.social

h/t @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social #TOpoli #ElectionTO

26.01.2026 21:56 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
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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 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...

26.01.2026 18:02 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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...

26.01.2026 16:17 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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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 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
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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...

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

07.01.2026 14:18 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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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...

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

05.01.2026 15:18 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2
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The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...

On the latest episode of our housing series The Overhead, we ask two experts from @bshnode.bsky.social if it’s possible to decommodify housing. And, if it is possible, do governments actually want to do it? spacing.ca/national/202...

12.12.2025 16:07 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...

On our @spacingradio.bsky.social housing series The Overhead, we talk about decommodifying housing. Housing is big money, and it’s leading to unaffordable rents and displacement. Is there an alternative? spacing.ca/national/202...

12.12.2025 17:30 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...

On the latest episode of our housing series The Overhead, we ask two experts from @bshnode.bsky.social if it’s possible to decommodify housing. And, if it is possible, do governments actually want to do it? spacing.ca/national/202...

12.12.2025 16:07 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Decommodifying Housing - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Decommodifying Housing On previous episodes of this series, we’ve talked about the impact of an over-financialized housing market. It adds to the affordability crisis, and leads to evict...

New episode of our housing series The Overhead on the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed! To make housing affordable, we need to decommodify it. But do governments really want that? Listen here: spacing.ca/national/202... @bshnode.bsky.social

12.12.2025 14:09 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 2
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Episode 91: Talking Transit 2025 Podcast Episode · Spacing Radio · 2025-12-01 · 55m

Don’t miss the annual Toronto Transit Panel over on the @spacingradio.bsky.social podcast feed. And, if you’d like to give me an early holiday gift: like, share, subscribe, or give us a rating! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

04.12.2025 22:10 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Episode 91, Talking Transit 2025 - Spacing Toronto This year has been one of major change. But what doesn’t change here is talking about transit. It’s the return of Tricia Wood (York University urban geography professor and Spacing contributor) and Ma...

New episode for you! It’s our annual transit panel. We talk about projects delays, rider frustration, the Federal budget, RapidTO and more! spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

01.12.2025 17:16 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
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PODCAST: Episode 91, Talking Transit 2025 - Spacing Toronto This year has been one of major change. But what doesn’t change here is talking about transit. It’s the return of Tricia Wood (York University urban geography professor and Spacing contributor) and Ma...

On the new @spacingradio.bsky.social, it’s our annual Transit Talk! Can faith in the TTC be restored, what’s in the Federal budget for transit, competing transit projects, and lots more: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

01.12.2025 15:00 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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PODCAST: Episode 91, Talking Transit 2025 - Spacing Toronto This year has been one of major change. But what doesn’t change here is talking about transit. It’s the return of Tricia Wood (York University urban geography professor and Spacing contributor) and Ma...

It’s an annual tradition over in @spacingradio.bsky.social: we’re talking transit! @graphicmatt.com and Tricia Wood join me to talk about the TTC, backlogs and logjams, the federal budget, and, of course, the Eglinton Crosstown. Check it out: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

01.12.2025 14:06 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1

Hi folks! We want to apologize for the regular episode schedule being inconsistent recently. We had to scrap an episode due to audio quality. It’s every podcaster’s worst nightmare come true. But we’re back soon with an annual tradition regular listeners love. Apologies, and stay tuned. ❤️

21.11.2025 15:30 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Overhead: Indigenous-led housing - Spacing National THIS EPISODE: Indigenous-led Housing What does Indigenous housing look like? Are there special forms of housing needed by Indigenous communities in particular to address specific health and community ...

Good morning(ish)! On the @spacingradio.bsky.social feed, we’ve started a new season of our special housing series The Overhead with @bshnode.bsky.social! This month is Indigenous-Led Housing: spacing.ca/national/202...

28.10.2025 14:15 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Episode 90: Bless This Urban Mess Podcast Episode · Spacing Radio · 2025-10-14 · 57m

Don’t miss the latest @spacingradio.bsky.social, where @dylanreid.bsky.social, @zahraeb.bsky.social, and @shebuildscities.bsky.social talk about their new books “Messy Cities,” and why not everything in a city needs to be planned: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

20.10.2025 12:53 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

"Messy Cities" is featured on the @spacing.bsky.social podcast, as co-editors @shebuildscities.bsky.social , @zahraeb.bsky.social and @dylanreid.bsky.social discuss genesis of the book and the ideas behind it with host @glynbowerman.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

17.10.2025 18:07 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

A joy of co-editing the "Messy Cities" book with @zahraeb.bsky.social, @shebuildscities.bsky.social and @johnlorinc.bsky.social was the free-flowing conversations. @glynbowerman.bsky.social sparked us to revisit those conversations on the @spacing.bsky.social podcast. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

15.10.2025 17:03 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

We have a new episode up, and it starts with three of the co-editors of the new book “Messy Cities: Why We Can’t Plan Everything. Dive into the wonderful world of Messy Urbanism: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

14.10.2025 17:49 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

Check out our latest podcast where we get into the nitty gritty of “messy urbanism.” Plus, how some Toronto laneways are getting a glowup: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

14.10.2025 21:09 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

We have a new episode up, and it starts with three of the co-editors of the new book “Messy Cities: Why We Can’t Plan Everything. Dive into the wonderful world of Messy Urbanism: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

14.10.2025 17:49 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 90, Bless this urban mess - Spacing Toronto Change in cities is often slow, when using official channels. There is a desire to achieve the perfect plan, one that balances everyone’s needs an preferences. But sometimes you need to get down and d...

On our latest @spacingradio.bsky.social podcast, we speak to the co-editors of the new book “Messy Cities: Why We Can’t Plan Everything.” And we preview the latest issue of the magazine: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

14.10.2025 16:37 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Voices from the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit. Great conversation from @spacing.bsky.social's podcast @spacingradio.bsky.social.

With @placemaking-canada.bsky.social, @tjhfx.bsky.social, @andrew-pask.bsky.social
#PlacemakingCanada #Placemaking

12.09.2025 20:06 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0