Spacing Radio

This episode, we follow up on some stories from last year.

We follow up on what became of the Ten Year Tent City in Vacouver with Ethel Whitty, director of homelessness services for the City.

We talk to Careers Eductation Empowerment Centre for Young Black Professionals Executive Director Kofi Hope, one of the 2017 Jane Jacobs Prize recipients.

And we have our full conversation with Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, who tells us about the challenges of urbanism in a mid-sized Saskatchewan city.

In this episode, we speak to Toronto councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam about the desperate call to provide more shelter space this winter.

Park People's Jake Tobin Garrett about a new park space opening in the new year.

We speak to Anne Gloger and Zahra Ebrahim, about Anne's work with the East Scarborough Storefront, for which she recently earned the 2017 Jane Jacobs Prize.

And Senior Editor Dylan Reid tells us about Spacing's book series.

In this special episode, we devote our entire time to an issue that's plagued Winnipeg for nearly 40 years: pedestrians are not allowed to cross the major, iconic intersection of Portage and Main St.

To help tell this story, we have special guest co-host Oliver Moore, urban transportation reporter for the Globe & Mail. As well, you'll hear the voices of urbanist/architect Brent Bellamy, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman, and Winnipeg city councillors Jeff Browaty and Janice Lukes, and Glyn's granny. For real.

Thank you to The Weakerthans for the use of their song "One Great City!" off of their album Reconstruction Site.

Bringing you the highlights from the Council for Canadian Urbanism's annual summit, held this year in Winnipeg.

We speak to CanU founding president Brent Toderian, Winnipeg architect and Free Press columnist Brent Bellamy, SVN's Barbara Myers, Halifax's Urban Design Program Manager Jacob Ritchie, and newly-named CanU Vice President Kalen Anderson, Edmonton's director of planning coordination.

In this episode, we speak to Toronto Dreams Project founder Adam Bunch, who took a tour this summer of Toronto's problematic landmarks. We also ask him about his latest work, the "Toronto Book of the Dead."

And we talk about cities' responsibilities towards Truth and Reconciliation with Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman and Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.

Finally, we talk to Dr. Afua Cooper, associate professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and James Robinson Johnston chair of Black Canadian Studies, about the legacy of slavery and anti-black racism in this country.

Opening samples "Canada: a Centennial Song" by Bobby Gimby.

[Editor's note: Winnipeg is 2,222 kilometres from Toronto, not miles. Regret the error.]

We speak to Globe & Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic about Toronto Architecture: a city guide, a series of guided walking tours through Toronto's varied built landscape.

And we speak to Jane Farrow and Ed Jackson, two of the editors of Any Other Way: how Toronto got queer, in which a series of essays paints a broad picture of Toronto's LGBTQ2S community.

After speaking to Robin Leblanc and Jordan St. John, co-authors of the "Ontario Craft Beer Guide," our co-producers decide to take a tasting tour of some of Toronto's indie beer offerings.

Part One of our Summer Reading Series!

We speak to Toronto journalist Jackie Burns about her children's book "The Condo Kids: adventures with Bob the Barbary sheep," and about raising a family in the dense urban core.

And we speak to beer experts Robin Leblanc and Jordan St. John about the "Ontario Craft Beer Guide," and how Toronto can become a global leader in craft beer.

It's the one-year anniversary of the relaunch!

Last year, we took you to the celebration party for the approval of the Bloor bike lanes pilot. Now, we speak to Cycle Toronto Executive Director Jared Kolb about how to make the lanes permanent.

We speak to Jason Loo, creator of Toronto's own comic book superhero, The Pitiful Human-Lizard.

And we speak to ERA Architects' Michael McClelland about how to preserve Toronto's heritage.

Also, Engineer Neil speaks!

In this episode, we take you to the Ten Year Tent City in Vancouver, where residents are protesting the lack of affordable housing in that city. Andrew Walsh reports.

And we speak to recent Ryerson planning grad Cheryll Case and her mentor, planner/consultant Sean Galbraith, about a report Case co-authored which examines the declining household size of the inner suburbs and its impact.

Finally, we speak to Toronto City Councillor Joe Cressy, about how to balance priorities between the need for new greenspace in the downtown, with the sorry state of Toronto's community housing stock.