John Lorinc is a journalist and editor. He reports on urban affairs, politics, business, technology, and local history for a range of media, including theย Globe and Mail, theย Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus,ย Macleanโs, andย Spacing, where he is senior editor. John is the author of three books, includingย The New Cityย (Penguin, 2006), and has coedited four other anthologies for Coach House Books:ย The Wardย (2015),ย Subdividedย (2016),ย Any Other Wayย (2017), andย The Ward Uncoveredย (2018). John is the recipient of the 2019/2020 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. He currently lives in Toronto.