Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share with you some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will enable constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities, though we’ll settle for some witty jibes against la Ville reine in the comments.
Pedal-car Not Guilty : A judge ruled the “shared propulsion car” safe for Toronto streets. The case against the pedal powered car (simply the shell of an old gas powered car with the engine replaced by pedals) was thrown out by the judge who deemed the contraption, which tops 15km/h, safe enough for riding around the city. Do we have any of those in Montréal?!
Toronto Wildlife Centre, Unsung urban hero of the week : While saving a pigeon, Shawn Micallef discovers the workings of the TWC. The organism, supported entirely by charity, takes in animals in distress and rehabilitates them.
Mayor turns to Facebook, YouTube to fight guns : Mayor David Miller has taken his campaign for a ban on handguns to the popular sites Facebook and YouTube. His video address is accompanied by a petition.
Sidewalk Psychiatry : A cool public art project by artist Candy Chang builds on the fact that most people walking are sometimes deep into personal relfection.