Infrastructure

Doing something about city’s most dangerous intersections for pedestrians

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Tomorrow, Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will look at a report from City staff that identifies the 100... Read More

IN THIS ISSUE: The slow demise of the newspaper box

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The Spring 2013 issue of Spacing is our second largest ever and is jammed packed with a slew of great articles, photos, and interviews... Read More

EVENTS: Urban forestry, Toronto’s competitiveness, the Post-Oil City, and Regent Park

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WHAT: Understanding Your Urban Forest WHEN: May 1, 2013, 5-7pm WHERE: University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street Earth Sciences... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: Don River Park, Hurricane Sandy and the meadows that will save Bay Street

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture What did we learn about building cities in 2012? From... Read More

GREENBERG: 8 steps to change the future of the Gardiner

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It now appears that an important threshold has been crossed. With the news that over half of the elevated Gardiner Expressway on both... Read More

Toronto launches pilot project to improve safety the visually impaired

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Walking Toronto’s streets can be dangerous for any pedestrian, but it can be especially hazardous for the visually impaired. The... Read More

EVENT: Transport Futures Governance Summit

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The folks at Transport Futures are offering Spacing subscribers a 15% discount on their upcoming Governance Summit, which takes place... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: Andrew Blum plumbs the Internet

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Most days, I spend all day and much of the evening lost in... Read More

Joint project puts solar panels on City-owned roofs

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The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro will be sharing the $6–million cost to install solar panels on City-owned roof tops. By year’s... Read More

Humber footbridge lit up with “critters”

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Large, organic shaped creatures hang from cables on the Humber Bridge, just feet above the heads of pedestrians crossing the river... Read More