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thinkTORONTO deadline one month away!
thinkTORONTO is a Spacing-sponsored urban design ideas competition. The competition will help Spacing celebrate the magazine’s 5th anniversary in...
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Cities at night from space
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEiy4zepuVE[/youtube] A neat video showing photographs of cities from space with a resolution and quality not seen...
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Wednesday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE • Waiting game continues for residents forced to leave apartments [ CBC.ca ] • Don’t rush to judgment, Sunrise urges ...
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Spacing summer-fall 2008 issue coming soon!
While most of you have been enjoying the summer, Spacing editors have been sweating it out in our office putting the final touches on our upcoming issue...
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Tuesday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE • Propane blast puts the heat on City Hall [ Toronto Star ] • City going after Sunrise for cleanup cash [ Toronto Sun ] &bull...
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Montréal Monday: On second thought, don’t bike here, Hampstead’s ban on clotheslines, and what to make of the Montreal North riots?
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
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Monday’s headlines
PROPANE FIRE • Propane suit forges ahead [ Toronto Star ] • More residents allowed to return home [ Toronto Sun ] • Residents focus on...
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Westward Ho! Bike Pirates move to Bloor and Lansdowne
The Pirates have moved from their first home “across from the Beer Store” on Bathurst (above) to their new home at 1292 Bloor Street just east...
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Edmonton riders’ union starts transit revolution
In the aftermath of Toronto’s brief transit strike earlier this year, the idea of a transit riders’ union gained some support with commenters...
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1982 Flashback: Margaret Atwood on Toronto
Found deep in the electronic archives of the New York Times is this long 1982 travel article on Toronto by Margaret Atwood. It’s got the usual...
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Igor’s bikes petition
Last week I wrote about a good idea making the rounds: to give the thousands of bikes recovered from Igor Kenk’s storehouses to people in need. But...
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Streetcar Turnaround
The New York Times is reporting that American cities are seeing the return of the streetcar. Portland, Cincinnati, Denver (pictured above), Houston, and a...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered